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physical development

Physical development involves developing your child's gross (large body) motor movements and their fine motor movements.

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We are looking forward to seeing the children on the 8th March.  We will not be using PE kits until after the Easter break - so we are giving you plenty of notice to make sure your child has their kit ready for then, as their plimsols may now be too small.
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WEEK BEGINNNG 22nd MARCH

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week beginnng 15th march

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WEEK BEGINNING 8Th MARCH

FRIDAY 12TH MARCH
 - Our dance of the day today is Let's Get Ready to Rumble by PJ and Duncan -can you remember the dance moves that we do?
- One of our stories today is Cindrella - if you have some Lego/Duplo or wooden bricks could you build a castle for the prince and Cinderella?
THURSDAY 11TH MARCH
- Our dance of the day today is Reach by S Club 7 - can you remember the dance moves that we do?
- One of the books as a focus in Phonics today is Football Fever - could you go out in your garden or use a soft ball inside or a rolled up pair of socks.  Can you kick the ball into a goal (this could be a washing basket or a bucket)?  How many can you score in a minute?  
- Boogie Beebies - Football Shimmy - archive.org/details/cbeebiesboogiebeebiesfootballshimmy

WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH
- Our dance of the day today is to the song - Up and Down by The Vengaboys - can you remember the dance moves that we do?
- Have a go at tracing the lines on the gingerbread man.
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TUESDAY 9TH MARCH
- Our dance of the day today is to the song - Pump up the Jam by Technotronic - can you remember the dance moves that we do?
- Cut a strip of paper and curl it around a pencil or pen to make your own snail. 
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 MONDAY 8TH MARCH
- Could you make a Gingerbread Man using some play dough?
- Have a go at this relaxation video?
- Our dance of the day today is to the song - Don't blame it on the Boogie by Big Fun - can you remember the dance moves we do?

WEEK BEGINNING 1st march

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES

Throwing challenges:
  • I can throw a ball over-arm (down)
  • I can throw a ball over-arm (up)
  • I can throw a ball with two hands
  • I can throw a ball with one hand


Mr Thorne has set you some more fun challenges for this week:
- Tissue paper challenges
- Rolling Penalty challenges

tissue paper challenge

rolling penalties introduction

​ROLLING PENALTIES main

ROLLING PENALTIES mr thorne vs mr mason

Try these fun Boogie Beebies episodes - Shine like the sun and DIg it! - click on the photos to open the links.
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FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES 

Have a try at some of these activities below - we look forward to hearing how you got on.
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WEEK BEGINNING 22nd FEBRUARY

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES

Kicking challenges:
  • I can kick a ball.
  • I can stop a rolled ball with my hands and then kick it.
  • I can stop a rolled ball with my foot (not my hands) and then kick it.
Mr Thorne has set you some more fun challenges for this week: Eight square toilet roll challenge

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PART 2

Try these fun Boogie Beebies episodes - Get dancing  and Building - click on the photos to open the links.​
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FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES 

Have a try at some of these activities below - we look forward to hearing how you got on.
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WEEK BEGINNING 8th FEBRUARY

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES

Jumping challenges:
  • I can jump over an object, like a beanbag
  • I can jump off things and onto things, like a low step
  • I can leap (jump taking off on one foot and landing on the other)
Mr Thorne has set you some more fun challenges for this week: Golf Rolling Challenges
​ Try this fun Boogie Beebies - Zoom to the moon or Hey Monkey

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jsf1/otis-boogie-beebies-series-1-1-zoom-to-the-moon
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​FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES 
 All of the activities below will support your child with building their hand and finger strength.
  • Set up a mini washing line either inside or outside - could you sort out some socks and peg them in pairs?
  • Use some Uno cards or playing cards - can you peg the correct amount of pegs on the card?
  • Roll some playdough into different length snakes - can you cut these with scissors?

WEEK BEGINNING 1st february

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES

Jumping challenges:
  • I can jump and land with my feet together
  • I can jump side to side over a line
  • I can jump over a spot
Mr Thorne has set you some more fun challenges for this week:

jumping and landing challenges

FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES - ACTIVITIES WITH WATER

These activities could be done outside or in the bath.  All of the activities below will support your child with building their hand and finger strength.

- Get your child to pour water from a large jug into a small one, or from a jug into a cup
- Use could use a jug with measuring lines on it - could your child pour up to a specific line?
- Washing up toy plates or dolls in washing up water, with a cloth
- Washing a toy bike, trike or scooter outside

WEEK BEGINNING 25TH JANUARY

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES

Rolling and receiving a ball - you could do this with a large snowball in your garden!
  • I can roll a ball
  • I can receive a rolled ball
  • I can roll and chase after a ball and retrieve it
Mr. Thorne has set you some fun challenges for this week:

mouse trap 1

MOUSE TRAP 2

FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES

Have a go at one of the fun activities below.

​Could you make patterns with a stick or a paintbrush in the snow.

Have you got some small toys you can trap at home.  You could use elastic bands, pipe cleaners, string or wool if you have some.  Then can you help them escape.  This will help to develop your motor skills in your fingers.
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Have you got the inside of a kitchen roll or toilet roll.  Use a pair of scissors to create a person or character of your choice.  Decorate them with pens or pencil crayons.

Do you have some Lego, Duplo or wooden bricks?  Set yourself the challenge of building one of these.
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WEEK BEGINNING 18TH JANUARY

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES

Here are some fun activities for you to do this week:

Have a go at Andy's Wild Workouts on the CBeebies iplayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06tmry0/andys-wild-workouts-series-1-8-deserts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06tmrxh/andys-wild-workouts-series-1-10-arctic

You could also have a go at this Boogie Beebies dance - Go Mango!
Catching Challenges 
I can catch a small ball with two hands
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I can catch a ball from up high

I can catch a ball down low


​MR THORNE'S PE CHALLENGES

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FINE MOTOR SKILLS

- Have a try at decorating and cutting this snake out?  You could draw your own, like the one attached, if you do not have a printer at home.
- Draw some shapes for your child - can they cut them out?  Start off by drawing big shapes and to add a challenge then you could draw them smaller.
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week beginning 11th january

GROSS MOTOR CHALLENGES:

Here are some fun activities for you to do this week.

mr thorne's pe challenges

Throwing challenge - you can use bean bags if you have them or socks! - Check out the video below.
Here are some other catching challenges - 
  • I can throw a large ball in the air and catch it with two hands
  • I can catch a large ball thrown by an adult
FINE MOTOR CHALLENGES

Puzzle challenge

This week we have set you a cutting challenge - have a try at one of these Frozen puzzles - these will test your number skills too. 

Or if not have a try at a puzzle at home - how many pieces can you complete?  Give it a go like Geri the giraffe - challenge yourself with a puzzle with lots of pieces. 
Mrs. Allison likes to do puzzles with a 1000 pieces at home!
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WEEK COMMENCING 4th JANUARY 2021
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FINE MOTOR SKILLS 
Find an empty water bottle or washing up bottle in your house and fill it with water.  Go into your garden and practice up and down movements and making shapes with the bottle whilst squeezing out the water.  You could even try writing your letters on the floor outside or in the air by squirting the water.  Be careful  try not to get too wet!
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS 
Here is the frozen dance from yesterday if you enjoyed it. Were you good at freezing?
. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebf3dGGdFg&safe=active

If you fancy something different here are two challenges you can have a go at in your garden.
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