ERIC Number: EJ826299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0892-4562
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Get Moving on Meeting Your Movement Standards...Creatively
LaMaster, Kathryn
Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, v20 n1 p31-34 Sep-Oct 2006
The National Standards for Physical Education (National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2004) and many state physical education standards include a standard that is focused on development of movement patterns, which includes rhythmic skills. The newly adopted Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools (2005), for example, includes the rhythmic component for all grades in Standard 1 (demonstrate motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities). While there are a variety of exciting and creative ways to address this standard, many physical education teachers (at all stages of their career) squirm at the idea of teaching rhythmic concepts. In this article, the author provides physical educators with activities that will ease their discomfort with rhythmic lessons and enhance student enjoyment. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, National Standards, Physical Education Teachers, Psychomotor Skills, Movement Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary Education
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-213-7193; Fax: 703-476-9527; e-mail: info@aahperd.org; Web site: http://www.aahperd.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Kindergarten
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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