Curricula

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity for early childhood and get knowledge how to adapt physical activity to children with special needs


You are able to plan and instruct physical group activity to children concerning child`s Developmental milestones. You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity for children with special needs concerning their needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session
Suitable Instructing methods and Physical Activities for child`s developmental milestones
Instructing Physical Activity session for kindergarten and primary school children
Instructing Adapted Physical Activity sessions for children with neurological disorders
Physical activity in promoting health and functioning, exercising perceptual and cognitive skills, and strengthening body and interaction skills and inclusion.

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selflearning and dialogues. You instruct sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning. Planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups and visit groups with special needs.

Alternative completion methods

As an alternative way of studying, you can complete the course by participating in special sports clubs organized by the City of Jyväskylä (in the role of an assistant and partly an instructor).
Performance includes participation in clubs and a written report. Depending on the number of hours agreed upon, the alternative course covers all or part of the course. An alternative course of study must be agreed with the course teacher before the course starts.

Student workload

Contact lessons in Campus 2Cr
Instructing client groups (3 times) and visiting sport groups (4 times), planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

The evaluation is pass-fail. Achieving a passed evaluation is assessed on the basis of the instructing plans and description of the theoretical background of the instructing sessions, as well as on the basis of the knowledge presented in the final webinar.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You are able consider child`s developmental milestones and meaningful instructing method in planning and instructing the session. You are able to adapt Physical Activity for children with special needs and consider the challenges of perceptual skills, body awareness and interaction skills. You are able to promote inclusion. You can take natural and professional contact with different group of children

Prerequisites

Liikunnan ohjaamisen perusteet