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    Jul 04, 2025  
2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog
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ECED 307 Health and Fitness (2 credits)



Prerequisite Admission into the BAS-T program.

Course Description
Plan for comprehensive health and fitness education in early learning programs serving children birth to grade three who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse, and their families.

Course Content
A. Washington Health and Fitness State Learning Standards. B. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) health and fitness web site C. Curriculum and instruction D. Health and fitness education E. Individualizing instruction

Student Outcomes
1. Explain the effects of health and fitness choices and habits on quality of life.

2. Plan for health and fitness instruction in various settings such as classroom, gymnasium, and playground.

3.  Design a comprehensive, community-based, health and fitness education program that incorporates the principles of safety, legal issues, and risk management.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome- Inclusive Practices: The candidate creates a welcoming, supportive, challenging environment for each and every child and his/her family and advocates for services and supports to be received in the least restrictive environment or within natural learning environments.

Content Knowledge: The candidate recognizes and applies the central concepts of the arts, English language arts, health and fitness, mathematics, science, and social studies, and can identify resources to support personal and children’s growth across disciplines.

Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking

Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

Potential Methods
1. Chapter reviews 2. Curriculum project 3.Group process 4. Discussion boards 5. Design lesson plans 6. Oral presentation 7. Written paper 8. Journal



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