Written to align with the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education, Teaching Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood and the Primary Years provides pre-service teachers and educators with a practical toolbox of strategies to teach Health and Physical Education (HPE) in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and primary school contexts.

While many in the education profession recognise the importance of health and wellbeing, there is a lack of understanding about why this is important for children, how this can be taught effectively in ECEC settings and schools and also what quality HPE looks and feels like.

This practical, evidence-based text is written by a wealth of chapter authors, who are specialists in their field, giving pre-service teachers expert voices on being successful in teaching such an important curriculum area that is essential to developing active and healthy futures.

KEY FEATURES

• Links to the AITSL standards and aligns with the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical
  Education, incorporating the curriculum priorities of integrating ICT, cross-curriculum 
  opportunities and general capabilities
• Provides crucial growth, motor development, health and physical education content across early childhood and primary contexts from birth – 12
• Provides an equal proportion of coverage on both Health and Physical Education content
• Critical investigation activities, reflection questions and case studies encourage student
  engagement with the text
• Videos support blended learning opportunities and allow students to connect theory to practice
• Margin notes provide definitions and digital technology tips.

For more online resources from Natalie McMaster visit her Teacher HPE YouTube channel here.

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1. Importance of HPE and the Role of the Teacher Caroline Brooks
2. Policy and Curriculum Natalie McMaster & Janice Atkin
3. Assessing Health and Physical Education Peter Grainger
4. Inclusive Practices in Health and Physical Education Sarah Humphreys, Janice Atkin & Rosemary Horn
5. Developing a Personal Learning Network for HPE Natalie McMaster
6. Implementing Learning in HPE Natalie McMaster
PART 2: HUMAN MOVEMENT AND MOTOR SKILLS
7. Foundations of Learning Michael C Nagel
8. Motor Development Shane Pill
PART 3: MOVEMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
9. Fundamental Movement Skills Shane Pill
10. Rhythmic and Expressive Movement Sharna Spittle
11. Active Play and Minor Games Brendon Hyndman & Natalie McMaster
12. Learning Outdoors: Challenge and Adventure Activities Jennifer L Hart
13. Sports- specific Skills Andrew Miller & John Williams
14. School Sport Programming Jenny Verrall & Anne Goodman
PART 4: PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
15. Intentional Teaching of Health Education Donna Barwood & Natalie McMaster
16. Relationships and Sexuality Education Fiona Campbell
17. Alcohol and Other Drugs Florin Oprescu, Natalie McMaster, Darren Murdoch, Lynette Maguire & June Redman
18. Mental Health and Wellbeing Toni Gray & Tracy Zilm
19. Benefits of Lifelong Physical Activity Natalie McMaster & Brendon Hyndman
20. Food and Nutrition Education Sandy Smith

Edited by: Natalie McMaster – Lecturer in the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Primary Education and Masters of Education programs, University of the Sunshine Coast.

Please note that the eBook versions of Teaching Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood and the Primary Years do not come with access to the supporting Oxford Ascend Student Resources. These are available to purchase separately.

The following resources are available for lecturers who prescribe Teaching Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood and the Primary Years for their course:

• Instructor’s Resource Manual, with one essay topic per chapter and five open-ended discussion questions per chapter
• PowerPoint slides that summarise the key points in each chapter, including introductory videos from chapter authors
• Test bank.

For more information about the resources for Teaching Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood and the Primary Years, please contact your Oxford Learning Resource Consultant.