gross motor skills
Whole-body movement abilities
Gross motor skills are physical abilities involving large muscle groups and whole-body movement—walking, running, jumping, throwing, climbing.
The term contrasts with fine motor skills, which involve precise movements of smaller muscles, particularly in the hands and fingers.
Her gross motor skills developed normally, but she struggled with fine motor tasks like buttoning shirts.
Locomotion on foot
- runningSwift foot travel
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- swimmingLocomotion through water
throwing · catching · kicking · crawling · hopping · skipping · galloping · cycling
Notable points of progress
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- sitting upBody raised vertical
- standingPosition, physical or social
- walkingLocomotion on foot
running · toddler · infancy · maturation · muscle tone · reflexes · tummy time · cruising
Steadiness or amount owed
- agilityQuickness and ease
- proprioceptionBody's spatial self-awareness
- timingArt of choosing moments
- stabilityResistance to displacement
body awareness · spatial awareness · kinesthesis · fluency · rhythm · sequencing · core strength · equilibrium
Children's outdoor recreation space
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
- catchSeize or snag
- soccerField sport with goals
basketball · gymnastics · scooter · tricycle · monkey bars · jungle gym · swings · sandbox
walking
Locomotion on foot
swimming · throwing · catching · kicking · crawling · hopping · skipping · galloping · cycling · dancing
milestones
Notable points of progress
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- sitting upBody raised vertical
- standingPosition, physical or social
walking · running · toddler · infancy · maturation · muscle tone · reflexes · tummy time · cruising · first steps
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- agilityQuickness and ease
- proprioceptionBody's spatial self-awareness
- timingArt of choosing moments
stability · body awareness · spatial awareness · kinesthesis · fluency · rhythm · sequencing · core strength · equilibrium · muscle coordination
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
soccer · basketball · gymnastics · scooter · tricycle · monkey bars · jungle gym · swings · sandbox · ball games
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- motor skillswalking, riding a bike, hand-eye coordination, coordination, eye-hand coordination
- athleticismspeed, agility, strength, endurance, stamina
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- early childhoodchild development, infancy, early years, toddler years, childhood
- coordinationbalance, timing, rhythm, synchronization, alignment
gross motor skillsfine motor skills
Small muscle control ability
manual dexterity · finger dexterity · precision grip · hand-eye coordination · pincer grasp
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