HS1003

Let’s Get Healthy!

The Importance of Fostering Physical Fitness

for Young Children

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Developmentally Appropriate Physical Activities

for Young Children

INFANTS (Suggest two developmentally appropriate physical activities for infants. Also, describe how the physical environment should be arranged to support these activities, along with the materials and/or equipment needed.)

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TODDLERS (Suggest two developmentally appropriate physical activities for toddlers. Also, describe how the physical environment should be arranged to support these activities, along with the materials and/or equipment needed.)

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PRESCHOOLERS (Suggest two developmentally appropriate physical activities for preschoolers. Also, describe how the physical environment should be arranged to support these activities, along with materials and/or equipment needed.)

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SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN (Suggest two developmentally appropriate physical activities for school-age children. Also, describe how the physical environment should be arranged to support these activities, along with the materials and/or equipment needed.)

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Promoting Positive Attitudes Toward Physical Activity.

(Suggest at least two indoor and two outdoor activities families can do together to promote physical fitness and positive attitudes toward physical activity. Include at least three insights about how children’s attitudes about physical activity are influenced.)

INDOOR ACTIVITIES

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

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INFLUENCES ON CHILDREN’S ATTITUDES ABOUT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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