Region 9 - Physical Development-Active Physical Play

This California Preschool Instructional Network workshop demonstrates the importance of how embedding active physical play throughout the preschool day promotes children's ability to attend, learn, and regulate their emotional responses. Active physical play not only enhances the body's physiological functions, it promotes optimal brain chemistry for school readiness and self regulation.

Participants will:

Become aware of the three substrands: Active Participation, Cardiovascular Endurance and Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance and Flexibility
Learn strategies to support the development of active play
Reflect on how to increase children's participation in ways that are pursposeful and meaninful
Level: Introductory
Audience: Teaching/Administrator/Leadership Staff
Age Range: Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten

Workforce Registry Information: To receive professional development hours, participants will be required to have their CA ECE Workforce Registry number. This 9-digit number beginning with 100-xxx-xxx is required for registering for any of our SDQPI learning events. Participants can access the Workforce Registry website to obtain their ID number. This one-time step must be completed prior to your first professional development event. Please visit https://www.caregistry.org/ for details.

We are no longer providing attendance certificates to show proof of completion for any of our trainings. Professional development attendance hours will be directly entered into the California Workforce Registry (WFR). You can check your attendance in the WFR two weeks after the event, where you can download a copy of your training report for your records.