Teaching Implementation Report: Combining Basic Locomotor Movements to Improve Grade V Students’ Movement Skills

Abstract

This report describes the implementation of a Grade V physical education lesson on combinations of fundamental locomotor movements, including walking, running, jumping, and hopping. The lesson responded to heterogeneous motor abilities, limited equipment, and students’ reduced attention during lengthy verbal explanations. Two meetings of 35-40 minutes used short demonstrations, practice stations, picture task cards, peer observation, and a simple group relay. Evidence was collected through participation checklists, movement-performance rubrics, observation notes, and exit tickets. The available aggregate record shows that active participation increased from 38% at baseline to 80% in the second meeting, the proportion of students obtaining an exit-ticket score of at least one increased from 50% to 77%, and correct movement technique increased from 40% to 81%. The strongest improvement occurred after students moved from isolated actions to guided movement sequences. Remaining difficulties concerned the transition from running to jumping and maintaining balance during landing.