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PED 340 - Teaching Rhythmic Activities

(3 units)
A methodological treatment of fundamental rhythmics, for grades K-12 including creative rhythmics, traditional, folk, square, social, and line dance, aerobics and basic rhythmic activities.

Prerequisite(s): CHS 102 . Corequisite(s): PED 286 ; PED 288 .

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe components of rhythmic activities, movement education, dance, and gymnastics as traditionally taught in physical education grades K-12.
2. demonstrate basic gymnastics and dance skills traditionally taught in physical education grades K-12.
3. plan and implement dance lessons including developing objectives, teaching strategies, providing experiences that best meet lesson goals, assessment of objectives, and reflective evaluation of teaching activities.
4. crate a resource file of information pertinent to teaching movement education, gymnastics, rhythmic activities, and dance in a physical education program.
5. utilize a working knowledge of the roles of movement education, creative dance, folk dance, square dance, line dance, social dance, aerobic dance, and gymnastics which planning units and lessons in K-12 physical education.
6. identify and visit a variety of community resources for dance participation and inform students of community opportunities for participation or further instruction.
7. utilize the appropriate assessment texts from NASPE Assessment Series when planning assessments for students in dance. Assessment of each objective is required in lesson plans.
8. develop skill in choreographing creative dance and education gymnastics experiences for K-3 students.


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