PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH

IN AN ACTIVITY-AND CHILD
CENTERED-CURRICULUM
 CURRICULUM
• Is a Latin word that means “race”. It derives from the verb
currere which means to “fly or to proceed”. The academic
material taught in a school is referred to as the curriculum.
•It is a list of principles that should be taught to the pupils for
them to follow the content requirements.
•The curriculum is described in education as the aggregate of all
the pupils experiences that occur during the educational process.
• It also refers to a structured and interactive method of
instruction and learning with unique goals, content, methods,
metrics and resources aligned with the school instructional
objectives.
• So without curriculum, no formal, non-formal or informal
education can occur. There will be no instruction in the
classroom, if there is no program, teachers will have nothing to
do.
• In the classroom and school, every teacher is led by a
curriculum.
Defining Activity–and child–centered curriculum

• A modern approach to curriculum creation is an activity centered

curriculum.
• It is a reaction to the conventional curriculum, which was either
subject-centered curriculum or dominated by teachers.
• Were in the idea of activity centered learning was born out of
child-centered curriculum and activity movement.
• Child centered education necessitates the child active
participation in the educational process.
 John Dewey
• “The activity curriculum is a constant flow of activities
for children, unbreakable by systematic subjects and
springing from the childs desire and felt needs”
The framers of Wardha Scheme of Education
• “ We’ve attempted to draft an activity curriculum that
means that our school should be places of work,
creativity, and exploration rather than passive
absorption”
• The subject matter is addressed by exercises in an
activity centered program and experiences is the product
of the purposeful activities completed.
• All other educationalist and psychologist such as John
Dewey, Piaget Tagore, Gandhi and Aurobindo have
emphasized the importance of “learning through doing”.
Child-centered curriculum

• The Child-centered curriculum empowers pupils to take

control of their education. The teachers job is to encourage
and promote children's learning, but it is the children's
natural curiosity, interest and enthusiasm that decide the
course of their learning.
• In terms of achieving learning objectives and goals,
children serve as co-creator with teacher.
• A child-centered curriculum emphasized piquing children's
interest and empowering them to take an active role in
learning, as well as encouraging emotional investment that
allows them to dig deeper into the lessons.
• By encouraging children's to innovate and learn as they
explore, a child centered curriculum aids their growth of
independence, responsiveness and trust.
• A child-centered program, however has flaws. Teachers often
struggle to come up with activities that can respond to evolving
child development concepts.
 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH IN
AN ACTIVITY-AND CHILD-CENTERED
CURRICULUM

• The physical education and health curriculum aims to assist

children’s in developing awareness and understanding of
his/her body. It also aims to promote positive attitudes towards
physical education and health and to motivate children to
appreciate and examine the process in which physical
education and health influence and create an impact on their
bodies.
• There are 3 domains (cognitive, affective and psychomotor)
that emphasize in each lesson which is greatly emphasized in
elementary education.
• So primary pupils are usually more physical active than high
school students because they learn through play and they
understand the world first through their bodies.
• Teachers must give activities that are more on movement in
which the pupils will be engaged with their creativity, muscles
and collaboration.
 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT

• In this activity, the pupils will move their body according to the
beat, words, tune, speed, and other elements used in a
particular music or song.
 LUKSONG BAKA
• This traditional game from Bulacan helps pupils practice how
to jump high without experiencing injuries. Pupils will also
learn different skills such as balance and cooperation, and they
could develop self-confidence when they successfully execute
the task.
 PATINTERO

• This activity is also called haranggang taga or tubigan. This

activity requires pupils to move all body parts. Other pupils
will run across the area while others are tagging the pupils that
are running. Aside from moving the body, the pupils will
practice their thinking abilities by means of thinking of the best
strategy to cross the taggers in the area.
 TUG OF WAR
• This activity will measure the strength of each participating
players. Two groups of players will pull on opposite ends of a
rope with the goal of moving the opposite group across the
line. The group that touches the line in the middle will be the
losing team.
 HOPSCOTCH OR PIKO
• This activity is very famous among young children, the activity
requires physical strength and a lot of jumping. Groups of
pupils will play the game and compete with each other. Each
player needs to have a stone that should be throw in each box.
The player will jump across without stepping on the first box.
The player who will reach the last box will considered as
winner.
 TUMBANG PRESO
• This activity is also known as tumba lata or bato lata, is a
traditional Filipino children's game. Tumbang preso is played
with a can and some slippers. The goal of the game is to try and
knocked down the can with the slippers but if you get tagged
by the Taya you will be the one who will guard the slippers.
 LUKSONG LUBID
• This activity is similar to the western skip-rope or jump
rope game, played mostly by girls. The objectives is for
an individual or teams to score highest in skipping or
jumping over the rope while its being turned
continuously over the head and under the feet of players.
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