Gymnastic basis for children

Code:

646

Acronym:

646

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	31	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	2	-	3	-
			3

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Understand the children’s problematics and their development.

Acquire knowledge about Gymnastics and its various variants.

Understand how gymnastics can be a positively influence or a way for developt children.

Acquire practical experiences of gymnastic’s skills.

Learning outcomes and competences

Know the children's characteristics in this ages - 2/7 years.

To be able to adapt gymnstcs skills in children's activities.

Understand the generic techniques and the way to applie those techniques in some learning situations for children.

Know how to use and creat learning situations using diferent kind of material

Master the manual help in those skills where children need support.

Know how to develop general and specific preparation for motor skills and develop autonomous children.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Motor development in the first years of life.

Motor skills; the importance of coordination.

Gymnastics fundations: displacements, rotations, supports, hangs, jumps and receptions.

The basics skills on Artistic Gymnastics aparatus.

Use of diferente devices adapted to children

Learn the most important types of help

Understand the safety techniques to apllie in children.

Understand the techniques for developing autonomous learning

Understand how to create diferent situations to devolop skills (manual help and material placement).

Mandatory literature

Nunomura Myriam e Marian Harumi Cruz Tsukamoto; Fundamentos das ginasticas, Fontoura, 2009. ISBN: 978-85-87114-59-4
Nista-Piccolo Vilma Lení; Esporte para a saúde nos anos finais do ensino fundamental. ISBN: 978-85-249-1905-3
Nista-Piccolo Vilma Lení; Corpo em movimento na educação infantil. ISBN: 978-85-249-1906-0
Nista-Piccolo Vilma Lení; Esporte para a vida no ensino médio. ISBN: 978-85-249-1905-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical exercise, using sessons for theoretical support.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	66,00
Frequência das aulas	15,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

Distribution assessment with final exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are not able to do the evaluation in the dates previously marked by the teacher, for health reasons (injury, surgery or prolonged recovery from disease), should speak with the teacher to mark another date, which can not go beyond the last day of the first semester.