The Moving Children Project: A Conceptual, Process-Oriented Model for Skills Development in Children
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of School Health
- Vol. 60 (8) , 397-400
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05958.x
Abstract
The Moving Children: Healthy Children (Moving Children) Project is a multidimensional conceptual model that provides elementary teachers a structure to incorporate mental and social concepts into a physical education program. The Moving Children Model focuses on four physical concepts which cover the full range of physical activity: body movement, object control, implement control, and game structure. The model helps children apply physical, mental, and social concepts to everyday situations. This objective is implemented by structuring the lesson to the environment and facilitating communication with follow-up classroom dialogue and journal assignments. As a result, successful, experimental learning reinforces a life-long attachment to movement and principles of health promotion.Keywords
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