Connecting Gross-motor Movement, Dance, and Mathematics in the Elementary Curriculum

Year: 2005 Authors: Virginia Usnick; Marilyn Sue Ford

Core claim

Gross-motor development, including bilateral movement, is significantly correlated with elementary mathematics achievement, especially in throwing and striking skills.

Topics

movement and mathematics, dance and learning, spatial sense, gross-motor development

Domains

elementary mathematics, geometry, spatial reasoning, arithmetic, dance, movement arts, physical education

Methods

literature discussion, classroom observation, preliminary correlation study, KeyMath assessment

Media

gross-motor taxonomy, KeyMath, recess movement activities

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