School Age Children Physical Development

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Across
  1. 2. The ability to use right or left hands almost equally well for any task.
  2. 4. This is the balance maintained while being still, such as standing on one foot with arms outstretched.
  3. 5. _____ teeth begin to fall out between four and five years of age.
  4. 8. This is the category of children ages four to five years old.
  5. 9. The trunk of a preschooler grows to allow room for the ____ ____ and therefore the abdomen proturdes less.
  6. 11. This occurs when the brain gets rid of unused connections and thus begins to "close" many windows of opportunity for learning things such as a second language.
  7. 12. Feeding yourself and picking up objects is an example of developed ___ ___ ____.
Down
  1. 1. Seventy five percent of a preschoolers' weight is due to ____ ____.
  2. 3. This includes the ability to manipulate and work with an object by using the hands.
  3. 6. Networking of neurons or brain cells.
  4. 7. Preschooler's bones continue to ____ and grow larger and longer.
  5. 10. These skills are developed by movement of the arms, legs and torso.