Teaching P.

E and Health in the

Elementary Grades
EDU GEN 15

Instructor: Ms. Stephanie S. De Dios, LPT

Course Description:
This course shall equip the pre-service teachers with
technological, pedagogical and content knowledge to have an
adequate skill necessary to teach Physical Education and Health
effectively to diverse learners. In this course, physical
education, movement and health form part of the curriculum
content of Physical and Health Education, the appropriate
teaching strategies and assessment methods will be given
emphasis. Carrying out P. E. and Health Education activities and
experiences, skill and artistry in teaching, finding and utilizing
appropriate art resources, planning and teaching a lesson to an
entire class shall form part of the authentic and experiential
activities of the course.
 Grading System

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 Grading System

Midterm Final
PERFORMANCE TASK – 40% PERFORMANCE TASK – 40%
MIDTERM EXAMINATION – 30% MIDTERM EXAMINATION – 30%
QUIZESS – 10% QUIZESS – 10%
WRITTEN WORKS - 10% WRITTEN WORKS - 10%
RECITATION – 5% RECITATION – 5%
ATTENDANCE – 5% ATTENDANCE – 5%

TOTAL OF 100% TOTAL OF 100%

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 Classroom Policies

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Students are expected to attend all
classes and arrive on time.
Consistent lateness or absences
without valid reasons may result in
penalties or affect grades.

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Cell phones and other
electronic devices should be
silenced or used only for
academic purposes when
permitted by the instructor.

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Plagiarism and cheating are
strictly prohibited. Any form of
academic dishonesty will be
subject to disciplinary action,
which may include failing the
course or other consequences.

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Students are encouraged
to actively participate in
class discussions and
activities.

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Make-up quiz will only be
given to students who
inform me within 48 hours
of missing a test.

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Teaching P.E and Health in the
Elementary Grades
EDU GEN 15

Instructor: Ms. Stephanie S. De Dios, LPT

Lesson 1: Introduction Physical
Education and Health

Instructor: Ms. Stephanie S. De Dios, LPT

 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical education is an integral

part of the educational program
designed to promote the optimum
development of the individual
physically, socially, emotionally, and
mentally through total body
movement in the performance of
properly selected physical activities.

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 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical education as a part of

the educational system strives to help
or facilitate the development of the
potentialities of the individual so that
he can attain total fitness to enable
him to enjoy the “good life.”
Therefore, a major goal of physical
education is fitness.

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 Health
Health curriculum aims to assist the
Filipino learner in attaining,
sustaining and promoting life-long
health and wellness.

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OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The following objectives of physical education are viewed and stated in terms of their
contributions to the outcomes of education and which justify the existence of physical education
in the curriculum.

1. Physical Development
✓ Through carefully selected physical education activities, an individual who
participates actively will develop and maintain good health and a high level of
physical fitness. The acquisition of physical skills can motivate an individual to
participate further in physical activities, hence, his growth and development will
be enhanced.
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OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The following objectives of physical education are viewed and stated in terms of their
contributions to the outcomes of education and which justify the existence of physical education
in the curriculum.

2. Social Development
✓ Participation in physical education activities provides opportunities for the
development of desirable social traits needed for adjustment to the social life in
general.

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OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The following objectives of physical education are viewed and stated in terms of their
contributions to the outcomes of education and which justify the existence of physical education
in the curriculum.

3. Emotional Development
✓ The informal nature of physical education activities offers opportunities for
self-expression and emotional mastery. Examples of worthwhile emotional traits
are:
Self-confidence Self-control Self-reliance
Courage Determination
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OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The following objectives of physical education are viewed and stated in terms of their
contributions to the outcomes of education and which justify the existence of physical education
in the curriculum.

4. Mental Development
✓ Through participation in physical education activities the individual develops
his mental capacities as he learns the mechanical principles underlying
movement, as he acquires knowledge and understanding of rules and strategies of
games and sports, and as he discovers ways of improving his movements in
gymnastics and dance.
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Objectives of Health Education

Promote Health Encourage Teach personal Instill lifelong

Literacy Healthy Lifestyle hygiene and health habits
Choice safety

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The Purposes of
Physical Education
and health

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1. To develop optimum physical fitness and health of the individual so that he is capable of
living the “good life” and of contributing to his maximum capacity to the attainment of
the goals of the New Society;

2. To produce individuals who can contribute to the economic well-being through:

✓ The improvement of proper work habits and work attitudes, such as punctuality.
Cooperation, reliability, precision and accuracy, and open-mindedness.

✓ Proper emphasis on problem-solving skills such that an individual can identify a problem
correctly and master the skills necessary or useful in school and in the business world:

3. To train good leaders with moral integrity of the highest order, and develop other
desirable traits necessary for effective group participation or group living essential to the
New Society:

✓ Through an adequate system of values by equipping the individual to be able to make

moral choices or decisions needed in daily living.

✓ Offering group participation in such experiences as intramurals, extramural, play days or

sports fests;
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The Concept of Physical Fitness
Refers to the soundness of the heart and the lungs which
ORGANIC VIGOR
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contributes to the ability to resist disease.

•Is the ability to sustain long continued contractions

where a number of muscle groups are used: The
ENDURANCE capacity to bear or last long in a certain task without
undue fatigue.

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The Concept of Physical Fitness
•Is the capacity to sustain the application of force
STRENGTH without yielding or breaking the ability of the muscles to
exert effort against a resistance.

•Refers to the ability of the muscles to release maximum

POWER force in the shortest period of time,

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The Concept of Physical Fitness
• Is a quality of plasticity which gives the ability to
FLEXIBILITY do a wide range of movement.

• Is the ability of the individual to change direction or

AGILITY position in space with quickness and light ness of
movement.

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The Concept of Physical Fitness
• Is the ability to control organic equipment
BALANCE neuro-muscularly, a state of equilibrium.

• Is the ability to make successive movements of the

SPEED
same kind in the shortest period of time.

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 Learning task #1
• How can educators effectively integrate Physical Education and
Health education into the elementary school curriculum to
promote lifelong healthy habits and improve overall student
well-being, considering the challenges of limited resources and
varying student needs?
Thank you
for
listening!