New Manuals of Fine Motor, Gross Motor Activities for Young Children Available Online

AUG. 20, 2007 | Three new guides from the Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute will help early childhood teachers and caregivers plan more physical activities for young children.

The guides each contain dozens of fine motor and gross motor activities, with onevolume on activities for infants and toddlers, one for preschoolers, and one for school-age children. The volume for preschool children has the added feature of indicating specific competencies and objectives in the Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines that can be met with each activity.

The books can be downloaded here.

Stacy A. Callender, M.A., is the author of the three-volume Gross and Fine Motor Activities for Early Childhood Series. Lynn Bell designed, illustrated, and produced the series.

The institute published the guides with funding from the Office for Children and Youth of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, as part of a project to restore child care services in the Hurricane Katrina region of Mississippi. Eligible child care centers will receive free sets of the three guides.

Julia Todd, director of the Office for Children and Youth, commented, “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it is crucial that children have the greatest opportunities possible to learn and grow in safe, supportive, age-appropriate settings. The activities in this three-volume series are based on clear and powerful evidence of the importance of physical activities and play to young children’s overall development. They support best practices in using the toys and learning materials that MDHS has provided to eligible child care providers.”


 

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