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Gross motor (physical) skills are those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing and walking, running and jumping, and sitting upright.
Gross motor abilities also have an influence on other everyday functions. For example, a child’s ability to maintain appropriate table top posture (upper body support) will affect their ability to participate in fine motor skills (e.g. writing, drawing and cutting) and sitting upright to attend to class instruction, which then impacts on their academic learning. Gross motor skills also impact on your endurance to cope with a full day of school (sitting upright at a desk, moving between classrooms and activities)
This folder contains activities which develop and promote the refinement of gross motor skills. I hope you enjoy trying some of them!
