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Motor Development and Elementary Physical Education Are Partners
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Thomas, Jerry R.; Thomas, Katherine T.; Williams, Kathleen – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
In aligning the curriculum for the preparation of future teachers, it is essential to teach knowledge and application of the interactions among content knowledge (about motor skills and fitness principles), procedural knowledge (how to teach skills and promote fitness), and the teaching of physical activity (how to execute a lesson). This article…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Motor Development, Teaching Methods
Principles of Motor Development for Elementary School Physical Education
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Thomas, Katherine Thomas; Thomas, Jerry R. – Elementary School Journal, 2008
Four principles are drawn from approximately 100 years of research in the area of motor development. The principles are (1) children are not miniature adults, (2) boys and girls (children) are more alike than different, (3) good things are earned, and (4) no body (nobody) is perfect. Five sections of this article introduce some of the major…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers, Developmental Stages
Physical Education for Children. Concepts into Practice.
Thomas, Jerry R.; And Others – 1988
This book provides the motor development knowledge base and program planning procedures for developing the elementary physical education program. Part one is an overview of the motor development knowledge base and includes chapters on growth, how exercise affects children, motor skill development, how children learn motor skills, and psychosocial…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Child Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Style