physicaleducation

Recreation in Curriculum Design Recreation . Recreation is an activity of leisure , leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment , amusement , or pleasure and are considered to be " fun ". Etymology The term recreation appears to have been used in English first in the late 14th century, first in the sense of "refreshment or curing of a sick person", and derived turn from Latin ( re : "again", creare : "to create, bring forth, beget.). Play, recreation and work Recreation is difficult to separate from the general concept of play , which is usually the term for children's recreational activity. Children may playfully imitate activities that reflect the realities of adult life. It has been proposed that play or recreational activities are outlets of or expression of excess energy, ...

UNIT – I MODERN CONCEPT OH PHYSICAL EDUCATION Introduction             The word curriculum is derived from the Latin word “ CURRERE” . The meaning for the word currere is “run” and it signifies a “ run way” or a “ course which one runs to reach a goal “ or “ carry out a programme ”. The word run is very close with physical education. In physical education and physical education curriculum is generally identified with a course of study or subjects prescribed for a course. Definition             “Curriculum is the arrangement of the subject matter in a a sequence at a particular level in the field of school” – WILLGOOSE Meaning             Curriculum is a work schedule of any particular course, referring to the total programme in a school. It is an orderly plan and progression and a varied of experience....