Value and Purpose
The purpose of a quality elementary school physical education program is to
guide youngsters in the process of becoming physically active for a lifetime
The correct order for the GLSP from less skilled to most skilled is
precontrol, control, utilization, proficiency.
An example of force is a movement that is:
strong
Integration enhances student learning by
1. Reinforcing curriculum content in a variety of educational settings
2. Encouraging children to transfer what is learned to another setting
3. Providing children with multiple opportunities to practice skills
4. Connecting concepts in physical education with those taught in other subjects
True or False:
When teaching rhythm and dance to students, they should be required to participate in a dance show.
False
What do adults with inefficient movement skills tend to do in physical activity settings?
find themselves feeling uncomfortable and uncertain in physical activity settings
A fourth grader typically is at which GLSP level?
Any of the levels can be fourth grade levels.
When teaching space-awareness concepts, it is important that the initial focus is on teaching young learners the movement elements of:
self space and general space
What are the benefits of integrating physical education with other subjects in the school curriculum?
Motivating children to learn other subject content in a meaningful way through movement and the health benefits associated with physical activity.
It helps achieve 60 minutes of activity a day!
What are the components of health-related fitness?
Muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular efficiency, flexibility, and body composition.
A physically educated person demonstrates which characteristics?
a physically active lifestyle
Why are traditional activities like kickball and Duck, Duck, Goose not acceptable content in a quality physical education program?
1. Children are singled out to perform solo and therefore put on the spot to perform in front of their peers.
2. Winning is emphasized more than learning.
3. Children are waiting to participate.
It is best to give frequent rest breaks when teaching children about traveling fast due to:
fatigue
The latest research is showing that high achievement scores in reading and math was associated with___________.
High fitness scores.
What is a characteristic of a "good" game?
One that contributes to skill development, modifies rules, regulations, equipment and space to facilitate learning
Describe the difference between physical activity and physical education.
Physical activity is a behavior (that is, walking, biking).
Physical education is the school curriculum that leads to remaining physically active for lifetime.
When are children ready for organized games?
When they acquire the basic motor skills needed to play those games.
Effective ways of teaching the concept of relationships with body parts include:
balancing while using different body parts
Students who are unmotivated by physical activity may becoming interested if subjects are integrated because.....
They allow for success in the cognitive and psychomotor domains.
True or False
Being involved in physical activities and games helps students develop their personal and social responsibility skills.
True
Give two reasons why quality physical education is so important at the elementary level.
Foster students’ love of movement and physical activity.
Provide opportunities for learning, success, and enjoyment of physical activity.
•Skill development.
•Opportunities to develop health-related fitness.
•Personal and social responsibility.
•Goal setting.
•Leadership and cooperation.
•Enhanced self-efficacy.
•Enhanced academic performance.
•Stress reduction.
•Social development.
•Adoption of other healthy behaviors.
How could you integrate skills into a Social Studies unit?
Example: Cultural Dance
Movement concepts allow us to modify activities to increase or decrease the difficulty of the skill. If the skill is too hard or too easy, students may be off task.
State 2 other reasons why students might be off task.
The task was stated unclearly
They haven't learned how to be on task
Discuss how learning fundamental movement skills compares to learning to read.
Learning basic movement skills lays the foundation for students to be successful with more complex movement skills in the future. This is the same as learning basic reading skills such as letter sounds and decoding skills in order to read much larger words in the future.
Describe why the development of clear objectives so important?
Instructional objectives are important because of the following: They provide a guide for choosing subject matter (content) to be taught, in designing appropriate teaching methods and selection of learning materials depending on the amount of content to be covered. They help in allocating teaching time.