Enrichment of the conceptual experience of 15 black first graders of lower socioeconomic status was attempted through body-awareness exercises utilizing kinesthesia, imaging of body parts, and air tracing of these images. It was hypothesized that the children in the enrichment group would show a significantly greater increase in scores on the Goodenough-Harris Draw-a-Man test than a control group of 14 classmates. No increase occurred; the hypothesis was not supported.
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