Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills

The early elementary years are a critical time for children to acquire physical skills, and Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition, is a practical text that helps elementary physical educators guide their students in mastering the critical elements of 8 locomotor and 17 manipulative skills. It offers teachers a multitude of tools and ideas to foster student learning, including video clips of each skill, scripted lesson plans, and ancillaries.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

The early elementary years are a critical time for children to acquire physical skills, and Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition, is a practical text that focuses on teaching these skills. The book, formerly titled Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of Physical Education, emphasizes that motor skills are the nuts and bolts of physical education and that instruction can be motivating and enjoyable. The lead author, Vonnie Colvin, believes that when children are motivated and receive sound instruction, they focus more on learning.

Through Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, elementary physical educators will guide their students in mastering the critical elements of 8 locomotor and 17 manipulative skills. The approach offers a perfect balance between sound pedagogy and fun activities that will engage students and keep them learning. The text provides teachers with a multitude of tools and ideas to foster student learning, including sequenced illustrations of four to six critical elements necessary for the skill to be correctly performed, cue words to help students remember each critical element, partner skill check assessments to evaluate each other's progress, success builders to reinforce correct performance, activities for practicing the entire skill, troubleshooting charts to address problem areas, and scripted lesson plans that guide teachers through the instruction sequence.

In addition to the new content and teaching aids, this latest edition also includes video clips of each skill, performing the skill correctly, and troubleshooting charts to address problem areas and help students learn and improve. The book is a valuable resource for elementary physical educators who want to provide their students with the best possible physical education experience.

Weight: 862g
ISBN-13: 9781718211247
Edition number: Fourth Edition