Write an introductory paragraph or at least five
bullet points that explain why physical fitness is so important for young
children. Include at least three developmental skills that children are
learning at this age, and describe how physical activities can help children
toward mastery of these skills. Be sure to cite evidence from the learning
resources or, if desired, use other resources to support your claims.
- Reasons why physical fitness is important for young children
- It prevents weight gain
- It prevents children from having diabetes or hypertension
- It can reduce stress in kids
- Children feel better about themselves
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They can develop
stronger bones and muscles
Children are learning to use
their body as a part of exercising. They
are using gross skills, fine skills and movement skills. Children can do different activities to
engage in the skills. With gross skills,
kids can kick, catch and bat a ball or hop.
Fine skills deals with using your hands/fingers such as cutting paper or
tracing. Movement skills deal with
bending, stretching and turning your body.
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Explain what can happen when children do not engage in healthy
fitness activities. Be sure to consider the impact on children of being
overweight or obese, including implications for health and self-esteem.
When children do not engage
in fitness, they can become overweight.
If they become overweight, they will develop health problems. They can develop diabetes, heart disease, and
breathing problems. Children eat a lot
of junk food instead of eating healthy food.
Children that become overweight
sometimes are depressed. Students become
targets by classmates at school and outside the school. Depression can lead to people being
obese. I say this because some people
will try and eat their feelings away instead of doing exercise. When treating overweight kids, there is a chance
the child will develop health problems.
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Indicate how adults can help children develop good fitness habits.
Describe at least two activities, such as specific games or movements, which
are appropriate and enjoyable for children of this age. At least one of the
activities should involve gross-motor (locomotor) skills, and another should
involve fine-motor (manipulative) skills. Remember, the activities you
recommend should be developmentally appropriate, which includes noncompetitive.
Adults can work out with
their kids and tell them how important it is to remain active. If you model these behaviors with your child,
your child will also work out. Parents
should give their kids healthy snacks and fix healthy meals. They need to increase their children
activities. The more they play or
exercise the more they will become fit.
I will suggest my kids walk,
play kick ball, and we can play catch. Gross
motor is when we use large body movement. (Robertson, 2013)
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Kick ball: I will roll ball to a student and they
will use their leg to kick the ball.
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Walk: We
will walk around our school and sing a song.
Singing will make the walk fun for the students.
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Play catch:
I will throw the ball to each student.
He/She will catch the ball and throw it back to me.
We will do another activity
dealing with fine motor skills. Fine
motor skills are physical skills related to small body movements, particularly
of the hands and fingers. (Robertson, 201)
This activity will include
cutting and pasting. The students will cut
out photos that begin with the letter B.
They will then glue those photos to a piece of construction paper. Once the kids finish, I will give the child a
piece of tape so they can hang their paper on the wall. We will show the pictures to the parents
doing our monthly meetings.
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Based on your readings, include at least one inspirational,
thought-provoking quote that captures your attitude and/or philosophy about
fostering children's healthy growth and development.
“In February 2010, the First
Lady, Michelle Obama, introduced a movement to help fight childhood obesity
called “Lets Move! (Robertson, p. 260).”
I think this campaign has helped a lot of students. It is a campaign to prevent obesity and help
schools feed kids healthier foods. I
grew up as a child being overweight and I do not want others to go through what
I went through. I like this because they
are starting to care about children in the United States and they want to stop
obesity/overweight for our children.
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For your fact sheet, draw on the information in the fitness
articles from this week's Required Resources and your own research to provide
evidence about the positive impact that physical activity has on children's
health, both now and in the future. Be sure to cite your sources.
When toddlers begin head start,
they become physically active. When kids
do physical activities, it a chance they will not become overweight. If kids continue to exercise, they can miss
the risk of having heart disease, depression, and breathing problems. When children see their parents exercise and
trying to stay fit, they will have the same attitude. Data suggest that one in four children ages 2
to 5 is overweight and one in three children ages 6 to 17 is considered either
overweight or obese (USDHHS, 2010).
References:
Robertson (2013-02-01).
Safety, Nutrition and Health in Early Education. Wadsworth Publishing. Kindle
Edition.
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