Investigation of Primary School Teachers' Opinions on Physical Activity Cards Used in Physical Education and Play Lessons

Abstract

Physical Education and Play lesson covers all education and training processes that can contribute to students in grades 1-4 of primary school to participate in physical activities, play games and develop their mental, physical, social, emotional and personal skills while doing so. The lesson is planned in such a way that students play games and participate in activities in accordance with their physical characteristics and age. In primary and secondary school, cards with different descriptions that aim to develop children's sports-related and specialized skills are called Physical Activity Cards. These cards consist of a yellow and a purple group. These cards, which are sent to teachers by the Ministry of National Education, include various games and activities that can be used in Physical Education and Play lessons. The aim of this study is to examine the opinions of Primary school teachers about the Physical Activity Cards used in Physical Education and Play lessons. While examining the opinions of the teachers, case study approach, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The research was carried out by interviewing thirteen primary school teachers working in a public school in the province of Elazığ. Data were collected from the Primary school teachers using a semi-structured interview form. As a result of the research, it was stated that Primary school teachers benefit from Physical Activity Cards in Physical Education and Play lessons, but these cards have some deficiencies. In addition, the teachers who participated in the interview in the study made suggestions such as the need to increase the quality of games that will improve children's skills, traditional games can be updated in Physical Activity Cards, and a ground should be created for Physical Activity Cards in schools.