EFFECT OF MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM ACTIVITIES ACCOMPANYING FOLKTALES TELLING ON PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S GROSS MOTOR ABILITIES, PHAENDDINTHONG WATRATBAMRUNG COMMUNITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, BANGKOK

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to compare preschool children’s gross motor abilities before and after implementing movement and rhythm activities accompanying folktales telling. The population composed of 7 preschool children, boys and girls, aged 2 - 3 years, studied in the kindergarten preparatory class in the 1st semester of the academic year 2024 at Phaendinthong Watratbamrung Community Child Development Center, Bangkok. This research was a quasi-experimental research with a one-group pretest-posttest design. Tools used in the research included 24 movement and rhythm activities accompanying folktales telling lesson plans with IOC of 1.00 and preschool children’s gross motor abilities test including 3 aspects; jumping 4 items, balancing 2 items, and walking 4 items which totaled 10 items with IOC between 1.00. The duration of the experiment was 8 weeks, 3 days a week, 30 minutes a day during the movement and rhythm activities. Statistics used in this research included mean, standard deviation, and hypothesis testing.
The results revealed that preschool children’s gross motor abilities after implementing movement and rhythm activities accompanying folktales telling was higher than before the experiment in overall, each aspect and each item.