THE PEDAGOGICAL PROFILE OF THE “BODY IN MOTION” IN FORMAL EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS

The educational institution has the important task of shaping the citizen of the future. An important help, now increasingly recognized in the scientific field, is provided by the physical sciences, especially in the first cycle of education. This discipline can be defined as a real indicator of the pupil's performance, growth and development. It is able to influence global learning throughout the learner's developmental growth, managing to make him an active part of the entire educational process, shaping and significantly improving aspects such as identity, autonomy, emotions, socialization, basic values of the adult of tomorrow. This contribution aims to highlight the close link that exists between physical activity and education, and the ability that these have to positively affect the performance of pupils during the first cycle of school education