Music and Movement
During these past weeks, EC3
and EC4 students were engaged in different activities.
Here some learning
experiences that allow children to explore a variety of movements and develop
their gross motor skills.
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
Locomotor skills are the foundations of movements needed to perform a variety of physical activities. They are the building blocks of coordination.
Animals Move!
Students will travel in different ways such as frog jump, walk,
bunny hop, bear walk and crab crawl.
Body
Awareness
When
children develop body awareness, they are able to recognize what the different
body parts can do and how to make the parts move.
Space
Awareness
Children
develop spatial awareness as they observe their position in relation to the
things and people around them while moving within their personal space and
general space. They will learn to move in different directions and pathways.
Becomes more able to move from one space to another in different ways
Developing body control and balance through diverse inhibitory activities such as march, run and stop.
Manipulative skills
Basic
ball skills
Ball skills help children
develop body control and strength. By practicing basic ball skills, children
can develop hand-eye coordination, foot-eye coordination, and control of their
larger muscles.
I learn by having lots of chances to roll, throw,
catch and kick.
Cooperating, respecting others, adopting a variety of group roles,
gross motor,
spatial awareness, organization.
Teamwork
Enjoy interacting, playing and engaging with others
