Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills
Jill A. Johnstone, Molly Ramon
Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
An Evidence-based Guide to Building Physical and Cognitive Skills
by Jill A. Johnstone, Molly Ramon
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could turn every game into a superpower training session? Imagine moving, jumping, and balancing your way to becoming a perceptual-motor skills hero! But can you keep up with a whole 32-week challenge that gets trickier every step of the way?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This guide offers a structured 32-week program designed to enhance perceptual-motor skills in preschool and young school-aged children, especially those who may be developing more slowly in this area. It provides educators and parents with sequential station activities to create an effective learning environment. Suitable for children ages 9-12, it focuses on developmental support through engaging physical tasks.
Why we rated Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills 11C
Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills is written at a Level 6 reading level across 242 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Fun Activities for Perceptual Motor Skills explores education, developmental skills, physical activity, and learning — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about education, developmental skills, physical activity.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9789991148977
- Pages
- 242
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- November 1990
- Type
- Nonfiction