By: Integrated Learning Strategies
Body awareness is important for developing fine and gross motor skills, as it helps us do simple tasks without thinking about how our bodies are going to move. It is difficult for children to gain this bodily awareness as they are still learning about their bodies and how they fit in space, as they rely on their vision to go throughout their day. However, as they grow and practice, completing tasks over and over again, gaining a sense of their bodies, they gain a sense of body awareness.