Health, Safety and Physical Education in Early Childhood

• • Nutrition, Health and Holistic Wellbeing
  • Exploring Physical Development Across the Lifespan
  • Exploring Motor Development: Appraising and Evaluating Motor Skills
  • Creating Learning Environments: Planning, Designing and Developing Programs
  • Child Safety and Child Health

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-MTE-MAS-2023

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative. Access to video creation and editing software.

This subject will enable pre-service educators to develop a sound understanding of the importance of supporting the physical, social and emotional health and wellbeing of young children for their development and learning. The subject explores the characteristics of children's physical development and motor coordination. Using a play-based approach to curriculum and safe and supportive environment, students will be able to plan quality fundamental movement experiences to enhance the outcomes for young children in the early years making links to the relevant National and State curriculum and Frameworks.

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• Analytical essay relating to a specified unit topic (50%)
• Plan for developing Fundamental Movement Skills of a child (50%)

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).