The Really Useful Physical Education Book: Learning and Teaching Across the 7–14 Age Range - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415498279 ISBN 13: 9780415498272

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

The Really Useful Physical Education Book provides training and practising teachers with guidance and ideas to teach physical education effectively and imaginatively across the seven to fourteen age range. It is underpinned by easy-to-understand theory and links to the curriculum and presents a wide range of high quality, fun lessons alongside engaging teaching examples and methodologies.

With practical advice to ensure pupils exercise safely and enjoyably, it is a compendium of ideas for learning and teaching a range of activities:

• games
• gymnastics
• dance
• swimming and water-based activities
• athletics
• on-site outdoor and adventurous activities
• exercise and healthy lifestyles
• thematic learning and teaching through physical education
• using ICT in physical education.

The Really Useful Physical Education Book is for all secondary school physical education teachers responsible for the new Key Stage 3 (eleven to fourteen age range) curriculum as well as those working with primary and junior schools within school sport partnerships, providing them with ideas and advice to help all pupils participate in and enjoy physical education lessons. Primary and junior school teachers will also find a range of relevant and innovative ideas for making their physical education lessons more appealing and engaging for their pupils at Key Stage 2 (seven to eleven age range).

About this title

About the Author

Gary Stidder is Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and PGCE Physical Education course leader at the University of Brighton, UK, as well as the co-founder of the Football4Peace Project in Israel.

Sid Hayes is Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator at the University of Brighton, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415498279
• ISBN 13: 9780415498272
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Stidder Gary