A book that has long been a standard for developmental physical
education returns in a new, thoroughly updated edition with a
sharpened focus on preparing tomorrow's physical educators to
deliver developmentally appropriate lessons and activities for
children in pre-K through grade 5. Developmental Physical Education
for All Children, now in its fifth edition and available in both
print and e-book versions, takes a student-focused, comprehensive
approach in preparing future teachers to create programs that
enable children to gain the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
vital to leading a physically active lifestyle. This new edition is
the first in more than a decade, with revisions and updates that
make it like a brand-new book-one that maintains its solid
foundations and instruction while equipping teachers for success in
the 21st century. How This Text Prepares Teachers Developmental
Physical Education for All Children, Fifth Edition, features the
following benefits: * Shows teachers how to translate child
development theory and research from the psychomotor, cognitive,
affective, and fitness domains into practice * Offers teachers the
understanding they need to create developmentally appropriate
lessons that align with the new SHAPE America National Standards
for Physical Education with grade-level outcomes, assessments, and
instructions on implementing learning goals for students in pre-K
through grade 5 * Provides multiple standards-based movement
experiences for pre-K through grade 5 learners that include
movement tasks and extensions, scaled learning environments, skill
cues, practice strategies, teaching style choices, and formative
assessments aligned with goals * Supplies learning goal blueprints
that integrate specialized skills, movement concepts, and tactics
for developmental games, dance, and gymnastics Content Overview
Future and current teachers will learn the research and theory
behind this developmentally sound approach, which emphasizes
movement skills and increased physical competence based on the
developmental levels of pre-K through fifth-grade students. The
first half of the book covers the learner, the movement content,
the learning environment, and the instructional design; the second
half provides detailed standards-based learning experiences, which
are now organized by developmental level. The concluding section
offers two chapters on professionalism in the 21st century, giving
teachers a conceptual framework to prepare and implement a
developmental, standards-based scope and sequence for pre-K through
grade 5 physical education and offering advice on staying current,
being professionally involved, and advocating for comprehensive
school physical activity. Practical Ancillaries Developmental
Physical Education for All Children also provides a robust lineup
of online ancillaries: * A student web resource with reproducible
forms that can be printed along with learning aids from the book
and additional learning activities, some of which are enhanced by
more than 20 video clips that demonstrate concepts in action * An
instructor guide that features in-class activities, answers to
chapterr review questions, chapter overviews, and the "Big Ideas"
from each chapter * A test package featuring more than 445
questions from which teachers can create their own quizzes * A
presentation package offering more than 246 PowerPoint slides that
highlight the key points while offering essential visual elements
to augment understanding Equipped to Provide High-Quality Education
The result of this comprehensive overhaul of a standard classic is
that both future and current teachers will be prepared and equipped
to provide high-quality developmental physical education that can
help children be physically active now and throughout their lives.
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