Strengthening psychomotor skills: a strategy through play for the development of motor skills in transitional grade infants.

Abstract

This research study aims to strengthen psychomotor skills through play for the training of motor skills in children of the transition grade of the Christopher Columbus Educational Institution, using the qualitative approach, pedagogical approach of action research participant, which was selected to solve the problems encountered, thus, it was based on 4 research phases; Consequently, the target population of this research was the infants of the Cristobal Colon Educational Institution, San Blas Headquarters, where the sample consisted of 23 students of the transition grade, 11 boys and 12 girls, who live in the municipalities of Corozal and Morroa in the Department of Sucre, the ages ranging from 4 to 6 years old. The instruments applied were direct observation in the practical scenario, field diaries, interviews and learning strategies, likewise, as for the data collection procedure, it was relevant to capture the information in reflective field diaries, likewise, the periodic planning was carried out where psychomotor activities were involved, also, the interview with the head teacher was carried out to contrast information and design better strategies. The results obtained were relevant because at the end of the research, the infants strengthened psychomotor skills, motor skills, fine and gross motor skills through strategic activities immersed in the periodic planning, articulated together with the physical education area; concluding the significance of the game for the teaching-learning process in early ages.