• Create a classroom environment that encourages physical activity and mobility, including activity stations;
• Design cross curricular activities in core subjects using physical education and physical activity as the source for activity design;
• Create and implement collaborative projects that engage students and staff in promoting a healthy lifestyle;
• Design educational materials and resources that advocate for physical health and well-being tailored to the needs of different educational settings;
• Create a classroom environment which promotes a healthy lifestyle and healthy eating habits, including activities on food choices without reinforcing weight stigma;
• Create assessment tools to evaluate the effectiveness of physical health initiatives and make data-driven improvements.

• Contextually describe age-appropriate physical activities and exercises that can be integrated into the classroom setting, for both students and personal use;
• Identify and critically evaluate the different food groups which are healthy, making use of nutrition guidelines;
• Identify and review areas of implementing different types of physical activity both in and outside of the classroom;
• Identify areas to take care of own physical health during a career in education;
• Identify and utilise assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of physical health initiatives and implement necessary improvements.
• Review and evaluate national and international policies that focus on healthy eating and physical activity.

• Lead and plan a co-curricular though physical activity or physical education;
• Lead a physical activity session both inside and outside the classroom;
• Identify and tackle any health issues in the correct procedural way;
• Lead the integration of physical health practices into daily classroom activities and routines;
• Propose actionable solutions to any identify potential barriers to physical health in the educational setting.

This module will be assessed through: Assignment; Practical Session.

Core Reading List

1. Government of Malta. A whole school approach to a healthy lifestyle: Healthy eating and physical activity policy. https://migrantlearnersunit.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Healthy-Eating-and-Physical-Activity-Policy.pdf
2. Lawrence, J. (2017). Teaching primary physical education. Sage
3. Lupton, D., & Leahy, D. (2021). Thinking, making, doing, teaching and learning: bringing creative methods into health education. In Creative Approaches to Health Education(pp. 1-13). Routledge.
4. McCuaig, L., Enright, E., Rossi, T., & MacDonald, D. (2021). Teachers as health workers: A critical understanding of the health-education interface. Routledge.

Supplementary Reading List

1. Kanold, T., & Boogren, T. (2021). Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being (Actionable Steps for Self-Care, Health, and Wellness for Teachers and Educators).
2. Reifman, S. (2019). Cross-Curricular Rainy Day PE Activities: Engaging Elementary Physical Education Experiences That Improve Student Learning and Offer Social-Emotional Benefits.
3. Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. https://www.shapeamerica.org/