Movement education is an approach to teaching physical education that involves problem solving, guided discovery, and the exploration of methods that have the effect of individualizing the 'learning. This method applies coordinated and rhythmic body movements in learning situations. Education through movement is a newer educational approach that originated in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Throughout this article, the concepts created by Rudolf Laban will be discussed as well as the different teaching methods involved in movement education as well as the movement analysis wheel. The benefits of movement education and its ability to combat childhood obesity will also be explained. Created by Rudolf Laban, Laban movement analysis includes four main categories: body, space, effort and relationships as the main concepts. All of these are involved in movement education and are a popular tool for dancers, actors, musicians, athletes and physical therapists. The category “body” describes the physical and structural characteristics of the human body in motion. This explains which parts of the body are moving, which are connected and influenced by others. Laban then describes space, which involves movement in relation to the environment. Also called the “space” in which the body moves. Effort or quality of body movement is a system for deciphering how movement is performed in relation to inner intention. Finally, there is the concept of relationships between body parts, individuals, groups and objects. Each of these concepts coordinates with the movement analysis wheel. Movement education was originally based on the movement analysis wheel, which has been modified over the years. The three activities that form the heart of the document ......ssroom Capers: Movement education in the classroom. Series designed for children. Instructional Designs and Consultants New Orleans, LA, February 26-March 1, 1982. Humphrey, Shannon. Movement Education aims to combat childhood obesity and increase the functioning of schools. Daily Press March 10, 2010. Wall, Jennifer. Children and movement, physical education in primary school. Dubuque, IA. : William C. Brown Company, 1990. Weiller Abels, Karen. Teaching movement education: foundations of an active lifestyle. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2010. Rasmus, Carolyn. Movement activities for places and spaces. Washington: AAHPER, 1977/1983. Riggs, Maida. Movement education for preschoolers. Boston, MA: American Alliance for Physical Health, April 1981. “Why Movement.” Center for Movement Education and Research. 2003