The What, Why, and How of Gross Motor Skills

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Gross Motor Skills are a part of every age group’s development. We often think it’s something we don’t need to consider because children naturally love running, playing, and moving their bodies. Course length – 2.5 hours.

This course helps answer the following questions:

• What are gross motor skills?

• What is the difference between gross motor and fine motor skills?

• Why are gross motor skills important?

• What are the milestones for gross motor in the age group in my care?

• How can I help the children in my care build their gross motor skills?

Participants who successfully complete this course will:

• Understand what gross motor skills are.

• Learn the difference between gross and fine motor skills.

• Learn the gross motor milestones for the children in their care.

• Learn how to help the children in their care build their gross motor skills.