Health and Physical Education in Primary School

Overview

This unit focuses on preparing pre-service teachers to plan, teach and assess Health and Physical Education in the primary classroom. In this unit pre-service teachers will gain knowledge of the principles, practices and curriculum context of teaching health and physical education. An emphasis will be placed on safety (physical and emotional) as a key consideration within this learning area.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Demonstrate their understanding of the curriculum content of Health, Physical Education, including the importance of physical exercise and the specific motor skills children should develop at different year levels
2. Demonstrate understanding of relevant legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes in regards to Health and Physical Education and working with families and communities
3. Generate plans of lessons/units of work that reflect relevant current curriculum documentation and contemporary pedagogical approaches including the use of ICT
4. Analyse a range of professional learning strategies in terms of purpose, benefits, limitations and implementation constraints while also seeking feedback to improve teaching
5. Evaluate appropriate methods to maintain safe and challenging learning environments within Health and Physical Education

Teaching methods

Swinburne Online

Assessment

Content

• Relevant national and or state / territory curriculum
• Contemporary pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching Health and Physical Education, including the use of ICT
• Principles of planning and assessing within Health and Physical Education
• Strategies for assessing student learning, including the importance and functions of moderation and providing feedback to enhance learning
• Sport in primary school
• Physical education environments
• Motor skills in primary aged children
• Healthy lifestyles
• Sexuality education
• Safety education