Chapter 1
Health Education: Health Education as a Discipline/Health Instruction
Course: Health And Physical Education Content Knowledge 5857
Subject: Health And Physical Education Content Knowledge5857
Chapter: Physical Education Content Knowledge And Student Growth And Development
1. Sequential and developmentally appropriate learning and practice opportunities based on growth and motor development stages, individual characteristics and individual needs of students, learning environment, and task
Sequential instruction means skills and concepts are taught in a logical progression that mirrors the stages of growth and motor development. Children move from the reflexive and rudimentary movement stages in infancy to the fundamental movement stage in early childhood (basic locomotor, manipulative, and stability skills), and later to specialized sport and fitness skills in adolescence. For example, a child first learns balance while standing, then progresses to balancing while moving across a beam, and later uses balance in complex activities such as gymnastics routines.