Physical & Social Development

Physical Development is an important part of school.

 Gross Motor skills are physical abilities that require use of large muscles. Jumping, skipping, running and passing a ball are all examples of Gross Motor tasks. We use Gross Motor for balance, coordination and strength.



Fine Motor use focuses on the strength of the hands and fingers. Holding a pencil correctly, letter formation, and working with scissors all require fine motor skills.

The development of a child's pencil grip:

Development of Gross and Fine Motor Skills is closely connected. Experts recommend that students who are having a difficult time with handwriting do physical activities like monkey bars and bear crawls. Strength and coordination is important for their brain and bodies!

Handwriting Without Tears focuses on starting letters and numbers at the top.

TK students use the Handwriting Without Tears program to learn letter formation.  Correct letter formation takes time & practice, ultimately leading to efficient and fluent handwriting. This is important because it allows students to concentration on the writing process itself instead of how to form the letters. When students learn the starting point each letter, they are less likely to confuse letters such as m and w or  b, d, and p. 

  Social Development and Interaction is something that we work on all year long.  Here are some social skills we work on regularly:  


See Behavior and Social Interaction for more.