Actividades recreativas para desarrollar la motricidad gruesa en niños de 6-8 años

Abstract

Gross motor skills are the ability to move or produce movement through recreational activities at an early age in children because they facilitate the control of the body via actions and the development of different skills and abilities. This research aimed to improve gross motor skills levels with a recreational activities program for children from 6 to 8 years of age. The methodology was quasi-experimental, descriptive, longitudinal, and quantitative. A motor skill test was used to evaluate 30 children from the “Daniel Muñoz Serrano” Educational Unit in Biblian Canton to know the current level of recreational activities concerning gross motor skills. For this purpose, students were the sample and represented the population. They participated in an eight-week program with 40-minute training sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The results evidenced percentage changes between the pre- and post-tests of the two study variables. These results consider that the program's application to improve gross motor skills in children greatly supports and benefits performing daily activities and improving their physical, psychological, and social condition. It is concluded that playful activities are ideal for children to learn and develop correctly since kids learn by playing.