Traditional games to develop gross motor skills in children of Initial Education II

Abstract

Introduction: Early childhood constitutes a crucial stage for the development of motor, cognitive and emotional skills in children, especially gross motor skills, which involve muscle groups and complete body movements, promoting their autonomy and confidence. Objective: Design a recreational strategy based on traditional games to promote the development of gross motor skills in children of Initial Education II of the Lodana Fiscal Educational Unit, Santa Ana canton. Materials and methods: A study was developed with a mixed, descriptive methodological approach. with non-experimental, cross-sectional research design. Techniques such as a gross motor development test, interviews and surveys were used to collect information. Results: Children frequently showed deficiencies in locomotor development and object control, in contrast to skills expected for their age. Likewise, although traditional games were occasionally used in the classroom, they were not regularly applied for this purpose. In correspondence with these deficiencies, a proposal based on traditional games was designed to be implemented in the classroom in order to strengthen gross motor skills in Early Education children. Conclusions: Traditional games are valuable instruments for gross matrix development; Its practice contributes to the sociocultural, cognitive and emotional learning of children in Initial Education. The proposed playful strategy represents a significant opportunity to achieve a positive impact on the comprehensive development of infants.