MOVEMENT WHEEL LOCOMOTOR Movement with travel NONLOCOMOTOR Movement

MOVEMENT WHEEL LOCOMOTOR: Movement with travel. NON-LOCOMOTOR: Movement not associated with travel (twisting, stretching, reaching…etc) MANIPULATIVE: Movement involving an object. ( Throwing a ball, striking with a racket)

Components of Movement n SPACE AWARENESS: Where the body moves. n n n 1. Locations 2. Directions 3. Levels 4. Pathways 5. Extensions

REALATIONSHIPS n n n 1. Relationships of body parts 2. With Objects 3. With People

EFFORT: How the Body Moves n n n 1. Time (Fast/Slow) 2. Force (Strong/Light) 3. Flow (Bound/Free)

STARTING WITH THE BASICS n K-2 Physical Education: Begin with the Locomotors. n n n Walking Running Skipping Galloping Sliding Hopping Fleeing/Dodging

Skill Themes n n n Not just content, but also the process of teaching Developed from an ethic of encouraging children to develop positive attitudes about activity Skill themes are based upon developmentally appropriate practices

Definition n Fundamental movements that are later modified to more specialized patterns Involves the development of activities of increasing complexity Involve locomotor, nonlocomotor and manipulative skills

Characteristics of Skill Themes n Competence in performance is a major purpose n n Designed to provide experiences appropriate to a child’s developmental level n n versus an emphasis on game play as opposed to age or grade level Scope and sequence of skill themes are designed to reflect the needs of students over a period of years n frequent revisiting of themes

Constructing Commonalities n Select any sport n Identify the basic skills n n n both movement and manipulative Identify the carry over skills to one other game Themes apply to different sports, although their use differs in context and emphasis

Locomotor Skill Themes n n n n Walking Running Hopping Skipping Galloping Sliding Chasing, Fleeing and Dodging

Manipulative Skills Throwing n Catching and Collecting n Kicking n Punting n Dribbling n Volleying n Striking with rackets n Striking with long handled implements n

Nonmanipulative Themes Turning n Twisting n Rolling n Balancing n Transferring weight n Jumping and landing n Stretching n Curling n

Movement Concepts n n Are ideas used to modify or enrich the range and effectiveness of skill employment Skill themes are always verbs n n Movement concepts are always modifiers n n things you can DO descriptions of how Children need to learn and understand the movement concept vocabulary n e. g. light force

Generic Levels of Skill Proficiency n A key challenge in teaching is to match the task to the ability of the child n n We can identify 4 generic levels of skill n n n and we know how those vary precontrol, utilization, proficiency Children can vary significantly across skill themes for their levels of proficiency Therefore, within a given task, we need to use strategies for individualizing performance