MODULE

LESSON

LOCOMOTOR, NON-LOCOMOTOR,
1 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.

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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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