MODULE

LESSON

LOCOMOTOR, NON-
1 LOCOMOTOR, CREEPING
&CRAWLING
6
HOURS

For most of human history there was little need for movement motivation-survival depending
on it. If a certain person doesn’t move, you wouldn’t eat or, perhaps worse, you’d be eaten. These
basic movements have been part of our daily routine since we start crawling as a child up to
complex combination of movements as we continue to move.

1. Identify the different locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

2. Differentiate crawling and creeping.
3. Perform the different locomotor and non-locomotor movements, crawling and creeping.

Instruction: Describe the differences between picture A and B in one to three sentences. Write your answer on
the separate sheet of paper.

1. A
B
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In these lessons, students will classify and apply the different locomotor and non-locomotor
movements, crawling and creeping. Get ready to explore the world of movement in this unit.

NON- LOCOMOTOR SKILLS TRAINING

A non-locomotor movement is a movement that a person performs while remaining stationary. It also
referred to as axial movements that are performed while remaining in place.

 Swinging –a pendular motion of a body part that can move forward and backward or side to side.
 Swaying- shift of the body weight forward, backward, side to side or in circular pathway.
 Pushing- to exert force on typically with one’s hand, in order to move them away from oneself or the
origin of the force.
 Pulling- to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force.
 Bending –a flex of a body part at a joint.
 Stretching-extending a body part or the whole body.
 Twisting –a partial rotation of bod parts around an axis.
  Turning- a full rotation of the body around a vertical or horizontal axis. Full, half or quarter turns.

Non-Locomotor Characteristics

Non-locomotor skills are fundamental body movements that do not incorporate traveling. They are
stability skills that include movements of limbs or body parts, and sometimes even the whole body. They are
occasionally referred to as axial movements, as in 'revolving around an axis'. Here, the axis is the center
portion of the student's body, or generally the student's torso. The student's 'axis' experiences little to no
movement.

Note: Non-locomotor skills often accompany locomotor skills. For example, students swing their arms while
jogging and bend their knees in order to jump.

LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS

Locomotor movements are any movements that take place over some distance, it is a transfer of
weight from one location to another.

 Walking- move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet
off the ground at once.
 Running- the run is a transfer of weight from one foot to the other however, the body is propelled into
the air and suspended between run steps.
 Leaping- a leap is performed by pushing off from one foot and landing on the other foot.
 Jumping-push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet. The
jump required the body to push off from one or both feet. Most common is a two foot take off and two
feet landing.
 Hopping- the act of jumping with one foot. The hop requires a push off from one foot and landing on
the same foot.
 Galloping- a forward slide movement, front foot steps forward with a little spring followed by the
transfer of body weight to the back foot.
 Sliding- able to move smoothly along a surface.
 Skipping- a combination of a step and a hop on the same foot followed by a step and hop on the other
foot.

CRAWLING AND CREEPING

Crawling is actually defined as moving forward with belly on the floor pulling with arms and pushing with
legs. Creeping is defined as moving on hands and knees with stomach up, in quadruped.

Patricia Winders book, Gross Motors Skills in Children with Down syndrome: A Guide for Parents and
Professionals, In the book she states that there are 4 types of early crawling methods.

1. Reach and roll: reaching with one arm, rolling over that arm, reaching with the other arm, and then
rolling to that side
2. Pull forward with both elbows at the same time
3. Pull forward with one elbow at a time
4. Move onto hands and knees and fall forward
Simple crawling movements loosen the hips, prime the core, and warm up the shoulders. Crawling also
ties your movement together; it syncs the right and left hemispheres of your brain through contralateral
movement — the movement of corresponding body parts on opposite sides, such as moving your right arm
and left leg together and vice versa.

Humans are naturally contralateral movers. This means that when you walk, you ought to move your left
arm with your right leg and your right arm with your left leg. Crawling can help reset these natural contralateral
patterns, which, in turn, reduces your risk of injury. And depending on how you serve it, crawling, just like the
Turkish get-up, makes for a great workout in and of itself. In fact, it’s a marvelous cardiovascular and
metabolic conditioning exercise.

The two variations of crawling are:

• Crawling on hands, knees, and feet, forward, backward, and sideways
• Crawling on hands and feet, forward, backward, and sideways

Crawling on hands, knees, and feet

Crawling on your hands, knees, and feet is often referred to as creeping. You want to start with creeping
because it provides a larger base of support, and you perform it in a slower manner. Simple creeping works
wonders for the hips, shoulders, and core. To set up for creeping, get down on your hands and knees, and
place your arms directly under your shoulders and your knees directly under your hips. Your feet should be
planted, not pointed — meaning your toes are tucked. Keep your back flat at all times.

1. Move forward by moving your opposite arm and leg together.

Your right arm should move with your left leg, and your left arm should move with your left leg.
2. Move backward by simply reversing the movement of Step 1.
3. Creep laterally, or sideways, by matching the movement of your right arm to your left leg and vice
versa.

Crawling on just your hands and feet

After you feel like you have a good handle on creeping, you may progress to crawling on just your hands
and feet, also known as bear crawls. To set up for crawling, get down on your hands and knees, and place
your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees directly under your hips.

Then lift your knees slightly off the ground and turn your hands and feet slightly outward if that feels more
comfortable. Your knees should remain bent and your butt relatively low. Then follow these steps to move
forward, backward, and sideways:
 1. Move forward the same way you would with creeping, by matching up your opposite arm and leg
2. Reverse the movement from Step 1 to crawl backward.
3. Move to your left and right, following the instructions for the creeping exercise. Take five minutes
right now to get down on the ground and crawl around. Try crawling forward, backward, left and
right. It may seem tricky or awkward at first, but keep practicing. Over time, crawling will feel
more and more fluid.

Instructions: Record yourself as you demonstrate 4 locomotor, 4 non-locomotor movements,

creeping and crawling. Send your video on messenger or email.

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I. Instruction: Name 10 Locomotor movements aside from Walking, Running, Leaping, Jumping, Hopping,
Galloping, Sliding, & Skipping. Name 10 Non-locomotor movements aside from Swinging, Swaying, Pushing,
Pulling, Bending, Stretching, Twisting, &Turning

II. Instruction: For 10 points. With your own words comprehensively differentiate Crawling from Creeping.
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