Encouraging Physical Development Through Movement-Play

Movement-play, put simply, is encouraging physical activity in a child-led manner for the benefit of children′s health, learning and wellbeing. This book looks at the theory behind the importance of movement and:

how movement play links with all the areas of early childhood developmentphysical activity guidelines for young childrenpractical advice and photos to support implementation in settingshow to assess your own settinghow to best work with parents on this topiccomprehensive guidance on writing a physical development policy The early years is one of the critical periods in the establishment of physical behaviours and physical development is also one of the prime areas of the EYFS as well as other, global, curricula.  A must-read for students on Early Childhood and Early Years courses and Early Years practitioners to improve their practice and understanding of psychical development for the benefit of young children.