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Children under the age of 8 love to move--be it run, hop, jump, wriggle, squiggle, skip, or tumble. Now, with Early Steps Physical Education Curriculum: Theory and Practice for Children Under 8 , you can turn that natural energy and enthusiasm into solid social learning and a lifelong love for healthy and active lifestyles.

Four top educators from Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom help you understand ways to promote children's learning and enhance their intrinsic motivation to be physically active. The authors explore pertinent topics for teachers:

* Child-centred teaching methods

* Behavior of effective teachers

* How to develop intrinsic motivation through physical education

* Curriculum standards with goals and objectives describing what children have learned after lessons are implemented

The authors also present the complete physical education curriculum, including 48 lesson plans, for children up to the age of 8. You receive social interaction lesson plans, healthy behavior lesson plans, and evaluation methods.

Each lesson plan has specific goals and objective to be achieved, offers specific points of emphasis to consider as you implement the lesson, and comes with ideas for modifying it according to the children's needs. These ready-to-use lesson plans provide an instant framework for creating a new program or updating and fortifying your existing program.

Early Steps Physical Education Curriculum offers a top-notch curriculum, well-researched information and instruction, and engaging and fun games that help children develop social skills and acquire a basic knowledge of what it means to be healthy and active as they continue to grow. It's a great resource for teachers, students, child-care professionals, and all those who work with preschool children or who train those who will work with preschoolers.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Chapter 1 Early Childhood Physical Education in Europe
• Chapter 2 Teaching Methods
• Chapter 3 Teachers' Behavior
• Chapter 4 Promoting Children's Intrinsic Motivation Toward Physical Activity
• Chapter 5 Early Steps Physical Education Curriculum Standards
• Chapter 6 Social Interaction Lesson Plans
• Chapter 7 Healthy Behavior Lesson Plans
• Chapter 8 Evaluation Methods

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Zachopoulou has a theoretical background in physical education and sport sciences and his postgraduate studies centered on researching pre-school aged children. His current position is teaching physical education to early educators.
Niki Tsangaridou has published extensively on teaching and teacher education in physical education. She has also made numerous presentations on teacher education topics at international conferences and professional workshops.
Ian Pickup is Director of Sport Wellbeing at Roehampton University, having previously worked as Principal Lecturer and Subject Leader for Physical Education, also at Roehampton. As Director of Sport Wellbeing, Ian is leading developments across the University, with specific objectives in the areas of sports performance, community engagement, physical activity and sports facility development.
Jarmo Liukkonen, PhD, is professor of sport pedagogy at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, and deputy head of the department of sport sciences, in charge of research and education of doctoral students. He was a member of the managing council for the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) from 1991 to 2003. He is currently president of the Finnish Association of Sport Psychology and works as a psychological consultant to several Finnish national sport teams.