LOCOMOTIVE MOVEMENT

WEEK: 1

TOPIC:  LOCOMOTIVE MOVEMENT

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to know about:

• Meaning of locomotive movement and non-locomotive movement.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum.
• Universal Basic Education Curriculum (UBE)
• Unified Schemes of Work for Lagos State Primary Schools (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Lagos State Scheme of Work for Physical and Health Education.
• Online materials.
•  Physical and Health Education for Primary Schools.

CONTENT

FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT OR RHYTHM

Movement is an act of change in the position or location of something.

Fundamental movement is the natural way of shifting the body from one place to another.

   EXAMPLES OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT

1. Jogging
2. Crawling
3. Leaping
4. Hopping
5. Running
6. Walking

 

TYPES OF MOVEMENT

The three types of movements are

1. Locomotors/locomotive  movement
2. Non – Locomotors/locomotive  movement
3. Manipulative movement

LOCOMOTIVE MOVEMENT

It is the movement of the body from one place to another. The movement can be forward or backward movement.

EXAMPLES OF LOCOMOTIVE MOVEMENT

1. hopping
2. Jumping
3. Skipping
4. Sliding
5. Crawling
6. Walking
7. Running
8. galloping

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson.

• The Teacher introduces the topic.
• She/he explains the term locomotive movement.
• The teacher leads pupils to mention examples of locomotive movement.

LEARNERS ACTIVITIES

• Learners participate in the class discussion

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

The teacher asks the learners to:

• Define locomotive movement.
• Mention three examples of locomotive movement.

CONCLUSION: The teacher summarizes the lesson.