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Hsiao, Hsien-sheng; Chen, Jyun-chen; Lin, Chien-Yu; Chen, Wen-Nong – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
This study developed a gesture-based learning approach to build a virtual interactive learning environment for preschoolers by combining a gesture-based computing device and a game-based learning model. Using sequential analysis, this study investigated how this approach influenced children's learning performance, motor skills, and motion…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Psychomotor Skills
Bishop, Jason C.; Block, Martin E. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a common developmental disorder that can cause a motor-skill delay in children. Positive illusory bias (PIB)--the belief that one is better at performing a task or a skill than one actually is--may be one cause of this delay. Although nearly everyone experiences a mild and healthy PIB, students with ADHD…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Feedback (Response), Direct Instruction
The Impact of Accountability on Student Performance in a Secondary Physical Education Badminton Unit
Lund, Jacalyn; Shanklin, Jennifer – Physical Educator, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of accountability on the quality of student motor responses during a 10-day badminton unit with female high school students enrolled in a required physical education class. Students in the control class participated in the same learning activities taught by the same teacher as the treatment…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Racquet Sports, Program Effectiveness, Accountability
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
Brinning, Dorothy; And Others – 1969
Perceptual motor activities for physically handicapped children are presented in the areas of fine and gross motor skills. Also detailed are activities to develop body image, visual motor skills, and tactile and auditory perception. (JD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Activities, Motor Development
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
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
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC.
One of five McDonald's Action Packs, this teacher's guide and activity sheets describe an early childhood-level program that introduces basic movement and guides students and teachers into the process of learning through moving. Basic movement skills necessary for sports and games, gymnastics, and dance are developed through eight themes, each…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Force, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
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
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
Florida Learning Resources System/CROWN, Jacksonville. – 1975
The document is designed to help teachers identify and remediate gross motor development deficits in elementary school students. A definition of gross motor development and a checklist of gross motor skills are provided. Sections cover the following topics: successful teaching techniques; activities for perceptual-motor training; activities for…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Games, Identification, Learning Activities

Seitz, Jay A. – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 1996
Notes that aesthetic movement is a thoughtful expression of some of the child's deepest intellectual intentions. Presents practical classroom activities for preschool settings that offer children opportunities to engage in aesthetic movement that will develop their intelligences, connections across various "knowledge domains," ability to…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Dance, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Learning Activities
Thornhill, Marion – 1976
Presented is a motor enrichment manual designed as part of Project PEPP (Putnam City Early Prevention Program), a program for handicapped children in kindergarten, first, and second grades. The manual is divided into five units: body image, gross motor, laterality, directionality, and fine motor. Provided for each unit are a criterion referenced…
Descriptors: Body Image, Criterion Referenced Tests, Eye Hand Coordination, Handicapped Children
Brinning, Dorothy; And Others – 1969
Designed for parents, the guide offers instructions for home activities to supplement the school program for children with perceptual motor disturbances. An individual program sheet is provided; behavioral characteristics and the child's need for structure are explained. Activities detailed include motor planning, body image, fine motor…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities
Liebler, Scott – Children and Families, 1997
Explains how moving, singing, and having fun build character, confidence, and coordination while helping children grow up feeling good about themselves. These activities provide an integrated, multisensory approach to learning. Employing a variety of fun and effective activities also helps children release stress and tension. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Dance, Early Childhood Education, Integrated Activities