Bream Bay Kindergarten: Its a ball Game

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Its a ball Game

Much of how children play involves a wide range of physical and motor activitites, and most children are very keen to be involved with physical activities. At Bream Bay Kindergarten the children enjoy playing ball games. It is through these types of activities that children gain increasing control and awareness of their bodies and what they can and can not yet do e.g catch, hit or pass a ball (MOE, 1996).

"Look at this"- Lachlan

Playing ball games assists in refining exisiting motor skills and develops new ones. As stated in Programming and planning in early childhood settings (2008), one of the fascinating things about motor skills is that they develop with practice. Practice itself can take many forms, from the organised practice we associate with sports, to the every day play of children in a range of contexts. Children who have both the opportunities and the inclination to practice specific skills can often suprise adults with their abilities. Similarly, children who have never had the opportunity to practise some skills will most likely seem uncoordinated when they first attempt these. How other children and adults react to these initial attempts will have a big influence on whether or not these skills are attempted again. A child's image of themselves (self-concept) and the images they believe others hold of them (self-esteem) are influenced by experiences such as these.

"I play league" - Terrance