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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Sensory Integration Development Program on the elementary students' physical self-concept. The participants of the study were 197 third graders (103 boys, 94 girls) in H & S elementary school in Seoul. The subjects were divided into two groups, and only the experimental group participated in sensory integration program. Sensory integration development program was consists of tactile sense, vestibular sense, proprioceptive sense, body image, body schema, body concept, locomotor movement, manipulative movement, eye-hand coordination movement, and gross motor skill activities. The data for this study was collected through the self-concept survey questionnaires. The questionnaires of this study was a Korean version of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire(Kim, 2001). Two-way ANOVA with repeated measure using SPSS 15.0 indicated that significant differences were found in the factors of physical self-concept. The results indicated that Sensory Integration Development Program in class period had positive effects on the elementary students' physical self-concept.