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Planning and Implementation of Physical Education

This module provides first insights into a physical education curriculum for primary school in a country or jurisdiction. The different areas of a curriculum will be presented as main topics of the different courses and students will have to prepare teaching activities in each curriculum area for the subsequent course. This preparation work will be done in groups and the activities will be implemented in the practical part of the course in a gym. A template for lesson preparation will be used to prepare and describe the teaching activities and feedback from peers and the teacher educator will have to be collected during and after the implementation of the activities.

Suggested Number of ECTs

2

Total Workload - 52h

Lecture - 4 hours

Seminar/Workshop/Tutorial - 16

Independent Work  - 32 hours

Teaching Methodologies

Seminars with lecture part and practical seminar part in the gym

Group work (preparation of lesson examples)

FACILITIES

Seminar or lecture room

Dimensions Core
D2S1
D2S2
D2S3

Dimensions Extended
D2K3
D2S6

Indicative Content

Mobilizing basic motor skills

Measure your strengths in a playful way

Participating in Individual and Group Games

Moving to Music

Lesson planning

Characteristics of good physical education for children

Student assessment in physical education for children

MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • LO1: plan movement activities according to the child’s age-specific motor development to specifically promote the child’s movement behaviour.
  • LO2: distinguish between motor skills and abilities.
  • LO3: plan, conduct and evaluate physical education lessons considering teaching, instructional and curricular issues.
  • LO4: plan and carry out activities within the framework of physical education, considering didactic-methodical principles.
  1. Kuhn, P. (2009). Kindgemäße Bewegungserziehung. Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt.
  2. Kuhn, P. & Salzmann, A. (2014). Fachdidaktik für die Grundschule: Sport. Berlin: Cornelsen.
  3. National or jurisdictional curriculum

 

RESOURCE  

(Expansion of Indicative Content Content) 

Note: This module resource is based on a structure of 5 weeks x 4 hours  

1 

Introduction to Year 1 Physical Education  

Theory-Based Lecture (1 hour)  

  • course description PE 1 
  • curriculum primary school 
  • seminar topics 
  • assignment seminars 

 Lesson preparation 

Theory-Based Lecture (2 hours)  

  • Written lesson preparation 
  • Structure of a lesson 
  • Didactic-methodical structure grid 

 Characteristics of good physical education 

Theory-Based Lecture (1 hour)  

  • 8 Characteristics of good physical education according to Ulf Gebken (2005) 
  • ZEN: Prepare – Develop – Follow-up (Kuhn, 2009) 

Mobilise the basic motor skills  

 Theory-Based Lecture (1 hour)  

  • Primary school curriculum 
  • Competence area: “Mobilise the basic motor skills “ 

 Movement-Based (3 hours)  

Cycle 1: 

  • Explore equipment landscapes, obstacle courses and movement building sites. 
  • Use the large basic forms: running, climbing, gliding, jumping, turning and orientating in space orientate in space 

Cycle 2: 

  • creatively work with small equipment 
  • work with small equipment with a partner or in groups. 

Cycle 3: 

  • Run short distances quickly and longer distances with stamina, and in addition perform orientation tasks and move on different surfaces 
  • Jumping to heights and distances, also with aids, and using jumping opportunities in the natural environment in the natural environment 

▪ Cycle 4: 

  • imitate, invent and present acrobatic tasks. 

3 

Playfully measuring forces 

 Theory-Based Lecture (1 hour)  

  • Primary school curriculum 
  • Competence area: “Playfully measuring forces” 

 Movement-Based (3 hours)  

Cycle 1: 

  • Allow physical contact, 
  • Playfully scuffle and respect the limits of the other person. 

Cycle 2: 

  • Control the intensity of the effort and the use of the body. 
  • Use own strength appropriately for the situation 
  • Establish and maintain fairness rituals (e.g. greeting each other before a playful fight). 

Cycle 3: 

  • Recognise and observe rules in wrestling and playful fighting as a necessary prerequisite for fair fighting. comply with them 
  • Defend or conquer materials in spite of the opponent’s interference. 
  • express themselves on physical experiences and reflect on alternative strategies 

Cycle 4: 

  • Develop handicap rules to create equal opportunities and change them if necessary, e.g. the stronger one may only use one arm (leg) 
  • – Take over simple referee functions and contribute to the observance of the rules. 

4 

Engaging in individual and collective play 

 Theory-Based Lecture (1 hour)  

  • Primary school curriculum 
  • Competence area: “Engaging in individual and collective play” 

 Movement-Based (3 hours)  

▪ Cycle 1: 

  • Take on and fill a role in movement games. 
  • Make one’s contribution to work together in playful situations to achieve a common goal 

Cycle 2: 

  • Understand play roles and act according to their meaning 
  • orientate oneself in the play space 
  • Understand the rules of the game as a basic prerequisite for success in play 

Cycle 3: 

  • Play simple forms of goal kicking and back kicking games and use the corresponding equipment (balls, sticks, etc.) appropriately, rackets) and use them appropriately 
  • play fair with and against each other 

Cycle 4: 

  • know the different main roles in the major sports games and play them in a team-friendly way 
  • Develop their own ideas for the game 

5 

Moving to music 

Theory-Based Lecture (1 hour)  

  • Primary school curriculum 
  • Competence area: “Moving to music” 

 Movement-Based (3 hours)  

Cycle 1: 

  • Move freely to music 
  • move with classmates in different positions: circle, row, … 
  • Dance in a round dance 

Cycle 2: 

  • perceiving different rhythms, tempo, dynamics and translating them into movement. 
  • Maintaining balance in standing and in movement 
  • perform dance-like forms of movement 

Cycle 3: 

  • imitate rhythmic sequences with one’s body 
  • perceive body tension and build up and release it purposefully 
  • Perform folk and fashion dances 

Cycle 4: 

  • Perform gymnastic and dance movements with different equipment 
  • invent, practise and present movement sequences in the group