1. Fundamental Movements for Physical Educators
By Michelle Borghese

2. Fundamental Movements
Are movement patterns that involve different body parts and include skills like running, hopping, catching and etc.

3. 3 Types
Locomotor
Non-Locomotor
Manipulative

4. Locomotor Skills
Motor skills where the body moves from one place to another.

5. Locomotor Examples
Walking
Running
Hopping
Jumping
Skipping
Galloping

6. Non-Locomotor Skills
Where your body parts are moving but you are in one spot not going anywhere.

7. Non-Locomotor Examples
Stretching
Bending
Twisting
Turning

8. Manipulative Skills
Motor skills involving an object.

9. Manipulative
Throwing
Kicking
Rolling
Dribbling
Volleying
Catching

10. Movement Concepts Body Awareness Space Awareness Effort Awareness
Relationships Awareness

11. Body Awareness
What the body can do

12. Space Awareness
Where the body moves

13. Types Location- self space/ general space
Directions- up/ down, left/right
Levels- low/middle/high
Pathways- straight, curved
Extensions- large/small

14. Effort Awareness
How the body moves OR

15. Types
Time- fast/slow
Force- strong/light
Flow- bound/free

16. Relationship Awareness
To who and what the body relates

17. Types
With people
With objects and/or people
Of body parts

18. In the End…
It all ties together!

19. …See!

20. Helpful Websites Steps PD
Skill Themes, Movement Concepts, and the National Standards