HPE 230 - Physical Education Methods for Early Childhood and Elementary School, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Major (HPE or EDU) or consent of instructor
A study of the characteristics of children ages three through eight and prekindergarten through grade three with implications for the selection, adaptation, and teaching of appropriate movement and rhythmic activities. The focus of the course is the understanding of such concepts as basic movement, movement exploration, perceptual motor skills, developmental movement, rhythmic development, and the integration of movement and rhythmics into other areas of the early childhood school curriculum.