Didactic strategy for the development of corporal expression in 4-year-old children

Abstract

Introduction: Body expression is a form of human communication; It favors the awareness of children so that they
know and delve into their inner world and are able to express themselves through movement. The general objective of
this research has been to design a didactic strategy for the development of corporal expression in 4-year-old children
from the “Juan Montalvo” educational unit. Methods: It was directed under the mixed approach, and descriptive type
research guided by theoretical, empirical and statistical-mathematical methods; the techniques that facilitated the
collection of information were observation, interview and survey; The sample consisted of 25 4-year-old children, 25
parents and 3 sublevel II initial education teachers. To evaluate the level of corporal expression, a checklist was obtained,
which was characterized by the integration of indicators that denote the skills of corporal expression. Results: Most
of the children have started a skill and in the process of developing another 4 more; In addition, the parents affirmed
that the educators have never provided them with an activities manual to contribute to the development of corporal
expression. Discussion: For a greater effectiveness in the development of corporal expression, it is necessary that it
be linked to the game and other ludic activities. Conclusions: The design of the proposal was based on 5 recreational
activities that contribute to reducing the problem; the result of the assessment of the activities using Cronbach's Alpha
Method obtained an excellent level (0.9485) of confidence and the proposed actions can be applied.