Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Literacy in Physical Education
In class, some ideas brought up about literacy in Physical Education included concepts and skills of sports, spatial awareness, and body language. After reading chapter five, I realized the "KWL" activity would work well in a phys. ed setting. Especially in dealing with specific sport skills and/or concepts, using this method would be effective. For example, when starting out a basketball unit, it might be a good idea to have students write down or discuss together things they already know about basketball; it could be anything from rules, names of positions, names of shots or passes, etc. Afterwards, you can have them write or discuss what they want to know about basketball that they do not know already. Finally, after each day you can have a group discussion on anything new the students might have learned that day; could be a new term they have never heard of, a variation of something they already knew, etc. Obviously not all things the students wished to learned will be answered all the time, but it helps to get them thinking more in depth about a sport rather than just learning to dribble, pass, and shoot.
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I definitely agree that this can be effective. I like this idea because it can get students thinking more in depth and also have more mental awareness about the game rather than just focusing on the physical activity of the sport. Getting students to discuss what they already know can help others learn stuff that they may not know. There's a mental process that happens before a physical action and making the connection by talking about what and why gives a student a better understanding of the sport.
I also agree, I feel that a class discussion before a unit could be especially effective. This discussion could be used by the teacher to gain knowledge about the skill and experience levels of individual. It’s also great for those who do not know that much about a sport or an activity. I feel that in some cases students learn more from their peer then from the teacher.
I agree that discussion before a lesson is important, it gives an overview of whats to come in the lesson. By having the students read about a topic or sport they will have more background knowledge about what they are learning and have information to back up what they are doing. It leads to a better understanding of a concept, and then a better way of putting it into action because of the previously gained knowledge from reading about it.
this is something i was actually planning on suggesting for the physical education majors. after spending last class learning about the KWL method, i think that this would be most useful. It is not fair to assume that children know the rules and regulations of every sport. Some students might just say they know whats going on because they are afraid of being the only one not knowing. this could also be a good chance to get a student who knows alot, maybe a person on the school team, to help those who know nothing about it.
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