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Large Motor Activities

Large Motor Activities. Discuss the importance of large motor movement activities for young children List creative movement activities that help children

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Large Motor Activities

Page 2: Large Motor Activities.  Discuss the importance of large motor movement activities for young children  List creative movement activities that help children

Discuss the importance of large motor movement activities for young children

List creative movement activities that help children develop large and small muscles

Discuss guidelines for providing creative movement activities for young children

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Balance – the ability to maintain equilibrium

Body Awareness – for improved posture and control and knowledge about names and functions of the various parts of the body

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Crossing of the mid-line Laterality – awareness of the left and right

sides of the body Major muscle co-ordination Throwing, catching and kicking Climbing

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Spatial Orientation – awareness of the body position in space and in relation to other objects or people

Temporal Awareness-rhythm is one kind of organized time that young children can do

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Directional awareness knowledge of a combination of the understanding of concepts such as

up and down Front and back Left and right

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Main learning strategy is through physical manipulation of the world

Movement activities offer children rich opportunities for the development of their total selves

Usually no planning or forethought on the part of the children in creative movement

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Children learn by doing Physical movement is the first means of

nonverbal communication Child is able to express him/her creative self

in a very natural way

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Movement that reflects the mood or inner state of a child

Children are free to express themselves Do not have examples to follow Can be done in poetry, music, rhythm or

even silence

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These objectives may be met if creative movement is a regular part of the curriculum

Relaxation and freedom in the use of the body

Experience in expressing space, time, and weight

Increased awareness of the world Experience in creatively expressing

feelings and ideas Improvement of coordination and rhythmic

interpretation

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All movement activities best serve young children’s needs when they address their current developmental levels

Keep in mind characteristics of each age group

Children practice skills in order to learn them

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Using music is a natural way to introduce creative movement

A CD or tape player, some CDs or tapes, sticks, and bells are more than enough

Music with a strong and easily recognized beat or rhythm is a good start

Have children listen first then ask them to think about what the music is “saying”

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Try to redirect, challenge, and stimulate the children’s discoveries by suggestions such as “do what you are doing now in a slower way.”

Activities may also be done with a partner◦ Mirror dance◦ Hold hands and slide, leap, gallop◦ Interesting body shapes

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Children often lose their focus during transition times

Pretend you are a train w/an engine & caboose

Imagine you are a tired puppy Clap a rhythm for them to copy to get the

children to quiet down Pretend to be a bowl of jell-o and shake

all over, “lock” your lips w/a key, walk on tiptoes

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Creative movement

Creative movement activities

Can you be? Activity