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Favazza, Paddy C.; Ostrosky, Michaelene M. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2023
Want an innovative way to get young children moving--and support development across multiple domains? Discover CHAMPPS, the fun, effective, and research-based motor program for inclusive preschool classrooms. Filling the need for a school-based motor program designed for children with diverse abilities, CHAMPPS uses universal design for learning…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Psychomotor Skills, Movement Education, Physical Activities
Lewallen, Willard – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
Talent in delivering a strong second serve is not due to a special psychological quality but rather to training consistent with the acquisition of all types of motor skills. (LH)
Descriptors: Motor Development, Skill Development, Tennis
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

Rauschenbach, James – Strategies, 1994
Presents activities that physical educators can use to help young students who are still learning basic ball control skills. Students use a pinky ball (a small, low-bounce rubber ball) to stay on task while improving ball control skills. Games include seven-up, errors, box ball, and hit the coin. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Games, Motor Development
Bunker, Linda K. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Both physical education and youth sport are essential for the motor development of children. Sport-specific skills should be built on a sound movement foundation. Children need to be allowed to mature and to develop to higher levels of proficiency before being thrust into a competitive environment. (JN)
Descriptors: Athletics, Competition, Elementary Education, Motor Development

East, Whitfield B. – Physical Educator, 1983
The development of ontogenetic movements--complex, learned skills such as throwing--is greatly influenced by socialization experiences provided by parents. Girls, as well as boys, should be given the opportunity to learn and develop these skills during preschool years. (PP)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Females, Motor Development, Movement Education

Werner, Peter – Physical Educator, 1979
A number of movement skills for young children, based on Ambrose Brazelton's recording, "Only Just Begun," are presented. (LH)
Descriptors: Body Image, Dance, Developmental Tasks, Elementary Education
Margo, Ron; Davis, Kenneth H. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
A sample adapted physical education program designed for a specific student's needs is described. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Behavioral Objectives, Federal Legislation

Worrell, Vicki; Napper-Owen, Gloria – Strategies, 1995
Physical education teachers must ensure that students make the connection between skill development and the use of those skills to enhance their personal physical fitness. The article explains how to incorporate fitness concepts and movement activities throughout the lesson plan to develop students' fundamental skills. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development, Physical Education
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1979
Information and materials to assist professional staff in providing a meaningful and sequential program of rhythms and games of low organizational structure for grades K-6 is presented. Simple dance activities are described, and evaluation checklists for measuring activity effectiveness and student development are provided. Specific directions for…
Descriptors: Dance, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Folk Culture

DiRocco, Patrick; Roberton, Mary Ann – Physical Educator, 1981
Teaching implications for the instruction of mentally retarded persons in the skill of overarm throwing are provided. A sequence is described that allows instructors to observe both body part actions (components) and whole body patterns (profiles), which makes it amenable to the task analysis approach. (JN)
Descriptors: Athletics, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation, Motor Development
Marlowe, Mike – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
The games analysis approach to adapted physical education is described in terms of its underlying factors and the relationships between game design and behavioral outcomes. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Behavioral Objectives, Children

Miller, Sue Ellen – Young Children, 1999
Examines why early development of motor skills is important, and presents easily implemented activities for 3- to 5-year-old children. Provides practical ideas for using large-muscle activities in both indoor and outdoor settings. Specific activities focus on use of balloons, blankets, and balls to achieve development. (SD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Motor Development, Motor Reactions
Carpenter, Sharan Bryant – 1985
This handbook, designed for use with preschool and elementary age children, provides instructions and instructional materials for the development of proficiency in cutting. Scissor cutting is a critically important activity for young children to practice because, along with coloring and pasting, it is used widely to foster the three R's as well as…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Elementary Education
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1979
The activities and terminology used in this course of study are intended to establish a more uniform and meaningful approach to the teaching of sports skills to elementary school children in the Montgomery County Public Schools. Areas of activity concentration specifically relate to soccer, volleyball, softball, and track and field. A sequential…
Descriptors: Athletics, Basketball, Elementary Education, Exercise (Physiology)