HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

IN MOVEMENT EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION
CREATORS OF A NEW IDEA:
MOVEMENT EDUCATION IN THE 1800S TO
EARLY 1900S

FRANCOIS DELSARTE LISELOTT DIEM RUDOLF VON LABAN

 FRANCOIS DELSARTE
Francois Delsarte, a 19th-century
Frenchman, was an early proponent of
movement ideas. Influenced by
Romanticism, he emphasized
expression of thought and emotion.
Delsarte introduced applied aesthetics
and focused on the arts, highlighting
the link between mind, body, and spirit.
He saw movement as a blend of time
space, and motion, stressing the
importance of movements toward and
away from the body’s center.
 LISELOTT DIEM

In the 1930s, Professor Liselott Diem

and her husband founded Deutsche
Sporthoschule Koln in Germany to train
teachers in sport and physical
education. They promoted a natural
approach to teaching movement to
children, encouraging them to explore
an develop their unique movement
abilities at different stages of
development.
 RUDOLF VON LABAN

Rudolf von Laban, a pioneer of

movement education (1879-1958),
introduced the concept of effort in his
theory of movement. He distinguished
between expressive movement for
artistic communication and functional
movement for everyday tasks, like
sports. Laban’s four movement factors
(weight, time, flow) formed the
foundation of movement education.
STATE HISTORY
• First Inhabitants
• Name the major tribes of Native Americans that lived in this state. Include a few
interesting facts about these people.

• Exploration
• Which European explorers visited your state and where did they come from?

• Settlement
• Where was the first post-explorer settlement located in your state? Who started it and
why?
STATE HISTORY, CONTINUED
• Colonial Days
• If your state was one of the original thirteen colonies, explain what life was probably
like during that time.

• Territorial Days
• If your state was a territory before it became a state, explain when the United States
Congress created the territory. Explain how settlers were able to obtain land in the new
territory.
STATEHOOD

This state became the _____ state in the

United States in __________

The first Governor of the state was

_________________
GOVERNMENT
• Name the current United States Senators
• List current United States Senators
National
• Name the current United States
Government
Representatives
• List current United States Representatives

• Name the current governor

State • Current governor
Government • Describe the state’s legislature
• Description
MAPS
In this space, insert a political and/or
physical map of your state. Point out
the state capital.
 1950 – increased/decreased

1960 – increased/decreased

1970 – increased/decreased
POPULATION 1980 – increased/decreased
Over the past fifty years the population
has (increased/decreased).
1990 – increased/decreased

2000 – increased/decreased
ECONOMY

Chief products of the state include

• Agricultural (farm) products
• Mining products
• Manufactured goods
WEATHER

The average high

The average high The average yearly
temperature in
temperature in July is precipitation is
January is
• Temperature • Temperature • Precipitation
NATURAL RESOURCES
Water

• Name the major rivers and bodies of water.

• List

Minerals

• Name and describe a few different kinds of minerals.

• List
NATURAL RESOURCES, CONTINUED
Plant Life

• Name and describe some of the trees and wildflowers.

• List

Animal Life

• Name and describe some of the wild animals.

• List
PLACES TO VISIT
Choose one place in your state that
would be interesting to visit. Tell where
it is located in the state and why it
would be interesting to visit.

Note: You can use Microsoft Internet

Explorer to find information about your
state.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
• Choose three well known residents of your state. Tell what they did to
become famous.
STATE MOTTO
• Tell about the state motto and what makes this state special.
WORKS CITED
• List the resources you used for your research.