Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. PowerPoint ® Lecture Slide Presentation prepared by Mary J. Sariscsany, California State University Northridge DYNAMIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN R O B E R T P A N G R A Z I S I X T E E N T H E D I T I O N Chapter 15 Movement Concepts and Themes

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Movement Concepts Three Major Components to Consider 1.Know the classification scheme for movement 2.Understand how to design effective movement themes for instruction 3.Use movement themes to bring the concepts of movement to life a)Movement themes provide the foundation of movement experiences

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Classification of Human Movement Concepts Body Awareness: Defines what the body can perform  Shapes the body can make  Balance or weight bearing  Transfer of body weight  Flight

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Classification of Human Movement Concepts

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Movement Concepts Space Awareness: Where the body can move  Spatial qualities of movement  General or personal space  Direction  Level  Pathways  Planes

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Movement Concepts Qualities of Movement: How the body moves  Time or speed  Force  Flow

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Movement Concepts Relationships: With whom and/or what the body relates  Position of the performer to the apparatus or other performers  Near–far, above–below, over–under  Examples  Among body parts  With objects and/or people  With people

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Movement Skills and Concepts  Four steps for teaching movement skills and concepts  Set and define the problem  Experiment and explore  Increase the variety and depth of movement  Observe and discuss various solutions  Build sequences and combine movement patterns  Refine and expand solutions to the problem  Incorporate cooperative partner and small-group activity

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Skills and Concepts Step One: Set and Define the Movement Task  Define a movement task for students to solve  Include  What to do  Where to move  How to move  With whom and/or what to move

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Skills and Concepts Step Two: Experiment and Explore  Phrases that encourage experimentation and exploration  Variety achieved by setting limitations or ask them to develop the task in a different way  Present tasks in the form of questions or statements  Use contrasting terms to increase the depth and variety of movement

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Ways to Move  Examples  Above-below, beneath, under  Before-after  Crooked-straight  Fast-slow

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Skills and Concepts Step Three: Observe and Discuss Various Solutions  Observation of other patterns  Focus discussion on how to put together different movement into flow and continuity  Point out that there are many ways to solve one problem

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Skills and Concepts Step Four: Refine and Expand Solutions to the Problem  Integration of ideas and thoughts of students  Work together to develop new solutions  Develop cooperative partner and small-group skills  Make problems realistic  Allow for discussion and decision-making between partners

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Skills and Concepts

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Movement Skills and Concepts Lesson Plans Each movement lesson plan contains 4 or 5 parts presenting a variety of experiences in movement concepts and skills  Movement themes  Fundamental skills  Manipulative skills

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Themes  Body Awareness Themes: Use the concept of movement themes to create various movement patterns and sequences  Four major groups or concepts  Body awareness  Space awareness  Qualities of movement  Relationships

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Movement Themes