Publisher's Synopsis
FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS (FMS) for students in FOUNDATION TO YEAR TWO.
FMS is written using an educational gymnastics approach to provide a fun and enjoyable boost to the development of the fundamental body movements in students in Foundation to Year Two.
Healthy growth and development require daily physical activities such as these to stimulate all the organs in the body to improve and perform optimally.
Special attention is given to the inextricable relationship between intentional movements and the functioning plasticity of the brain that enables adaptation in each young student as they go about their daily lives in their ever-changing environment.
The main aim of this resource is to assist the development of the fundamental movement skills in each student so that they can become fluid movers and good learners by honing their tools of intelligence.
The resource includes:
- Detailed lesson plans, multi-use floor plans, and suggested instructions.
- The latest information from motor development and brain science.
- Direct links to the Australian Curriculum in Health and Physical Education V 9.0.
- Assessment rubrics to assist teachers achieve movement outcomes for each student.
