THE APPLICATION OF SOENG KRATIB KHAO DANCE GESTURES FOR LARGE AND SMALL MUSCLE GROUPS TRAINING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

       This research aims to design a learning activity package. and to study the effect of using a set of the application of Soeng Kratib Khao Dance gestures for large and small muscle groups trainings in early childhood. By using the principles of dancing art therapy integrated with occupational therapy work in the design of activities. The sample group was Kindergarten Two students in Kanchanaburi Province, consisting of 20 participants and divided into an experimental and a control group of 10 people each. The set of activities for applying dance moves were for the management of small muscles and large muscles for early childhood. There are dance moves for both the hands and legs, integrated with the principles of occupational therapy in activity design. It was divided into two main activities: a small muscle training set and a large muscle training set consisting of eight sub-activities, namely: (1) finger flipping posture; (2) hand flirting posture; (3) sticky rice punch posture; (4) wrist twisting posture; (5) foot stomping posture; (6) stepping steps; (7) leg posture standing on one leg; and (8) feet stepping feet. Every activity is to encourage children in early childhood to be physically active and adequate development for their age. The duration was eight weeks, three sessions, at 30 minutes each time, with a total of 24 sessions. From the statistical analysis of the t-test, it was found that the experimental group had a mean score before the activity at 6.20 and an average score after the activity at 13.00, with a statistical significance at a level of .05. The experimental group had a mean score after the activity was at 13.00, and the control group had a mean score after the activity was at 8.30, which was the mean score of the experimental group and higher than the control group at   a statistically significant level of .05.