EED 425 Wk 2 – Summative Assessment: Major Concepts and Resources Guide

Assume you are an elementary education teacher at Florida Elementary School. You are familiar with the major concepts being taught in all content areas, and you understand that health and physical education are very important, as they teach children about healthy habits and ways to maintain an active lifestyle. Your school will be welcoming new teachers next month, and your principal has asked you to train them by collecting information on these subjects and considering ways by which the new joiners can incorporate these skills and topics into their classrooms.

Here is what you must do:

Create a 2- to 3-page guide with a maximum of 525 words for new teachers that provides detailed information about the major concepts and resources for teaching elementary level health and physical education. Divide your guide into 2 sections: one for health education and one for physical education.

Health Education 

Write an introductory paragraph explaining how health education is currently taught in schools.

Address the following traditional health education themes in your guide:

• Mental and emotional health
• Personal health
• Nutrition
• Injury prevention and safety
• Substance use and abuse prevention
• Use of technology tools to assist health education

Include the following information for each health education theme:

• Explanation of the specific topics covered in the theme
• Description of school and community resources that may be used for teaching the theme and specific topics covered
• Justification for importance of teaching the health education theme

Physical Education 

Write an introductory paragraph explaining how physical education is currently taught in elementary schools.

Address the following physical education skill competencies in your guide:

• Locomotor skills
• Non-locomotor skills
• Manipulative skills
• Body management skills
• Rhythmic movement skills
• Use of technology resources to measure physical activity

Include the following information for each physical education skill competency:

• Explanation of the specific skills taught in the competency
• Description of school and community resources that may be used for teaching the competency and skills covered
• Justification for the importance of teaching the physical education skill competency
• Description of how technology resources such as Pedometer can be used in physical activity.

Submit your assignment.