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Movement Concepts and Skill Themes

The document outlines key movement concepts and skill themes for physical education. It discusses space awareness, effort concepts, and relationships as movement concepts. It then lists locomotor skills like walking and running, nonmanipulative skills such as twisting and balancing, and manipulative skills including throwing, catching, and kicking. The goal is to provide a framework for teaching fundamental movement skills and concepts.

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Movement Concepts and Skill Themes

The document outlines key movement concepts and skill themes for physical education. It discusses space awareness, effort concepts, and relationships as movement concepts. It then lists locomotor skills like walking and running, nonmanipulative skills such as twisting and balancing, and manipulative skills including throwing, catching, and kicking. The goal is to provide a framework for teaching fundamental movement skills and concepts.

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MOVEMENT CONCEPTS and SKILL THEMES

Movement Concepts-
Space Awareness
1. Location: Self and General Space.
2. Directions: Forward/Backward, Left/Right, Up/Down,
Sideways, and Clockwise/Counterclockwise.
3. Pathways: Straight, Curved, and Zigzag.
4. Levels: High, Medium, and Low.
5. Extensions: Far/Near and Large/Small.

Effort Concepts
1. Time: Fast/Slow.
2. Force: Strong/Light.
3. Flow: Bound/Free.

Relationships
1. Of body parts: Round (curved), Narrow, Wide, Twisted,
Symmetrical/nonsymmetrical.
2. With objects and/or people: Over/under, On/off, Near/far, In
front/behind, Along/through, Meeting/parting, Surrounding,
Around, and Alongside.
3. With people: Leading/following, Mirroring/matching,
Unison/contrast, Between groups, Groups, Partners, Solo,
Alone in a mass.

Skill Themes-
Locomotor Skills
1. Walking
2. Running
3. Hopping
4. Skipping
5. Galloping
6. Chasing
7. Fleeing
8. Dodging
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Graham, G., Holt/Hale, S., and Parker, M. Children Moving: A Reflective Approach to
Teaching Physical Education (Seventh Edition) McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Nonmanipulative Skills
1. Twisting
2. Turning
3. Stretching
4. Rolling
5. Balancing
6. Transferring weight
7. Jumping and landing
8. Curling

Manipulative:
1. Throwing
2. Catching
3. Collecting
4. Kicking
5. Punting
6. Dribbling
7. Volleying
8. Striking with rackets
9. Striking with long-handled implements
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Graham, G., Holt/Hale, S., and Parker, M. Children Moving: A Reflective Approach to
Teaching Physical Education (Seventh Edition) McGraw-Hill, 2007.

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