Gross motor skills sessions can help children develop the ability to use big movements of their body for functional tasks. These sessions can help children develop the underlying skills of their body strength, balance, and ability to use two sides of the body together.

This can then help with the development of functional tasks such as throwing and catching skills, the ability to hop, skip, and jump or learning to ride a bike. Supporting children to learn these skills can help them to access P.E. or leisure activities.

In working on both the underlying difficulties alongside the specific functional task children can make great progress with their gross motor skills.