Handbook of Research on Using Motor Games in Teaching and Learning Strategy


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Motor games are incredibly useful in enhancing education and developing critical skills; they can entertain, produce pleasant emotions, improve moods, and increase the level of relationships. Motor games allow social, emotional, and cognitive development as well as the acquisition of motor skills such as knowledge and mastery of body, postural control and adjustment, and improvement of coordination. However, it is essential to select the appropriate game for each context to achieve the desired learning in all students. Further research on the opportunities, challenges, and future directions of motor games in education is necessary to successfully implement them. The Handbook of Research on Using Motor Games in Teaching and Learning Strategy presents significant advances in motor game education and collects research evidence that uncovers the certainties and testifies to the educational power of motor games in various situations and specific contexts that promote the learning of participants. Covering topics such as emotional physical education and educational mediation, this major reference work is ideal for researchers, academicians, educators, practitioners, and students.




Physical Education, Health and Education Innovation


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Today's society demands to train children and adolescents who develop in an environment based on respect and the promotion of educational values. This aspect is especially relevant to promoting physical activity and its relationship with healthy habits, such as the consumption of unprocessed foods, the reduction of a sedentary lifestyle and the improvement of adherence to sports. In this sense, the World Health Organization warns that the current rates of overweight and obesity are very high and that we must combat them. From formal education, you can help improve healthy habits with educational programs and especially in Physical Education, a subject where the work of physical, social and cognitive well-being has special relevance. Since the 20th century, studies and research that have aimed to combat unhealthy habits in educational centres and sports schools have increased. Not only by promoting physical activity within the school, but above all by seeking to generate adherence towards the future of students and athletes.










40 juegos para la expresión corporal


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La expresión corporal para niños evoca actividades como correr, saltar, bailar, jugar con la cara y el cuerpo para lograr expresarse, para decir algo en lenguaje distinto al de las palabras. De hecho, la expresión a través del movimiento utiliza activamente las funciones motrices, cognitivas y afectivas del niño, así como su potencial creativo. Ésta constituye asimismo un factor importante de construcción y de estructuración de la personalidad. Lugar de intercambios y de comunicación, la expresión corporal se sitúa en el eje de diferentes técnicas: danza, expresión dramática, teatro, relajación...Las situaciones presentadas en este libro por Anne-Marie Venner, profesora de educación física en la École Normale de Metz de Francia, se valen alternativamente de uno u otro de estos campos de expresión, ofreciendo así a los profesores un amplísimo abanico de métodos y actividades para los diferentes niveles en la escuela. Experimentados con satisfacción, estos 40 juegos proponen en efecto aproximaciones múltiples del movimiento, del tacto, del sentir, de la mirada... incitados y educados por la escenificación de temas variados, desarrollados por los mismos niños en un marco espacial y temporal definido por el maestro. A veces actores y otros espectadores, los alumnos descubrirán que se les está ofreciendo el valioso poder de comunicarse en un lenguaje lúdico, expresivo y liberador del cuerpo.







Focused Observations


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Intentional teaching begins with focused observations and systematic documentation of children's learning and development. This book is filled with tools and techniques designed to help early childhood educators purposefully observe children, create portfolios with rich documentation, and plan curriculum that supports every child. Discussion questions, observation practice exercises, and reflection assignments are included, as well as DVD with classroom vignettes showcasing observation techniques. Gaye Gronlund is an early childhood education consultant who trains early childhood educators across the country. Marlyn James is an education and early childhood professor.







Hispanic Books Bulletin


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