The Effect of Using Small Games on Some Elements of Physical Fitness for Children (4 - 6) Years

Abstract

Childhood is considered the basic brick for the development and urbanization of society. The interest in this group is, in fact, an interest in the future of the whole nation. In addition, preparing and raising children is preparation to face the civilizational challenges imposed by the inevitability of development. Games play a key role in improving elements of physical fitness; therefore, the researcher aimed to study the effect of small games on certain elements of physical fitness in children from 4 to 6 years.This is because modern technology and the use of electronic devices have led to a weakness in the physical fitness of children in particular, which has led to a weakness in their physical structure as a result of frequent sitting and using electronic devices, and since children tend to play, the researcher decided to prepar a program of small games to find the extent of its impact on these elements. It was hypothesized that, there were significant differences between the pre-and post-tests in favor of the post- tests for the experimental group in the effect of using small games on some elements of physical fitness for children (from 4 to 6) years. There are also significant differences between the experimental and control groups in the post-tests on some elements of physical fitness for children (from 4 to 6) years. The sample of the research consisted of children of Qatr Al-Nada Kindergarten (from 4 to 6) years in Baghdad. The time frame was from (23/2/2024) to (4/5/2024). The spatial frame was the indoor hall of Qatr Al-Nada Kindergarten in addition to the outdoor yard of Qatr Al-Nada Kindergarten.