ERIC Number: EJ1397977
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0730-3084
EISSN: EISSN-2168-3816
Using Parkour to Step Up Your Elementary School Curriculum
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, v94 n6 p37-42 2023
The goal of parkour is to cross various obstacles in an efficient and creative way by jumping, swinging, climbing, and running. Parkour aligns with the SHAPE America national standards for K-12 physical education and has demonstrated its potential to highly engage both boys and girls in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In this article, we present a knowledge packet for teaching parkour to elementary children. First, we discuss the knowledge packet by unpacking the content development together with common errors and suggestions on how to correct these. Next, we propose appropriate equipment that can be used during physical education lessons. After which we introduce organizational and pedagogical principles that strengthen the parkour unit, such as focused station work, modifying content and equipment and offering children high practice opportunities and the role of teacher's content knowledge. We end the paper by providing examples for assessing children in a formative and summative way.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physical Education Teachers, Student Evaluation, Error Patterns, Error Correction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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