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From EDUballs to mini-EDUballs and BRAINballs. Innovative learning tools integrating cognition with gross and fine motor skills

From EDUballs to mini-EDUballs and BRAINballs. Innovative learning tools integrating cognition with gross and fine motor skills

Andrzej Rokita, Ireneusz Cichy, Michał Klichowski, Agnieszka Rościszewska, Tomasz Przybyła, Sara Wawrzyniak, Michał Bronikowski

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EDUballs were created in 2002 at the Academy of Physical Education in Wroclaw with the idea of supporting the educational process of children. At the time, the creators focused on early school-aged children. The authors hoped that, thanks to EDUballs, children would like learning and their transition from preschool to integrated or early childhood education would be pleasant and less stressful. Indeed, this has happened. Studies have shown that EDUballs promote the motor and intellectual development of children, who read faster, understand texts better, solve math tasks more effectively, learn English faster, and develop higher levels of graphomotor, spatial orientation and motor skills. The results also showed the impact of EDUballs on other social groups, including children with disabilities.

In 2018, a set of educational balls was developed for the English-speaking market under the name BRAINballs.

This book is intended for anyone who wants to use EDUballs in the education and upbringing of children, including preschool and early childhood teachers, educators working in school and community centers, therapists, educators and psychologists working with children with special educational needs, students of pedagogy, and those who work with the elderly.

contents

Preface 5

Introduction         9

Chapter 1. Parenting, upbringing, educating             11

Educational influence                     22

Developing behavioral habits                       39

Chapter 2. Child development                      3

Social and moral development of children  44

Child motor development 54

Children’s cognitive development. 69

Chapter 3. EDU ball method          72

The origins of the educational balls (EDU balls)       72

What are the EDU balls?  72

Reception of EDU balls    74

Effects of using EDU balls in preschool and early school education    75

Learning outcomes with educational balls vs. student motor skills

and physical fitness          78

Educational effects of the EDU ball method and students’ achievements              79

Perspectives of EDU balls?            83

Chapter 4. Neuro-inspirations and premises of the mini-EDU ball method       .85

The dynamics of human brain evolution      86

Neuronal connectivity between motor control and cognitive processes              92

The mini-EDU ball method             95

Final remarks. Skills for children to function in 21st-century society  98

1. Adapting to changing conditions              98

2. Self-improvement         99

3. Self-expression             101

4. Critical thinking and ability to form independent opinions 102

5. Stress and adversity management skills, including the ability to recover

and organize recreation, rest, sleep, and diet for oneself       104

Conclusions         106

APPENDI X I. Examples of games and activities with EDU balls         108

native language education

Letter tag.           108

Password.           108

Word tag             109

Brainstorming     109

E for eduball       109

Storytelling         110

mathematics

Number tag         10

Watch out           111

Math races          111

Mathematical signs          112

Sunshine             113

Mathematical Chinese whispers    113

Word problems                 113

What time is it?  114

Eduball bowling  114

interdisciplinary teaching

Multi-tag             115

Salad recipes      115

Eco-ball 116

Categories (word game)  117

Letters of fortune             117

When did it happen?         118

H2O       118

Who is it?            119

Riddles. 120

foreign language education (spanish)

Letters                120

Words                  120

Translation          120

Spanish vocabulary          121

Word associations            121

Animals .121

I like to move it                 122

Parts of the body              122

Numbers                           122

Vacuum cleaner 123

Variations (more demanding)        123

Slalom                 123

Swapping.           124

Bowling–catching              124

Selecting             125

Bounce passing–catching 125

In fours. 125

Odd number of students   125

APPENDI X II . Mini-EDU ball games          126

References          130

Authors 147

SUMMARY          150

  • Titel: From EDUballs to mini-EDUballs and BRAINballs. Innovative learning tools integrating cognition with gross and fine motor skills
  • Autor: Andrzej Rokita, Ireneusz Cichy, Michał Klichowski, Agnieszka Rościszewska, Tomasz Przybyła, Sara Wawrzyniak, Michał Bronikowski
  • Übersetzung: Tomasz Skirecki
  • ISBN: 978-83-972383-4-3, 9788397238343
  • Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2024-11-27
  • Format: E-book
  • Artikelkennung: e_45u8
  • Verleger: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu