Product Review

Lesson Planning for Elementary Physical Education offers expert guidance in planning lessons and curricula that are aligned with SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education. Written by master teachers and edited by the team who oversaw creation of the national standards and grade-level outcomes, the text contains the following features:

• 65 lessons that foster the achievement of physical literacy for children in kindergarten though grades 5
• Numerous learning experiences that engage students in the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains
• Curriculum design based on student growth
• Sequential lessons leading to mature patterns of motor performance
• An introductory chapter on the key points for the grade span, putting the lessons in context and providing a road map for planning curriculum, units, and lessons
• Instruction on creating high-quality lessons that reach the desired objectives

Teachers can use the lessons as presented or modify them to meet local needs. The lessons provide a structure for teachers to follow in developing their own learning experiences and curricula. For PE majors and minors, the lessons provide the ideal starting point in learning how to plan and deliver effective lessons to become proficient teachers, not just managers. In addition, all lessons and learning experiences include scripted cues.

Lesson Planning for Elementary Physical Education is supported by a web resource, also available separately, that contains digital versions of all the lesson plans in the book. Teachers can access the lesson plans through a mobile device, and they can download the plans to use later or to print.