SELECTED MOVEMENT THEMES FOR FIVE TO EIGHT YEAR OLDS
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AGES |
DANCE |
GYMNASTICS |
GAMES |
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fives |
moving & stillness |
moving & stopping |
starting, moving &
stopping |
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awareness of body |
travelling |
body awareness |
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size of movement |
body actions |
use of objects |
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use of space |
parts supporting the weight |
use of implements |
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direction |
awareness of body parts |
space awareness |
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growing & shrinking |
size of movement |
near & far |
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tension & relaxation speed of movement |
relationships to floor
& apparatus (on, off, over) |
large & small on the sport, in own space,
on the move |
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sixes |
travelling |
locomotion |
travelling |
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awareness of parts |
transfer of body weight |
body parts controlling the
equipment |
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together & apart |
weight bearing |
projecting |
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rising and sinking |
receiving & controlling
body weight |
rolling & sliding |
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personal & general
space sudden & sustained |
travelling & balance
with awareness of body parts taking the weight |
bouncing direction |
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firm & fine touch |
parts of the body high |
size, length, height &
distance |
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contrasts |
feet together & apart |
use of the floor, the air,
& the wall |
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feet near to & far from
hands |
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sevens |
curling, stretching &
twisting |
travelling & balance |
awareness of the feet |
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opening & closing |
weight on small & large
surfaces |
retaining |
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meeting & parting |
curling & stretching |
aiming at targets |
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near & far |
twisting & turning |
flying |
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pathways |
straight & turning |
passing |
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levels |
parts meeting & parting |
changes of direction |
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increase & decrease of
weight |
changes of direction |
level |
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bridging, arching, curling,
tucking, etc. |
relationships |
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eights |
transfer of weight &
gesture |
lifting & lowering |
bodily actions |
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parts leading |
wide & narrow |
use of skills in a variety
of situations |
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successive &
simultaneous |
spins,
slides & rolls as linking & ending actions |
receiving, intercepting
& fielding |
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leading & following |
moving & held positions |
guarding |
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air patterns |
rocking & rolling |
pathways |
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combinations of weight
& time |
weight on hands & feet |
creating & denying
space |
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flexible & direct |
travelling & moving in
different pathways |
controlling the force,
speed & flow |
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controlling the flow of
movement |
use of adjacent and
nonadjacent body parts |
attaching & defending |
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body parts in contact |
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Prepared by Margaret Ellis.