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Stephanie Graziani; Francis M. Kozub – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Batting or striking with a long-handled implement is an important fundamental motor skill used in several lifetime activities. This article outlines basic movement concepts that are developed through batting and provides recommendations that can serve as both curricular options for physical education and a potential homework idea for kids to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Team Sports, Recreational Activities
W. Catherine Cheung; Panpan Chen; Michaelene M. Ostrosky – British Journal of Special Education, 2025
Structured motor play is crucial to the motor and social development of children with disabilities. However, many teachers report that including children with disabilities in motor play is challenging, especially during virtual learning. The purpose of this interview study was to explore 26 preschool teachers' perspectives on engaging children…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Motor Development, Social Development
Juanita Blackton; Alla McCaughey – English Teaching Forum, 2024
As the demand for opportunities to learn English grows throughout the world, parents and educators are looking for innovative ways to engage students in English-learning opportunities. Perhaps your school or municipality will seek to initiate an English Camp to be on trend with this growing need. Or perhaps, like many go-getter teachers, you wish…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Camps, Open Educational Resources
Supartini, Tri; Weismann, Ivan Th. J.; Wijaya Hengki; Helaluddin – European Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Cognitive and psychomotor are two aspects that play an important role in children's development, especially at the preschool age. This study aims to create and test products in the form of learning methods with song and movement to improve children's cognitive and psychomotor aspects. This research is a research and development using 4D theory…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Physical Development, Psychomotor Skills, Singing
Pinto, Luís Manuel – Childhood Education, 2020
A moon exploration is one example of what Jasmine, and other children in the experimental township of Auroville in India, experience on a regular basis--the Auroville equivalent of a physical education class. It is one of the practices in Awareness Through the Body (ATB), which is described by its creators as "a comprehensive curriculum of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Human Body, Learning Activities
Gehris, Jeffrey S.; Simpson, Amelia Chloe; Baert, Helena; Robinson, Leah E.; MacDonald, Megan; Clements, Rhonda; Logan, Sam; Schneider, Sharon – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2018
Research has shown that children's levels of physical activity are set at an all-time low, which can lead to health problems such as obesity and diabetes. So, what can parents do to ensure that their child gets enough physical activity each day? This booklet answers that question and explains why the key to helping a child be more physically…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Parent Role, Skill Development, Psychomotor Skills
Aquino, Leticia N.; Mamat, Nordin; Mustafa, Mazlina Che – International Journal of Early Childhood Education and Care, 2017
The Philippines and Malaysia are members of ASEAN who respond to the challenge of EFA goals and Work Plan on Education 2016-2020, particularly on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 4.2: "By 2030 ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Kindergarten, Elementary School Curriculum
Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Childhood Today (J1), 2007
By three to four months of age, most babies placed on their tummies on a safe, warm surface push down with their arms and raise their chests, so that they can turn their heads to look about at the world around them. By five months, babies stretch both feet and hands upward in order to swipe at interesting mobiles placed overhead. At seven to nine…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Physical Development, Psychomotor Skills, Infants
Konig, Anke; van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina Maria – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
This study explores educators' reflections on professional childcare practice in different national contexts. The data were collected by showing video clips of classroom activities in Japanese, Dutch and German pre-schools to experienced German and Dutch pre-school teachers. The clips were used to elicit their opinions on playing and learning in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Cross Cultural Studies
Sylva, Kathy; Taggart, Brenda; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Totsika, Vasiliki; Ereky-Stevens, Katharina; Gilden, Rose; Bell, Daniel – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to show how curricular quality is related to the day-to-day activities experienced by children and the pedagogical activities of staff, both coded through systematic target-child observations. Data were drawn from the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) and the Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Teaching Methods, Physical Development, Listening
Kenney, Susan – General Music Today, 2005
The article considers nursery rhymes as the foundation for learning. It is said that nursery rhymes carry all the parts of language that lead to speaking and reading. Because rhymes are short, they are easy for children to repeat, and become some of the first sentences children utter. The rhymes expand vocabulary, exposing children to words they…
Descriptors: Nursery Rhymes, Music Education, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Development

Barclay, Kathy; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Observes that children's interests, especially their fascination with personal changes in height, weight, and abilities, can be used to help teach concepts of time and change. Illustrates how family and community contexts can be incorporated into this teaching. Includes suggested learning activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Stukat, K. G. – Paedagogica Europaea, 1974
This pamphlet presents a description of two interrelated Swedish research projects both of which studied the effects of preschool programs on young children. The first project, a traditional preschool curriculum, is examined in terms of Weikart's scheme for preschool curriculum models. The evaluation procedure involved a comparison of 130…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Experimental Schools, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities

Caulfield, Rick – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Reviews current research on infant and toddler physical development, cognitive development, and language acquisition. Provides a list of suggested activities, safety concerns, and opportunities for caregivers to enhance child development. (SD)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Caregiver Role, Child Caregivers, Child Development