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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

 Issue: September 2008

Motor Development and Elementary Physical Education Are Partners
Jerry R. Thomas, Katherine T. Thomas, & Kathleen Williams

Abstract:
 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 outlines strategies to accomplish this by focusing on four primary guiding principles: (1) children are not miniature adults, (2) girls and boys are more alike than different, (3) good things are earned, and (4) no body is perfect.

Article category: Curriculum Alignment of K-12 Physical Education and Kinesiology-Part 2