Actividades lúdicas para mejorar la coordinación motriz en niños de primaria mediante la educación física

Abstract

Physical Education is crucial for the holistic development of students, enhancing motor skills, cognitive abilities, and coordination. It promotes enjoyment of recreational and sports activities, encouraging a positive attitude towards exercise. Children must develop psychomotor, cognitive, and socio-emotional skills to maintain an active lifestyle. Improving motor coordination is challenging, as many children struggle in this area. It is essential to adapt the development of these skills to individual learning paces and ensure the curriculum includes specific activities to strengthen coordination through consistent practice. This research aims to analyze various ludic activities that improve coordination in children during Physical Education classes through a literature review. A methodological analysis was conducted using academic sources published from 2015 to 2023, excluding documents without scientific backing, those in other languages, or those outside the established timeframe. The results reveal a positive relationship between ludic activities and the development of motor coordination. Recent studies highlight the importance of incorporating physical, recreational, and motivational activities into the curriculum, using everyday objects in games to contextualize learning. Motor ability, influenced by age and experience, improves with increased physical activity. Ludic activities enhance children's coordination and should be integrated into motor learning. It is recommended that these activities be included in the Physical Education curricula. Keywords: Physical Education, ludic activities, coordination