The recreational-motor moment in the Kindergarten

Abstract

Motor activity linked to recreational time in Kindergarten was the key theme of this systematic review which aimed to point out the positive relationship established between these three components.
This is a topic that requires further updates over the years, as the school landscape is constantly changing its appearance and evolving in its structure and in the ideals behind it, expanding informations and actions. Newest researches highlights the growing childhood obesity already in preschool children, drawing attention to the importance of doing physical activity at this young age. This revision therefore aim to determine the possible advantage for children by implementing a motor recreation in Kindergarten; how much recreation could be of support in order to increase the time spent in motor actions. This study analyzed the concepts of recreation with all the declinations of the case, focusing on space, time and activities. Emphasis was also given to the whole motor part that concerns development of the child in the range from two to five years, presenting all the various components and the relationship between physical, cognitive, emotional and social development, analyzingat last a motor program that could be a solution to the encountered problems. Twenty-two articles and protocols were selected, placed in the years between 2000 and 2020. The results were analyzed and compared to identify similarities and differences useful for further and future experiments.