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The Moving Children Project: A Conceptual, Process‐Oriented Model for Skills Development in Children
Author(s) -
Elliot Margaret,
Tehan James,
Leach Kenneth
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05958.x
Subject(s) - structuring , psychology , experiential learning , physical education , mental health , process (computing) , promotion (chess) , conceptual model , control (management) , social skills , mathematics education , pedagogy , developmental psychology , computer science , finance , database , artificial intelligence , politics , political science , law , economics , psychotherapist , operating system
The Moving Children: Healthy Children (Moving Children) Project is a multidimensional conceptual model that provides elementary teachers a structure to incorporate mental and social concepts into a physical education program. The Moving Children Model focuses on four physical concepts which cover the full range of physical activity: body movement, object control, implement control, and game structure. The model helps children apply physical, mental, and social concepts to everyday situations. This objective is implemented by structuring the lesson to the environment and facilitating communication with follow‐up classroom dialogue and journal assignments. As a result, successful, experiential learning reinforces a life‐long attachment to movement and principles of health promotion.