SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Session 1999

EDUC 459 - 4

Steve Blackett

Instructional Activities in Elementary

Office: TBA

Catalogue #78490

School Physical Education

Tel: 291-3395

Tuesdays

13:00 - 16:50

& Thursdays

in mpx 7540

D03.00

PREREQUISITE

Educ 401/402

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will be both theoretical and practical in its content, and will incorporate a wide range

of practical activities for use by teachers in an elementary school setting. This extensive practical

component will engage students in the curricular areas of modified, creative and traditional

games; cultural, ethnic and creative dance; traditional and educational gymnastics. In addition, the

course will meet the individual needs of students, and may include other topics as requested.

The theoretical aspects of child growth and development patterns as they pertain to

implementation of the Ministry's current integrated resource package will be discussed.

Participants in this course will be exposed to a wide variety of teaching techniques, unit and lesson

plans.

EVALUATION

The students and the instructor will collaboratively develop the criteria in regard to assessment

and evaluation, as this reflects current Ministry practice within the public schools of British

Columbia. Topics may include the development of a yearly plan for a specific grade, lesson

planning, course participation, and/or a variety of other topics. Decisions in this regard will be at

the first class.

REQUIRED TEXT

Kirchner, G., Physical Education for Elementary School Children (10th ed.) Madison, WI:

Brown & Benchmark, 1998. ISBN 0697294862.