Movement Discovery Physical Education For Children

5 Stars! Doody's Book Review Creative, challenging, and interesting physical education lessons in pre-schools and elementary schools are essential. Movement Discovery: Physical Education for Children is designed to change traditional thinking in physical education and bring a breath of fresh air to movement lessons. Written to help early childhood and elementary school teachers value simple, strenuous, and enjoyable activity, this text provides the foundation they'll need to give such experiences to young children. This text includes: background information to provide an understanding of why programs are as they are information about child development and skill development to give guidance to teachers material to start an on-going Movement Discovery program that capitalizes on the innate human urge to discover ones' physical capacities and enjoy them Movement Discovery encourages teachers to provide challenging yet gratifying physical education lessons. If students can derive satisfaction in their increase in skill, and if these skills have a link with their future education and the world in which they live, there is a good possibility that activity will continue throughout life.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, k, p, e, t.

[The book] is written to meet the needs of students in professional programs which prepare teachers for elementary schools, and it is also for teachers already in the schools and teaching physical education. The intent is to provide a solid foundation for the development of an effective physical education program. In such a program, we try to meet the needs of every child, rather than the few who are highly skilled. We also wish to promote a balanced program, which develops skills in dance, games, and gymnastics. -Pref.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, k, p, e, i, t.