Event | Movement Development | Item (Azumane, 2006) | Method (Azumane, 2006) | Coordination Ability (Azumane, 2006) | Early childhood exercise guidelines “Diversification of movements” |
Orientation | Change | Rhythm | Reaction | Balance | Coupling | Differentiation |
Walk/ Jump | 1 | High-knee walk | Walk with knees raised high while swinging the arms forward and backward and moving left, right, front, and back. | | | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Walk |
2 | High-knee run | Run with knees raised high while swinging the arms forward and backward and moving left, right, front, and back. | | | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Run |
3 | Skip 1 | Move back and forth and left and right while skipping. Skipping is performed while clapping hands. | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | ○ | ○ | Hop |
4 | Skip 2 | Skip while jumping slowly and high. A backward skip is also performed. | | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Hop |
Jump | 1 | Two-footed jump 1 | Perform two-footed jumps forward, backward, left, and right. | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Jump |
2 | Two-footed jump 2 | Perform two-footed jumps forward, backward, left, and right, with varying distance. | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Jump |
1 | Ken-ken-pa jump 1 | Perform ken-ken-pa rhythmically. | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Hop |
2 | Ken-ken-pa jump 2 | Perform ken-ken-pa rhythmically with the “ken steps” placed on the floor. | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | Hop |
Jump/ Rotation | 1 | Jump turn 1 | From a standing position, repeat a 180-degree turn. | | ○ | | | ○ | ○ | | Rotate |
2 | Jump turn 2 | While moving forward jumping turn 1 twice. At the third jump, which can be 180 or 360 degrees, move to the left or right continuously. | | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | | Rotate |
Jump/ Support | 1 | Rabbit hop 1 | Attention is paid to the fingers, palms, head, and eyes. Land ahead of where the hands were previously. | | | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Sit/Jump |
2 | Rabbit hop 2 | Attention is paid to the fingers, palms, head, and eyes. Land ahead of where the hands were previously. | | | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | | Sit/Jump |
Jump/ Rhythm | 1 | Rhythm run 1 | Run in a “1, 2, 3” rhythm (triple time). | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | ○ | | Run/Jump |
2 | Rhythm run 2 | Perform rhythm run 1 with varying speed and rhythm. | | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | | Run/Jump |
Rhythm/ Balance | 1 | Cross touch 1 | ① Raise the left foot inward and touch it with the right hand. ② Next, touch the right foot with the left hand. | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | | | Stand/Jump |
2 | Cross touch 2 | ① Raise the left foot towards the back diagonally, and touch it with the right hand. ② Touch the right foot with the left hand. | | ○ | ○ | | ○ | | | Stand/Jump |