Effect of selected motor skills on motor development of both genders aged 5 and 6 years old

Abstract Purpose of this research was to determine the effect of selected motor activities on development of fundamental movements in boy and girl kids aged 5 and 6 years old in the city of Tehran, Iran. For sampling, all kindergartens located in Tehran were selected. Then by using personal individual questionnaire, 40 kids (20 boys and 20 girls) were selected that were congruent .The Lincoln - Oseretsky tests were given to the sample, then subjects were randomly divided to experimental and control groups. The program of selected motor activities was applied over experimental group for 12 weeks, holding every week 3 sessions for 50 minutes. At the end, the Lincoln - Oseretsky tests were repeated on both groups and the points were scored. Then data were reviewed and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics particularly dependent and independent T distribution. The results showed that selected motor activities have significant effect on dynamic balance, motor speed and strength on both genders and on boy's coordination, but not significant effect on girls. All in all, selected motor activities have significant effect on motor development of subjects. (p = 0.000 for both boys and girls).