Element 1.3
Describe and apply motor development theory and principles related to skillful movement, physical activity, and movement
Artifact: Motor Development Lab Skill Assessment
Date: Spring 2011 During the spring semester of 2011 I began my journey as a future physical educator in an introduction class Motor Development(PED 201). This class enables us to work with kids at St. Mary's, a local school in Cortland, NY. It was great because we were able to work with a wide variety of children and we were able to observe their motor skills. We observed them/ worked with them for six weeks, and in the third week we observed skills such as leap, slide, and horizontal jumps. The skills were implemented in different games that myself and classmates had planned. This allowed us to observe the motor behaviors in their natural element so we can see how the kids actually perform them. While being at this school I realized that these behaviors were age related, but not age dependent. This means that the children we observed had similar skills, but yet some stood out more then others due to the maturation of their bodies. These observations I recorded during our time at St. Mary's helped me as a physical educator because I realize how kids mature and that everybody is different. |
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