Physical development encompasses body awareness, gross-motor development, fine-motor development, and physical health. Our goal is to have children develop attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviors related to maintaining, respecting, and protecting their bodies.

Children have many opportunities to gain confidence in using their bodies. They engage in a variety of activities to develop large muscles, such as running, jumping, and balancing. Daily use of Aardvark Fun Park and the Beginning School covered play area allow children to develop their large muscles. In movement classes with the Physical Education specialist, they work on flexibility, agility, endurance, and strengthening muscles, as well as developing fundamental motor skills such as throwing, catching, hopping, jumping, kicking, and running. Children develop an awareness of the location of their own body parts, how to keep fit, and how to apply health and safety knowledge in making choices in daily life.

Children develop small muscle skills through various play activities and materials, including cutting, pasting, writing, drawing, puzzles, pegboards, and geoboards.