ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
Cognitively Engaging Physical Activity for Targeting Motor, Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Skills in the Preschool Classroom: The Move for Thought preK-K Program.
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- Universal interventions to improve young children's mental well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Designed physical activities targeting social skills in preschoolers: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Fundamental motor skill interventions significantly improve executive functions and social-emotional competence in preschoolers: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of cognitively engaging physical activity interventions on executive function in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Early Childhood Movement- and Arts-Based Experiences and Executive Functions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity Engagement in University Students: A Systematic Review of Resilience and Emotional Processes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physical Activity-Based Methodologies as a Physical Education Resource for Inhibitory Control: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Review
- The Effects of Acute Cognitively Engaging Physical Activity on Executive Function in Preschool Children: Evidence from Behavioral and fNIRS Measures.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Screen time exposure and executive functions in preschool children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Active inference goes to school: the importance of active learning in the age of large language models.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Cognitive health outcomes of fundamental motor skill applications in children through cooperative learning method.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Parents' and Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions on Movement and Learning Program Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Despite the growing body of research indicating that integrated physical activity with learning benefits children both physically and cognitively, preschool curricula with integrated physical activities are scarce. The "Move for Thought (M4T) preK-K" program provides activities on fundamental motor skills that are integrated with academic concepts, executive function, and social-emotional skills in the preschool environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, usability, and effectiveness of the M4T preK-K program over an eight-week period in 16 preschool centers (
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