Planning For Instruction From The Course Text

The key aims of PE on the national curriculum focusses on a healthy lifestyle developing competence across several physical activity areas and for children to be active for sustained periods of time and encouraging children to engage in competitive activities and sports (Smith 2014. P213).

Obesity levels in Canada have tripled over the last 30 years, according to Statistics Canada. Moreover, a recent study by the University of Manitoba by Dr. Henry Janzen has suggested that 90% of Canada’s adolescents are physically inactive. Even though, Manitoba is the only province in Canada in which physical education credits between grades 9 to grade 12 are required for graduation, the program is facing several issues from the large class size, limited space, and specialist versus generalist teachers issue. Thus, physical education programs needs to be enforced and should be mandatory nationwide.

The need for quality physical education in elementary schools is an important needed foundation for young children to maintain a future healthy lifestyle. The benefits of having physical education in elementary schools are endless. For example, physical education helps fight childhood obesity, lower the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and promote active children to be active adults. However, the rhetoric surrounding physical education in these schools are

Schools must make students conform when it comes to the popular debate on physical education primarily for health reasons. To begin, obesity is a growing problem in the United States, and along with obesity comes a plethora of health problems such as heart disease and diabetes (Menza). As this epidemic

Implementing physical education as early as elementary should give children time to get used to P.E. and hopefully help them have a great mindset for working out and staying fit. “School setting offers opportunities to enjoy physical activity outside of class, including recess periods for unstructured play in elementary schools, after-school programs, intramural sports programs, and physical activity clubs.” (Wechsler 6) This quote states that offering multiple recreational physical activities while disguising it as something fun, gives children an intriguing sense on P.E. “Well-implemented school programs can effectively promote physical activity.” (Wechsler 3) This quote states that physical education programs in schools are for students to stay healthy and to get them active. It is the educator's responsibility to keep every student on track with their participation. If students do not participate it is certain they will lose their grade in that

The author starts the chapter by examining the role of physical education. The author discusses the CDC’S model for school health and the importance in the development of the physical, mental, emotional, and social health of a person. The author continues to discuss if physical education is a discipline or profession. The author then discusses the emergence of the subdisciplines of kinesiology.

Physical literacy is defined as a fundamental belief in the value of physical activity in everyday life, with the drive to confidently participate with proficiency in physical activity (Castelli, Centeio, Beighle, Carson & Nicksic, 2014). Without the HPE learning area, students may not have the opportunities nor resources to achieve physical literacy. Whitehead (2010) highlights the importance of achieving physical literacy, as it enables individuals to manage the demands of everyday life alongside scenarios that may be physically exigent. Since each student has different physical proficiencies and needs, the focus of physical literacy is working towards each student’s potential and so is attainable for all (Castelli, Centeio, Beighle, Carson & Nicksic, 2014). Thus, by promoting physical literacy by focussing on students’ strengths and developing knowledge for participation in physical activity over their lifetime, it utilises a ‘strengths-based approach’, one of the propositions of the Victorian HPE curriculum (DinanThompson, 2013). Promoting physical literacy via a strengths-based approach in HPE provides students with the skills and expertise around physical activity to increase their own and their community’s health (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority [VCAA], 2016a). Furthermore, this focus on student’s strengths and how movement can benefit their lives may inspire

When adults think of physical education they think of going to work out in a gym, running on a treadmill or even lifting weights. But for kids, it means playing and being physically active. The most common time that kids exercise is during the time that they have gym class or during recess. Unfortunately, over the recent years the time that kids should exercise has been either decreased or physical education has been cut completely. Physical education helps with promoting student’s general health so when they get older it is implanted in their brains on how

Instructional planning is very important for effective teaching as well designed plans have a correlation with successful teaching. Instructional planning involves planning a lesson to engage students and teach them material and skills. It is important to take the time to plan the lesson to put together what you want students to learn from the lesson and what material will be taught and how. The lesson should have a purpose and should also help students develop certain skills. Teachers can also plan what materials and resources they will be using to teach the lesson. According to our textbook some skills that may be emphasized include informed social criticism, personal development, development of a global perspective, reflection or transmission of cultural heritage. Instructional planning also allows teachers to align their lessons with state and national standards. Instructional planning also helps outline the

“PE teachers should want their students to be competent and excel in exercise-related skills for life just like what academic subject teachers envision for their students with regard to math, science, and language” (Diamond, 2015, p.

Physical education is sometimes viewed as merely a chance for students to have fun, get the wiggles out. The fact is physical education is so much more important to the health and well being of all children. A strong physical education program can strongly promote students to be active and healthy through out their life time. Having an adequate physical education program can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, increase a child self

In the world of education, it is crucial for teachers to create and implement efficient high-quality instructional plans that meet the needs and interest of all students. High quality instructional plans align with Common Core State Standards, provide differentiated instruction, meet students where they are, teach learners how to think, and enables them to claim ownership of constructing their knowledge. An effective lesson plan describe particular expectations, tasks, responsibilities, materials and resources, and end results of the lesson. Instructional plans must be designed with the students in mind and focus on the learner’s readiness levels, interest, and preferences. One of the most critical components of an efficient instruction plan is learning objectives. According to Lefrancois (2013) “learning objectives describe what the teacher and the student aim to achieve” (Ch. 1.2). This brief dissertation highlights important elements of three different instructional plans and identify the one that I find to be the most efficient based on research and personal experience.

One of the main focuses of Physical Education for Generalist Teachers is learning about physical literacy and implementing it into our future classroom and students. Physical literacy is the learning and mastering of basic movements and sport skills that allow a child to analyze their environment and make proper choices to allow them to move surely and controlled in a variety of physical activity circumstances. This is a very important concept to implement into schools as up until recently physical literacy has been underdeveloped in students; thus negatively impacting them in various ways, such as low self-esteem and less community involvement. Luckily with the teaching of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and the new curriculum the

Physical Education (PE) has been a staple in schools for decades. Alarming trends suggest the prominence of PE is lessening in school districts across the nation. Only 1/3 of children are physically active every day. (President 's, 2016) The importance of PE must be elevated before poor health trends become a national epidemic. Over time, the side effects from the loss of PA could result in reduced academic discernment and an increased strain on our healthcare system. These trends can threaten our nation when competing economically with other countries. Robust PE programs insure children are given time for exercise during the course of the school day.

Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion. This concept is made apparent in the decline of activity levels amongst populations around the globe. The more people sit around, well, the more they sit around. There have been a great many advancements that have led to lifestyle changes, specifically, we now live much more sedentary existences. The perpetuation of a cycle of extremely negative behaviors has emerged. The adverse effects are beginning to show, and we need to take action. An excellent starting place is with our children in their daily school activities. The importance of Physical Education classes (PEHD) has progressively been marginalized. Budgetary issues emerged in the 1970’s and 80’s, followed by a disproportional and misguided emphasis being put on academic performance measured by high-stakes testing. During the 1950’s and 60’s there was tremendous growth in PEHD. Over the decades since there have been many changes in both the curriculum and allotment of resources regarding PHED. The issue has many factors that contribute to the decline of what is being taught to our children. It is influenced by politics, social issues, environmental issues, economic issues, and even technological issues. Across the globe the level of people’s physical activity has fallen and obesity rates have risen. The state of our nations physical decline cannot be placed solely upon a lack of