Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children - Hardcover

Dauer, Victor Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0808744178 ISBN 13: 9780808744177

Publisher: Burgess Publishing Company, 1983

Synopsis

The best-selling Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children offers the next generation of physical education teachers the best guide for step-by-step techniques for teaching physical education. This market-leading text covers everything from games and activities suitable for every developmental level to teaching strategies and guidelines for every classroom situation. Instruction and Program Implementation, Understanding the Need for Physical Education,Elementary School Physical Education, Teaching Children in the Physical Education Environment, The Instructional Process, Preparing A Quality Lesson, Curriculum Development, Improving Instructional Effectiveness, Management and Discipline, Children with Disabilities, Program Implementation,Evaluation, Legal Liability, Supervision, and Safety, Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies, Integrating Academic Concepts, Teaching the Objectives of Physical Education, Personal Health Skills, Creating an Active School Environment, Physical Fitness for Children, Promoting Health through Physical Education, Fundamental Skills, Movement Concepts and Themes, Fundamental Motor Skills and Introductory Activities, Manipulative Skills, Body Management Skills, Specialized and Lifetime Skills, Rhythmic Movement Skills, Gymnastic Skills, Cooperative Skills, Game Skills, Lifetime Activities, Lifetime Activities and Sport Skills, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Softball, Track, Field, and Cross-Country Running, Volleyball For all readers interested in teaching physical education.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Written by one of the best-known and most-highly regarded physical educators in the field, this book presents current and future teachers with the foundation they need to foster a lifelong commitment to physical fitness in elementary school children. Key Topics: Physical Education and regular teachers will learn how to develop lesson, unit, and yearly plans; they will also develop sound strategies for organizing meaningful, sequential learning experiences. This book also provides practical answers to the challenges of managing children in an activity setting. Market: This book is perfect for teachers seeking to implement a stimulating and rewarding physical education program.

About the Author

Robert P. Pangrazi is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Arizona State University. Professionally, he has served as an elementary teacher, a university teacher and researcher and as a university administrator. Pangrazi is an Honor Fellow of the AAHPERD and a Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the North American Society. He was honored by NASPE with the Margie Hanson Distinguished Service.

Pangrazi has also authored Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Children, now in its 5th edition (Benjamin Cummings, 2006) with Paul W. Darst. He has written 43 other textbooks, served as editor of three professional journals, produced five professional 16mm films, a series of educational videotapes, and two fitness-related videos for national television and authored more than 85 research/journal articles. Robert Pangrazi has been the keynote speaker for 32 state and district conventions, delivered three international presentations and presented approximately 200 speeches at the local, state, and national level. Pangrazi’s research focuses on promoting physical activity for youth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Burgess Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0808744178
• ISBN 13: 9780808744177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 578