¿How should physical education work in early childhood education be?

Abstract

Physical Education in Early Childhood Education focuses greatly on the optimal development of each of the children's spheres: physical, social, affective-emotional, and psychic. Providing future Early Childhood teachers with strong information and training while teaching them the contents that need to be developed in this subject is a cornerstone of the educational curriculum. This article investigates the Physical Education contents that should be worked on within Early Childhood Education, as well as how to teach them. It also presents a didactic sheet model for the analysis of tasks and planned games, as well as an approach to sessions based on seven moments. As a conclusion, carrying out well directed and planned Physical Education programs is essential for children's physical, social, and emotional well-being, and for increasing adherence to physical exercise. Moreover, games represent an important vehicle for generating learnings not only regarding area-specific contents, but also those from other thematic areas.