Teaching Physical Education in the Primary

This book provides professional development for generalist primary teachers and trainees, specifically in the UK. It not only deals with teaching and learning of Physical Education, but also everything that is relevant to the coordinating of the subject.

List of Illustrations

ix

Introduction

1

(2)

What is Physical Education in the Primary School?

3

(4)

Knowledge and Understanding of the Six Areas of Activity

7

(84)

Games

7

(21)

Categories of Games Skills

8

(2)

Key Skills and Key Words

10

(1)

Planning and Teaching for Games Skills Development

11

(5)

Lesson Planning in Games

16

(2)

Teaching Strategies

18

(1)

Teaching Games

18

(3)

Effective Management of Children, Equipment and the Games Environment

21

(7)

Gymnastic Activities

28

(20)

Exploring the Basic Gymnastic Actions

29

(5)

Developing Basic Gymnastic Actions

34

(1)

Linking Actions into Sequences

35

(3)

Working with Partners and in Small Groups

38

(1)

Developing Quality in Gymnastics

38

(2)

Progression for Specific Gymnastic Skills

40

(1)

Lesson Planning in Gymnastics

40

(2)

Safety during Gymnastic Lessons

42

(6)

Successful Gymnastics Teaching

48

(1)

Dance

48

(12)

Starting Points for Creative Dance

49

(1)

Towards a Wider Vocabulary of Movement

50

(3)

Traditional Dance

53

(4)

Lesson Planning in Dance

57

(2)

Music for Dance

59

(1)

Swimming

60

(18)

Organization, Management and Safety in Swimming

61

(2)

Lesson Planning in Swimming

63

(1)

Activities for Beginnings and Ends of Swimming Lessons

64

(3)

Progressive Ideas for Building Beginners' Confidence

67

(2)

Swimming Strokes

69

(9)

Outdoor and Adventurous Activities

78

(9)

Planning and Resourcing for Outdoor and Adventurous Activities

78

(2)

Safety

80

(1)

Problem-solving Activities

80

(1)

Cooperative Activities

81

(3)

Trust Activities

84

(1)

Orienteering Activities

85

(2)

Athletic Activities

87

(4)

Lesson Planning, Teaching Points and Organization for Athletic Activities

88

(1)

Safety

89

(1)

Measurement and Timing

89

(1)

Sports Days

90

(1)

Awards Schemes

90

(1)

Physical Education and Other Areas of the Whole Curriculum

91

(9)

Physical Education and the Use of Language

91

(3)

Cross-curricular Matters

94

(1)

Health Education

95

(2)

Strategies for Including Aspects of Health-related Fitness and Exercise in Primary Physical Education Teaching

97

(2)

Personal and Social Education

99

(1)

Planning for Physical Education at Key Stages 1 and 2

100

(21)

The School Physical Education Policy

100

(2)

Long-term Planning

102

(2)

Medium-term Planning

104

(1)

Short-term Planning

105

(1)

Aspects of Lesson Planning

106

(2)

Ensuring That You Actually Teach in Physical Education Lessons

108

(1)

Lesson Evaluation and Assessment of Teacher Performance

109

(1)

Lesson Pace and Children's Involvement and Response

109

(1)

Differentiation

109

(8)

Progression

117

(4)

Planing and Management of Physical Education at Key Stages 1 and 2

121

(12)

Organization and Management

121

(2)

Observation

123

(1)

Presentation of Self

124

(1)

Use of Demonstration

124

(1)

Safety

125

(3)

Physical Education and Children with Special Needs in the Maintream Class

128

(5)

Assessment, Recording and Reporting in Physical Education

133

(10)

Expectations in Physical Education at Key Stages 1 and 2

133

(2)

What are the Purposes of Assessment?

135

(1)

Planning and Assessment

135

(1)

Observation and Assessment

136

(1)

Recording

137

(2)

Reporting

139

(4)

Study Sheets

143

(19)

Study Sheets

144

(18)

Appendices

162

(5)

Appendix A: Expectations of Trainee Teachers' Work with Children in Primary Physical Education

162

(2)

Appendix B: Blank Lesson Plan

164

(3)

References and Further Reading

167

(4)

Index

171

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Teaching Physical Education in the Primary School

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