<![CDATA[This study was motivated by the low level of fundamental movement skills in many students, which impacts their subsequent motor development. This experimental study, using a one-group pretestposttest design, aimed to improve the fundamental movement skills of first-grade elementary students (N=30; 16 males, 14 females; average age 6 years) through the implementation of traditional games in physical education classes. Data was collected using the Test of Gross Motor Development-Second Edition (TGMD-2) and analyzed quantitatively. The results showed a significant improvement in the fundamental movement skills of the students after the intervention with traditional games. This research contributes by demonstrating the effectiveness of traditional games as a fun and effective learning medium for enhancing fundamental movement skills in elementary students, providing practical implications for the development of more innovative and culturally-based physical education curricula. However, this study has limitations in terms of its relatively small sample size and its focus on first-grade students. Future research could expand the sample size, involve higher grade levels, and explore a wider variety of traditional games to optimize the improvement of fundamental movement skills.]]>
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