Peds_Motor2_Locomotor

Front 1

skill sequencing

Back 1

(building skill upon skill)
this requires analysis of the complexity of the skills and the activities in which they are to be incorporated

Front 2

integration

Back 2

harmonious working together of both motor and sensory systems
Ex- eye-hand coordination

Front 3

differentiation

Back 3

individual's ability to distinguish amoung the muscle groups used to perform a movement task

Front 4

jump

Back 4

involves taking off on one or both feet and landing on both feet

Front 5

jumping and hopping

Back 5

involve a takeoff, a flight phase, and a landing.

Front 6

gallop/slide

Back 6

gallop-forward direction with one foot leading and the other trailing behind
slide- same action performed sideways

Front 7

hop

Back 7

involves taking off on one foot and landing on the same foot

Front 8

phylogenic/ontogenetic

Back 8

phylo- hereditary factors
onto- environmental factors

Front 9

locomotor skills

Back 9

total body movements where the body is propelled in an upright posture from one point to another in a horizontal or vertical direction
Ex- running or jumping

Front 10

8 components of locomotor skills

Back 10

-walking
-running
-leaping
-jumping
-hopping
-skipping
-galloping
-sliding

Front 11

skipping

Back 11

rhythmically alternating steps followed by a hop on the lead foot
(children must learn gallop/slide first)

Front 12

guided-discovery activities
(locomotor)

Back 12

provides children at the elementary stage an opportunity to practice the skill

Front 13

exploratory activities
(locomotor)

Back 13

provides children at the initital or elementary stage an opportunity to learn how and where their bodies can move