| Developmental Skill |
Body Awareness: An understanding of one's body, its individual parts, and how the body works in relation to itself, other objects, and other people. Affects organization. |
| Indications of Developmental Lags |
Bumping into or spilling things; using verbal stalling techniques; tripping or falling; changing activities without finishing; doing things 'my way"; careless in activities; short attention span; messy and disorganized; slow response time to directions. |
| Indication of Classroom Developmental Lags |
Handwriting inconsistent in spacing; messy with work/belongings; losing belongings; careless spelling errors; uses work stoppage techniques; raises hand to answer, but cannot remember the answer; unable to keep work together. |
| Activities for Developmental Growth |
Simon says; aerobics done to audio cassette; twister; playing "statue"; yoga. |
