La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXVI-701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CXXXVI-701 - Physical Development

A. Gross Motor. Standard 1: Children demonstrate large muscle control and coordination.

1. Infants, Birth-11 months:

a. Explore the environment with increasing body awareness using senses and movement.

b. Demonstrate strength and control of head, trunk, arms, and legs while exploring new body positions and movements (e.g., sitting, crawling, kicking).

c. Demonstrate strength and control of one's body while exploring objects in their environment. (e.g., reaching, rolling over).

d. Engage in play to develop strength and stamina by continuing purposeful movements over short periods of time (e.g., reaching, pushing, rolling over).

2. Young Toddlers, 9-18 months:

a. Coordinate senses with movement to show where their body is in relation to other objects and people in the environment.

b. Move in a variety of ways and directions with increasing coordination and balance.

c. Maintain control of one's body in various positions while exploring and examining materials, activities, and spaces.

d. Engage in physical play activities for periods of time to develop strength and stamina.

3. Older Toddlers, 16-36 months:

a. Demonstrate body and spatial awareness to guide movement around objects and people.

b. Use large muscle movements (locomotor skills) with increasing control, coordination, and balance (e.g., moving from sitting to standing, jumping).

c. Use a variety of large muscle movements (non-locomotor) during play (e.g., hands in the air, turn around, stand on one foot).

d. Engage in physical play activities for moderate periods of time to develop strength and stamina.

4. Three Year Olds, 36-48 months:

a. Demonstrate body and spatial awareness in physical play activities (e.g., move around cones).

b. Use large muscle movements (locomotor skills) with control, coordination, and balance (e.g., running, hopping, climbing stairs).

c. Use large muscle movements (non-locomotor) with control, balance, and coordination during active play (e.g., bending, stretching, twisting).

d. Demonstrate strength and stamina that allows for participation in physical play activities for moderate periods of time.

5. Four Year Olds, 48-60 months:

a. Demonstrate increasing awareness of body and space in relation to other people and objects in physical play activities.

b. Coordinate movements of the whole body (locomotor skills) with control and balance to perform more complex tasks.

c. Demonstrate coordination when using objects during active play (e.g., throwing, catching, kicking balls).

d. Demonstrate increased strength and stamina that allows for participation in active play activities for extended periods of time.

B. Fine Motor. Standard 2: Children demonstrate small muscle control and coordination.

1. Infants, Birth-11 months:

a. Use whole hand and fingers to explore objects (e.g., touch, grasp, pick up, bang, transfer).

b. Coordinate eye and hand movements when grasping or picking up objects.

2. Young Toddlers, 9-18 months:

a. Demonstrate control and coordination of hand and fingers (small muscles) to manipulate objects.

b. Coordinate eye and hand movements to explore objects and participate in play activities (e.g., fill containers, stack blocks).

3. Older Toddlers, 16-36 months:

a. Demonstrate increasing control and coordination of hand and fingers (small muscles) while engaged in intentional activities.

b. Coordinate eye and hand movements while performing simple tasks (e.g., using utensils for eating, putting simple puzzles together, stringing large beads).

4. Three Year Olds, 36-48 months:

a. Demonstrate increasing control and coordination of hands, fingers, and wrists (small muscles) to manipulate objects and tools with a purpose.

b. Demonstrate eye-hand coordination to manipulate smaller objects (e.g., large buttons, zippers, scissors) with increasing control.

5. Four Year Olds, 48-60 months:

a. Coordinate the use of hands, fingers, and wrists to manipulate objects and perform activities and tasks with precision.

b. Demonstrate eye-hand coordination to perform complex tasks (e.g., cutting on lines, drawing) with moderate levels of precision and control.

C. Healthy Behaviors. Standard 3: Children demonstrate healthy and safe behaviors.

1. Infants, Birth-11 months:

a. Engage in active movement (e.g., tummy time, holding head up, kicking legs, waving, rolling over).

2. Young Toddlers, 9-18 months:

a. Engage in active play indoors or outdoors with adult support.

b. Participate in some basic safety practices (e.g., fire/tornado drills).

3. Older Toddlers, 16-36 months:

a. Actively engage in physical activities indoors or outdoors (e.g., dance, hide and seek, climb on equipment).

b. Follow safety rules with adult support.

4. Three Year Olds, 36-48 months:

a. Actively engage in a variety of games, as well as structured and unstructured indoor or outdoor physical activities.

b. Recognize some foods (real or pictures) that are healthy and other foods that are less healthy for the body.

c. Identify safety rules and follow them with guidance from adults.

5. Four Year Olds, 48-60 months:

a. Initiate and engage in a variety of physical activities (e.g., games, exercises) that enhance physical fitness.

b. Identify different foods that are healthy and indicate why a particular food is healthy or unhealthy.

c. Identify and follow safety rules with minimal guidance from adults (e.g., hold an adult's hand when crossing the street, walk rather than run when indoors).

d. Begin to identify and alert others of potential hazards.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXVI-701

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 50965 (7/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), R.S. 17:407.22, R.S. 17:407.23.