spatial skills
description
The Spatial Skills unit is meant to provide the students with the opportunity to explore the space around them. The students learn about their kinesphere (their personal bubble) and general space (the area they are playing in). It is important that students learn, at a young age, how to safely share space with other people. The Primes gain an understanding of when it is appropriate to touch other students and when they should keep their hands to themselves. We use hula hoops and tag games to help teach this.
As the unit progresses, the students learn about different ways to use the general space. For example, the class plays games focusing on pathways, levels, and directions. Although the lessons teach the students to isolate their movements while traveling through general space, it provides them with the necessary foundation to execute more complex movement patterns. The students created pathway maps, played follow the leader games, and even made a Shape Museum - all meant to demonstrate their understanding of space.
As the unit progresses, the students learn about different ways to use the general space. For example, the class plays games focusing on pathways, levels, and directions. Although the lessons teach the students to isolate their movements while traveling through general space, it provides them with the necessary foundation to execute more complex movement patterns. The students created pathway maps, played follow the leader games, and even made a Shape Museum - all meant to demonstrate their understanding of space.
learning objectives
- Know the difference between personal and general space
- Know how to safely travel around space
- Learn how to maintain your personal kinesphere
- Learn the six pathways: straight, wavy, curved, circle, zigzag, and spiral
- Learn the three levels: high, medium, low
- Learn the five directions: forward, backward, sideways, up, and down
- Demonstrate the ability to manipulate individual body parts through space, while in a dynamic environment