Skill Mastery Focus — Deliberate Practice Lab
The child picks one sport or physical skill and practises it deliberately for 10 minutes with specific technique focus. Parent observes deliberate practice quality, self-correction ability, focus on technique versus just repetition, and the child's response to the gap between current and desired performance. This reveals motor learning maturity, metacognitive awareness of physical skills, and the disposition toward mastery.
Free to do together whenever you like.
What you'll need
Space and materials depend on the chosen skill. If the child picks a ball skill, go outside or to a space where that's safe. If it's a bodyweight skill like a cartwheel or handstand, clear floor space. Have any needed equipment ready — ball, rope, etc. The key is choosing a skill at the right difficulty: something the child can do but not do well yet.
How it works
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.