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An Early Childhood Movement Laboratory Model: Kindergym

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ERIC Document - EJ757243 found in the ERIC Database

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Discovery Processes; Young Children; Discovery Learning; Early Childhood Education;

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Teaching Elementary Physical Education

Volume

v15

Issue

n2

First Page

6

Last Page

8

Abstract

Early childhood motor activity programs at institutions of higher learning can operate within the tripartite mission of the university while serving a vital function in providing leadership and guidance to educators. This article describes the University of Northern Iowa's Kindergym model. Within this model, curricular areas of games/sports, rhythm/dance, and gymnastics/fitness are presented in a variety of mediums, including problem solving and guided discovery processes. The awareness of one's body, the space in which one may move, the quality of that movement, and the relationships one may have with people and/or objects are emphasized using environmental mediums such as the floor, apparatus, rhythms, and manipulatives.

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

Original Publication Date

2004

Object Description

1 PDF file (3 pages)

DOI of published version

n/a

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2004 Rip Marston

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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