Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children with Curriculum Guide: Lesson Plans for Implementation

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Table of Contents:
I. Instruction and Program Implementation   Section 1. Understanding the Need for Physical Education   1. Elementary School Physical Education   2. Understanding the Growth and Development of Children    Section 2. The Instructional Process 3. Preparing a Quality Lesson 4. Curriculum Development   5. Improving Instructional Effectiveness   6. Management and Discipline   7. Children with Disabilities   Section 3. Program Implementation 8. Evaluation 9. Legal Liability, Supervision, and Safety  10. Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies  11. Integrating Academic Concepts in Physical Education 12. Promoting and Monitoring Physical Activity    II. Teaching the Objectives of Physical Education   Section 4. Personal Health Skills 12. Promoting and Monitoring Physical Activity  13. Physical Fitness 14. Active and Healthy Schools    Section 5. Motor Skills 15. Movement Concepts and Themes 16. Fundamental Motor Skills and Introductory Activities 17. Manipulative Skills 18. Body Management Skills   Section 6. Specialized Motor Skills 19. Rhythmic Movement Skills 20. Gymnastic Skills 21. Cooperative Skills 22. Game Skills   Section 7. Lifetime Activities and Sport Skills 23. Lifetime Activities 24. Basketball 25. Football 26. Hockey 27. Soccer 28. Softball 29. Track, Field, and Cross-Country Running 30. Volleyball   Backmatter: Glossary, General Index, Activities Index, Photo Credits

About the Author :
Robert Pangrazi, Ph.D., taught for 31 years at Arizona State University, Tempe, in the Department of Exercise Science and Physical Education, and is now Professor Emeritus. An AAHPERD Honor Fellow and a Fellow in the Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, he was honored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) with the Margie Hanson Distinguished Service Award. He is a best-selling author of numerous books and texts over the years, including multiple editions of Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children, and Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Children, with Paul W. Darst (Benjamin Cummings). He co-edited Toward a Better Understanding of Physical Fitness and Activity: Selected Topics, for the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, with Chuck Corbin (a McGraw-Hill fitness and wellness author). In addition to numerous other books and texts, he has written many journal articles and scholarly papers for publication. He is the lead author of our new first edition text, Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom, addressing the growing classroom teacher market.   Aaron Beighle, Ph.D., is an instructor of university-level Physical Education and Physical Activity for Youth courses. In addition to numerous scholarly articles and other academic materials and frequent chapter contributions to a number of widely-used texts, he has co-authored the previous edition of Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children (16/e), Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom (1/e, 2009, Pearson), Pedometer Power (2e, 2007, Human Kinetics), and Physical Activity for Children: A Statement of Guidelines for Children Ages 5-12 (2/e, 2004, NASPE). His areas of research include physical activity promotion, specifically examining school-based physical activity programs, and the use of pedometers to encourage physical activity for youth. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky, Lexington in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion.