Journal Questions
1. Why is Health & Physical Education worth teaching in primary schools?
2. What is the value of cooperative games in establishing a classroom climate?
3. Why is safety so important in a physical education class?
4. What is physical literacy?
5. What does a good physical education lesson have? In what order?
6. How do I teach fundamental movement skills (FMS)?
7. Where can I access teaching and learning activities that develop these fundamental skills?
8. Why is the development of FMS so important in the early primary years?
9. Suggest ways teachers can organize transitions and equipment to maximize activity time, reducing ‘off task’ time.
10. What does it mean to integrate Health & Physical Education with other areas of the curriculum?
11. Why teach integrated units?
12. Give an example of an integrated lesson (briefly described) using PE and another curriculum area. EG: English and PE – creating a spelling race with words. (your answer needs to be a lot
more detailed than this example).
13. What is inclusive practice in Physical Education – provide examples.
14. Where does Sport fit into Physical Education?