Psychomotorics in education

Content Plan:

The aim of the practical seminar is to introduce participants to the method of psychomotorics with a focus on working with school-age and preschool children.
Psychomotorics is a method of using movement to address psychological and social processes in both individuals and groups. It allows experiencing spontaneity and joy of movement through lived experiences. It is a form of movement-based education, applicable across all age groups. It can also be used to improve motor skills in children, develop motor literacy, and support social bonds, communication, imagination, coordination, tension relief, activation or relaxation, memory, spatial orientation, etc.

The seminar will also offer introductory theoretical information, but the emphasis is on the practical provision of a repertoire of games and activities and experience in their leadership and creating an appropriate lesson structure. In the didactic reflections of the games, modifications will be mentioned concerning age-specific traits or for students with specific educational needs, such as children with attention disorders and hyperactivity, emotional difficulties, or disabilities.

Schedule:

9:00 registration, welcoming participants
9:15 - 12:30 - Theory of psychomotorics, warm-up games, principles of group work, issues of physical contact
12:30-13:30 - lunch break
13:30 - Importance of sensory stimulation in psychomotorics, trust development, use of problem-solving tasks, experiential pedagogy in a gym environment. Relaxation techniques in psychomotorics
16:00 - Course summary, final reflection, discussion
Specific techniques included and the exact timetable are at the discretion of the course lecturer.

Join if you:

1) want to better understand the psychosocial contexts of movement games

2) want to prevent psychosocial disorders in individual children and in groups

3) want to expand your repertoire of games and unconventional activities

4) want to better understand the use of movement in interdisciplinary relationships

What you will take away:

1) You will understand the principles of psychomotorics and its application in education and prevention.

2) You will acquire new games and methods of working with movement games.

3) You will learn new ways of reflecting on individuals and groups.

Transportation: own

Catering: own

Contact:

Zuzana Neuhäuserová

zuzana.neuhauserova@ftvs.cuni.cz

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