ERIC Number: EJ1385534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0892-4562
EISSN: EISSN-2168-3778
Sensory Obstacle Courses to Promote Movement Concepts in Elementary Physical Education
Mezzoni, Rachel; Kozub, Francis M.
Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, v36 n2 p10-17 2023
Sensory obstacle courses provide lesson ideas for teachers targeting objectives in both cognitive and psychomotor domains. Specific cognitive learning includes the movement concepts needed to navigate obstacles set up in the gymnasium aimed at developing athletic motor skills competences needed for sports. Sensory courses include using stations and obstacles where success involves using vision, hearing and touch to navigate the learning environment. Using these senses and combining with movement is supported by embodied learning where broader educational as well as physical education goals are targeted. How to set up the activity for all learners is the focus of this article, as well as providing ideas for assessment to help physical educators make use of sensory obstacle courses to promote learning in elementary school children.
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Physical Education, Sensory Experience, Psychomotor Skills, Multisensory Learning, Learning Activities, Students with Disabilities, Adapted Physical Education, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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