Stretching and Young Children: Should We or Shouldn't We?.

Mally, Kristi K.

Alert:

Limited Availability of Full-Text Documents. Click here for more information, or here to request the return of a PDF online.

Help

Tutorial

Help |

Tutorial

Help |

Tutorial

Help With This Page

Back to Search Results Help Permalink Share this record

More Info:
Help 0 items in My Clipboard | Add record to My Clipboard

Record Details - EJ733978

Title: Stretching and Young Children: Should We or Shouldn't We?

Full-Text Availability Options:

More Info:
Help | Tutorial Help Finding Full Text | More Info:
Help Find in a Library | Publisher's website

Related Items: Show Related Items

Click on any of the links below to perform a new search
Title:	Stretching and Young Children: Should We or Shouldn't We?
Authors:	Mally, Kristi K.
Descriptors:	Young Children; Physical Education; Physical Activities; Educational Objectives; Play
Source:	Teaching Elementary Physical Education, v17 n1 p37-39 Jan 2006
More Info: Help Peer Reviewed:	Yes
Publisher:	Human Kinetics, Inc., 1607 N. Market St., Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 800-474-4457, ext. 2990 (Toll Free); Fax: 217-351-1549; e-mail: info@hkusa.com; Web site: http://www.humankinetics.com.
Publication Date:	2006-01-00
Pages:	3
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:	The purpose of this article is to continue the discussion of "should we or shouldn't we?" Specifically, this article addresses whether or not young children need to spend time participating in static stretching activities during physical education class. Is it a worthwhile use of already limited time to ask young children to stretch? Do they need to touch their toes, stretch their triceps, or perform the hurdle stretch as they count in unison to ten? What evidence supports this age-old practice? This author concludes that when stretching is done as a means to enhance movements that are important to and valued by young children, it enhances the quality of the physical education program. Dynamic, functional, and playful stretching has great potential to increase the value young children place on physical activity. The increase in subjective task value in turn elevates the chances that students will regularly elect to be physical active even when not in the gymnasium.
Abstractor:	ERIC
Reference Count:	8

Note:	N/A
Identifiers:	N/A
Record Type:	Journal
Level:	N/A
Institutions:	N/A
Sponsors:	N/A
ISBN:	N/A
ISSN:	ISSN-1045-4853
Audiences:	N/A
Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Education
Direct Link:	http://www.humankinetics.com/TEPE/bissues.cfm

Back to Search Results