Teaching Elementary Physical Education: Strategies for the Classroom Teacher gives elementary education teachers
the tools and strategies they need to teach physical education using a skills-based approach. Designed for the
non-physical education teacher, the textbook provides a shorter, more focused presentation of how and what to teach
in physical education.
For many elementary education students, this course is the only exposure they will have to teaching physical education.
As such, Teaching Elementary Physical Education: Strategies for the Classroom Teacher builds a strong foundation
in the subject, featuring just the right amount of coverage on key topics including safety, child development,
developing a PE curriculum, assessment, management, and discipline. The text's skills-theme approach focuses on
teaching broadly applicable movements, such as throwing and catching, instead of specific games.
Features
Chapter Outlines at the start of each chapter give students an overview of the material and the sequence in
which it is presented.
"Getting Started" questions open each chapter with thoughtful issues for students to consider.
Over to You questions challenge students to consider how they might successfully incorporate lessons from the
textbook into their own classrooms.
Portfolio Tasks ask students to document learning for their portfolios, something many teacher education programs
require students to produce as evidence of their learning and professional growth.
Progression Trees visually demonstrate how a skill is learned, from the most basic step to mastery.
Inquiring Minds encourage students to delve deeper into a subject by posing thoughtful questions that students
can explore with a mentor, senior teacher, or peer.
"What's Wrong with this Picture?" questions describe a scenario in which a teacher has made a poor choice or
behaved inappropriately. Students are asked to apply critical thinking skills to figure out what is wrong with
the situation and how it can be corrected.
References provide students and instructors with resources for further information and study.
Glossary at the end of the book highlights and defines key terms from the text.
