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Sher, Allen – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
Five outdoor games beneficial to the development of children's motor skills are described. (LH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Learning Activities, Motor Development
Kovitz, Valerie S. – Academic Therapy, 1980
The article suggests activities to help learning disabled children develop awareness of the differences between right and left. Techniques for combining movement, language, and sensory skills as well as for using musical, visual, and tactile stimuli are described. (CL)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities, Motor Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination
Anselmo, Sandra – Day Care and Early Education, 1975
Offers practical suggestions for using food-related learning activities in an early childhood curriculum, ranging from food tasting to preparations that call for minimal directions and equipment. Included are three recipes. (ED)
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Early Childhood Education, Food
Hoffman, Ruth I. – Instructor, 1976
A wide variety of teaching methods for improving instruction in mathematics, science and the social studies was discussed. As well, suggestions for improving students' motor control were presented. (RK)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Strategies, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedSunal, Cynthia S.; Sunal, Dennis W. – Social Education, 1978
Explains how teachers can initiate mapping experiences with young children by providing motor experiences inside and outside the classroom. Experiences should be followed by work with three-dimensional models, then with two-dimensional paper, and finally with lines. (Author)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Elementary Education, Illustrations
Herman, Gail Neary; Kirschenbaum, Robert – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
The study of creative movement, dramatic expression, and kinesthetic awareness can develop students' skills not only in movement but also in communication and leadership. Suggested kinesthetic activities follow the four phases of: physical movement, examining student responses, stimulating the imagination, and analyzing and sharing the experience.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Creativity, Dramatics, Kinesthetic Methods
Share, Jack; French, Ron – 1982
The manual is intended to help parents and professionals understand the motor development of Down's syndrome infants and young children. Following an overview of motor development, gross and fine motor landmarks are presented along with exercises and activities to promote their development in infancy, toddlerhood, and childhood. Each landmark is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Down Syndrome, Infants
Haywood, Kathleen M. – 1988
This manual describes motor development laboratory activities to help future physical education teachers observe, assess, measure, and test students' motor skills. A total of 20 laboratory activities are described under five sections geared toward: (1) physical growth and maturation; (2) assessing early motor development; (3) assessing basic motor…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Motor Development, Movement Education
Education Service Center Region 6, Huntsville, TX. – 1985
Written as a companion resource to "Early Childhood Essential Elements," a document developed by the Education Service Center, Region VI, Huntsville, Texas, this first volume of a two-volume activity guide provides activities enhancing children's cognitive, communication, and motor skills. Activities included in the guide are compiled…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Download full textMeyer, Donald J.; And Others – 1984
Based on the SEFAM (Supporting Extended Family Members) program, the manual is intended to help organize a program for fathers of handicapped young children. A program for fathers and infants focuses on unique father concerns and resources. The first chapter further explores reasons for father programs while the second describes program components…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Disabilities, Fathers, Group Discussion
Tansley, A. E. – 1986
This booklet presents educational programs and activities for perceptual training of 4- to 9-year-olds and older children with learning and reading problems. The development of visual and auditory perception needs to be understood as closely related to and dependent upon other developmental areas, including motor, language, thinking, emotional,…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Problems
Bergen County Region III, Demerest, NJ. Div. of Special Education. – 1986
The manual presents an Individualized Education Program development guide for working with special education preschoolers. Goals, objectives, and activities are specified in six major areas: (1) speech and language skills (expressive skills, comprehension skills, imitation of non-speech vocalizations, sorting by category; (2) self help skills…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disabilities, Eye Hand Coordination, Individualized Education Programs
Campbell, Linley – AECA Research in Practice Series, 2001
Noting that the development of fundamental movement skills is basic to children's motor development, this booklet provides a guide for early childhood educators in planning movement experiences for children between 4 and 8 years. The booklet introduces a wide variety of appropriate practices to promote movement skill acquisition and increased…
Descriptors: Child Health, Class Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Instructor, 1983
Over 80 short activity ideas covering many areas of the curriculum are compiled for teachers of preschool, kindergarten, and the early grades. Six "readiness roundup" sections, which feature ideas for use in classroom learning centers, give activities for teaching: (1) likenesses and differences; (2) direction; (3) letter and sound…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Skills, Cooking Instruction, Creative Activities
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
Focusing on areas of development related to Chapter 53 screening, this manual is designed to assist New York City teachers in using the screening results to support optimal development for the children in their classes. Chapter 53 of the Laws of 1980 provides for the screening of all new entrants into the school system, usually in kindergarten or…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Curriculum
