Teaching code

4S009121

Teacher

Valentina Biino

Coordinatore

Valentina Biino

Credits

3

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-EDF/02 - SPORT SCIENCES AND METHODOLOGY

Period

1° semestre dal Oct 1, 2021 al Jan 21, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning outcomes

The course provides to students the fundamental concepts of games for elementary school-aged children.
The expected learning outcomes are:
KNOWLEDGE
1. Defining a distinction in games for children 5-7 , 8-9 and 10-11 years old.
2. Establishing a direct connession between didactic action and the own characteristics of school-aged children.
3. Distinguishing and link among them the concepts of “game”, “motor literacy”, “young sports training”.
ABILITY
4. Explaining and analysing playful proposal based on an evolution, a continuity and a purpose of the game;
5. Learning to behave following developmental processes in school age distinguished in:
5.a.muscular- organic
5.b. cognitive
5.c. psychopedagogical

that come from knowledge of physical, motor, cognitive, social and emotional characteristics of young and older children.

6. Defining methods of the playful-didactic action, that are:
- Game facilitation
- Game stabilisation
- Game complication.The course provides to students the fundamental concepts of games for elementary school-aged children.
The expected learning outcomes are:
KNOWLEDGE
1. Defining a distinction in games for children 5-7 , 8-9 and 10-11 years old.
2. Establishing a direct connession between didactic action and the own characteristics of school-aged children.
3. Distinguishing and link among them the concepts of “game”, “motor literacy”, “young sports training”.
ABILITY
4. Explaining and analysing playful proposal based on an evolution, a continuity and a purpose of the game;
5. Learning to behave following developmental processes in school age distinguished in:
5.a.muscular- organic
5.b. cognitive
5.c. psychopedagogical

that come from knowledge of physical, motor, cognitive, social and emotional characteristics of young and older children.

6. Defining methods of the playful-didactic action, that are:
- Game facilitation
- Game stabilisation
- Game complication.The course provides to students the fundamental concepts of games for elementary school-aged children.
The expected learning outcomes are:
KNOWLEDGE
1. Defining a distinction in games for children 5-7 , 8-9 and 10-11 years old.
2. Establishing a direct connession between didactic action and the own characteristics of school-aged children.
3. Distinguishing and link among them the concepts of “game”, “motor literacy”, “young sports training”.
ABILITY
4. Explaining and analysing playful proposal based on an evolution, a continuity and a purpose of the game;
5. Learning to behave following developmental processes in school age distinguished in:
5.a.muscular- organic
5.b. cognitive
5.c. psychopedagogical

that come from knowledge of physical, motor, cognitive, social and emotional characteristics of young and older children.

6. Defining methods of the playful-didactic action, that are:
- Game facilitation
- Game stabilisation
- Game complication.

Program

The course programme is divided into two teaching modules:
Theoretical teaching module
Practical training module

THEORY MODULES

- Benefits of Physical activity in childhood: Physical well-being and health, cognitive functioning, effort, aerousal motivation and psychological well-being, social inclusionaccording to the contemporary scientific literature
- A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines (2019) for children from birth to 5 years and of 6-10 y.
- Motor Skills/abilities Fundamental skills (kindergarten school, primary school)
- Maturation and development. Enriching environments
- Holistic conception of child: physical efficiency, executive functions and creativity, motor coordination
- Teaching with physical activity games
- Cognitive Engagement and variability of practice
- Physical Activity Cognitively Enriched: Games that Challenge Executive Functions.

- Physical Activity Enrich: Core Executice Functions: inhibition and interference control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility (including creatively thinking)
- Methods for develop Executive Functions. Games highlighting contextual interference, games emphasizing mental control, games highlighting discovery.
- Develop of motor skills: fitness ability and Fundamental Motor Skills
- Life skills: interpersonal skills and self efficacy
- Aimes of competence for Kindergarten- Age Children
- Aims of competence for Elementary School- Age Children
- Know the Effectiveness of Teaching Methods

PRATICAL TRAINING MODULES perceptive games, lateral and dominance games, rhythm games, orienteering games, space-time structured games, games to learn the body scheme, balance, imitation and expression games.

- I “Key games”. Performance games. Warm-up games, middle phase games and high motivation final games.
- Games without the use of apparatuses
- Games with apparatuses without the use of balls.
- 2. MODULE games in the school age

- Games for children aged from 6 to 8 years-old
Individual games; Group games; Team games; Regulated games. One vs one; one vs all. Relay races.
Games with balls for children aged from 6 to 8 years-old

- Games for children aged from 8 to 10 years-old
Individual games: collaborative games; team games; regulated games. Competitions. Tournaments. Games with balls for children aged from 8 to 10 years-old.
- 1 MODULE: Games for the development of special coordination skills: sensorial - 3. MODULE Mini sport: the principle of specificity of teaching.
- Game reduction
- Game’s facilitation, stabilisation and complication.

Bibliography

Examination Methods

The exam is conducted in one hour of written test (composition).
-The purposes of the test are aimed to verify the criteria used to conduct an educational and motor-specific program for the working plan of physical education.
Students will have to demonstrate to know how to plan and manage learning settings referred to every motor-specific objectives, considering the holistic approach of childern that means their cognitive, biological and psyco-social domain.
Students will have to demonstrate to know how to use a specifica and scientific language.

-The modality of verification will be a written test which includes 5 open questions and a hypothesis of lesson, that has to be presented at the moment of the exam.