Basic movement activitiesThis is the "first" in a series of 5 activity books covering preschool and the primary grades. Use these classroom-tested movement education activities to assess your students motor strengths and weaknesses in preschool and early elementary grades or special education classes. The sequence of easily given tests and tasks requires minimal instruction time and your kids will find the activities to be interesting, challenging and fun! Part 1 in this first book in the series includes a Perceptual-Motor Evaluation Scale that evaluates students on the Identification of Body Parts, Walking Board activities, Hopping activities, Jump and Land activities, Obstacle Course activities, Ball Catch activities, and includes a place for Optional Tests. Part 2 of this book includes: Walking Activities, Running Activities, Leaping Activities, Jumping Activities, Hopping Activities, Galloping Activities, Skipping Activities, Sliding Activities, General Locomotion Activities, and Partner Activities. |
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ACTIVITIES STRESS back home BASIC CHALLENGES SHOW BASIC MOVEMENT bend your knees BODY IMAGE bump child is asked circle crouch low different directions DIRECTIONALITY Discovery Bay evaluate gross-motor coordination EYE-FOOT COORDINATION EYE-HAND COORDINATION face the opposite Fall Spring Fall FINE MOTOR COORDINATION foot in front FRONT ROW EXPERIENCE gallop forward GALLOPING ACTIVITIES give my signal GROSS MOTOR COORDINATION home spot IDENTIFY BODY jump backward jump forward Keep changing directions keep sliding kinesthesis Land lightly Lift your knee long jump mark an N motor activity motor development Motor Evaluation Scale movement be varied MOVEMENT EDUCATION muscles needs improvement Notice how swinging OBJECTIVES To evaluate OCULAR PURSUIT open space opposite wall PROCEDURE program in motor pump your elbows Record Sheet run back signal to stop sliding steps SPATIAL ORIENTATION Spring Fall Spring SUGGESTED BASIC CHALLENGES SUSTAINED MOVEMENTS Swing your arms Task 6 Task teacher toes verbal challenge walk tall WALKING BOARD