1. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. PowerPoint ® Lecture Slide Presentation prepared by Mary J. Sariscsany, California State University Northridge DYNAMIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN R O B E R T P A N G R A Z I S I X T E E N T H E D I T I O N Chapter 21 Cooperative Skills

2. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. The Role of Cooperative Activities  Team building, cooperative learning, adventure education synonymous terms  Cooperative activities provide students with an opportunity to apply fundamental motor skills in a unique setting  Cooperative activities teach children personal and social skills necessary to function in daily life  Require all students to work together  Allow students to contribute and experience success

3. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities  Series of concluding questions  Effective teacher monitoring  Set the stage  What is the challenge?  What are the rules?  What are the consequences for breaking the rules?  Are there any safety issues to address?

4. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities  Facilitate  Step back and let students work  Simply answer questions and monitor safety  As needed, stop or refocus activity  Allow time for the final step

5. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities  Debrief  May be most important component  Allows students to share experiences  Mostly open-ended questioning  Tie in how skills learned can be used outside PE

6. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Group Challenges  Designed to place students in an unfamiliar situation  Designed so students can not complete alone  Designed for Developmental Levels II and III  Students learn basic cooperative skills  Sharing  Listening  Individual and partner decision making

7. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities  Don’t simply provide appropriate activities  Activities need appropriate introduction, guidance, and summary  Without a debrief or monitoring, negative outcomes may emerge  Quiet, less skilled students may have usual role of “stay in back and don’t be embarrassed” reinforced  Dominant students may dominate while learning nothing about group dynamics and cooperation

8. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities

9. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities

10. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities

11. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities

12. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Teaching Cooperative Activities

13. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Activities with Parachutes  Enjoyed by children of all ages  Learn a variety of skill  Enjoyable  Learn movement concepts  Practice fundamental motor skills  Reinforce levels of movement:  speed, weight transfer, force, direction, balance, pulling, bending, twisting

14. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Values of Parachute Play  At times, strength demands made on the entire body  A variety of movement possibilities, some rhythmic  Locomotor skills can be practiced simultaneously  Rhythmic beats can guide locomotor movements

15. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Values of Parachute Play

16. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Values of Parachute Play

17. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Values of Parachute Play

18. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Values of Parachute Play