3 and 4 year olds: Physical Development

  • I am continuing to develop a range of physical skills - balancing, riding and ball skills
  • I can walk up steps and stairs and climbing equipment using alternate feet
  • I can skip, hop, stand on one leg and hold a pose for a game like musical statues
  • I can wave flags and streamers using large muscle movements and paint and make marks on a big scale
  • I like to join in with group and team activities. Sometimes I like to make these up with my friends
  • I am learning to use and remember sequences and patterns of movements which are related to music and rhythm
  • I can think carefully about which movement I need to make, for example whether to crawl, walk or run across a plank, depending on its length and width
  • I can choose the right tools for what I need to do
  • I can work with my friends to move and carry large objects such as big wooden blocks
  • I can use one handed tools such as scissors
  • When holding pens and pencils I have a comfortable grip and good control
  • I am showing whether I am left or right-handed