- Introduction
- Meet the course authors
- Introduction
- 1 Growth
- 2 Physical development
- 3 This week’s quiz
- 4 Summary of Week 1
- Further resources
- Introduction
- 1 Systems of the body
- 2 Developing senses
- 3 Sensory rich environments
- 4 This week’s quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 2
- Introduction
- 1 How much physical activity do young children need?
- 2 Benefits of physical activity
- 3 Why physical activity is important for young children
- 4 Importance of supporting children
- 5 The ABCs of movement
- 6 Fostering and stifling creativity
- 7 This week’s quiz
- 8 Summary of Week 3
- Further resources
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding children's holistic development
- 2 Interactions with the environment
- 3 Encouraging healthy development
- 4 Spotting the signs
- 5 Understanding the news behind the headlines
- 6 Supportive adults
- 7 Movement and learning in early development
- 8 Developing independence
- 9 Repetitive actions and schema
- 10 This week’s quiz
- 11 Summary of Week 4
- Introduction
- 1 What is play?
- 2 Types of play
- 3 Promoting learning and development through physical play
- 4 Risky play
- 5 Rough and tumble play
- 6 Building a movement rich environment
- 7 This week’s quiz
- 8 Summary of Week 5
- Further resources
- Introduction
- 1 Manageable and accessible daily physical activity for children
- 2 Working with parents to promote physical development and activity
- 3 Children who have health conditions
- 4 Chronic health conditions
- 5 Special educational needs and disability
- 6 Obese or overweight children
- 7 Working with parents to encourage physical activity in children
- 8 How do you and your setting support physical activity and development?
- 9 This week’s quiz
- 10 Summary of Week 6
- Further reading and resources
- References
- Acknowledgements
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