Exam 15: Fundamental Motor Skills and Introductory Activities

Introductory activities are used during the first five to seven minutes of the lesson.

Sliding is performed with the body moving sideways.

Define the purpose of fundamental skills and how they are learned effectively.

Rocking is a slower movement than swaying and is somewhat more controlled.

Fundamental skills are the tools that most adults use to participate in leisure activities.

In walking or running, leg movement is coordinated with arm movement on the opposite side of the body. This refers to:

Rhythm can guide locomotor movements with changes in tempo.

Introductory activities are characterized by detailed instruction and limited physical activity.

Which of the following are instructional cues for jumping?

Many of the galloping movement patterns should be done to rhythm.

Turning involves movement around the body part itself.

Stretching is a movement that moves body parts toward the body center.

Pushing is a controlled and forceful action that moves an object closer to the body or the body closer to an object.

Introductory activities should warm up children physiologically and prepare for the physical activity that follows.

Introductory activities using locomotor movements should be continued long enough that it becomes wearisome.

Bending is a nonlocomotor movement that involves movement at a joint.