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Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development — printable resources
Developing fine and gross motor skills, hand strength, pencil control, and healthy habits.
- Pre-Nursery (infants / toddlers) · ages 2-3 · 283
- Nursery (preschool / preschoolers) · ages 3-4 · 830
- KG (kindergarten / transitional kindergarten) · ages 4-6 · 271
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development supports the fine motor dexterity, spatial awareness, and healthy habits children need for daily independence. Our targeted printables include letter tracing tasks, cut-and-paste craft templates, dot-to-dot exercises, and healthy food sorting games. These activities build pencil control and hand strength while teaching young learners essential concepts about personal hygiene, healthy eating, and body safety.
Set up these tracing and scissor skills templates in your daily tabletop learning centres to support physical coordination. Educators can pair cut-and-paste craft activities with tactile materials to enrich sensory play, while healthy eating templates can guide snack-time conversations. Daily use of these printable tools helps preschoolers and toddlers in Head Start settings develop the precise finger coordination and hand strength required for writing.
Resources for Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
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KG Unit 1 Week 1 — Myself — Interests and Hobbies
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KG Unit 1 Week 2 — Functions of My Body Parts
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KG Unit 1 Week 3 — Growing Up
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KG Unit 1 Week 4 — My Family
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KG Unit 1 Week 5 — Our Neighbourhood
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KG Unit 1 Week 6 — Feelings and Emotions
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KG Unit 1 Week 7 — Our Responsibilities
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KG Unit 2 Week 1 — Stars and Constellations
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KG Unit 2 Week 2 — Solar System
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KG Unit 2 Week 3 — The Earth
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KG Unit 2 Week 4 — Movement: Objects That Move
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KG Unit 2 Week 5 — Space Vehicles and Astronauts
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KG Unit 2 Week 6 — Inventions and Technology
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KG Unit 2 Week 7 — Endangered Species and Conservation
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KG Unit 3 Week 1 — Continents and Oceans
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KG Unit 3 Week 2 — My Country
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KG Unit 3 Week 3 — My Country II
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KG Unit 3 Week 4 — Wonders of the World
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KG Unit 3 Week 5 — Directions
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KG Unit 3 Week 6 — Seasons
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KG Unit 3 Week 7 — Calendar
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KG Unit 4 Week 1 — Self-Expression & Creativity
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KG Unit 4 Week 2 — Communication
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KG Unit 4 Week 3 — Creative Expression
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