2024-2025 Academic Catalog

ED 215 PE & School Health in the Elementary School

Methods of Physical Education in Elementary School. This course provides the knowledge, theory, and some practical applications of physical education within the Elementary school setting. Students will learn about the various components of an elementary physical education program and will learn how to develop a year-long elementary physical education curriculum. Students will learn games and activities appropriate to the developmental level of elementary children, health promotion concepts, teaching methodology, evaluation techniques, and the importance of physical education as an integral part of general education. Students will be required to conduct 3 hours of field experience (observation) in a specified physical education setting.

Credits

3

Offered

Annual Fall Semester