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The document discusses physical education (PE) competencies that are considered essential and non-essential for the elementary grades. It analyzes why some competencies are retained as most essential and categorized in the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC). These competencies embody characteristics of essential learning like being aligned with frameworks and applicable to real life. Competencies not in the MELC are considered non-essential as they are too specific, more appropriate for other grade levels, or subsumed under other competencies.

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The document discusses physical education (PE) competencies that are considered essential and non-essential for the elementary grades. It analyzes why some competencies are retained as most essential and categorized in the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC). These competencies embody characteristics of essential learning like being aligned with frameworks and applicable to real life. Competencies not in the MELC are considered non-essential as they are too specific, more appropriate for other grade levels, or subsumed under other competencies.

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Group Activity

Joshein C. Banaag

Katherine R. Dahang

April 11, 2021

Teaching P.E and Health in the Elementary Grades

Mr. Sean Renee R. Duay, MaEd


MELC PE COMPTENCIES PE COMPETENCIES
PE COMPETENCIES THAT ARE PRESENT THAT ARE NOT
PRESENT

Participates in various Participates in various Identifies conditioning and


movement activities movement activities flexibility exercises that
involving person, objects. involving person, objects. will improve posture.
Music and environment. Music and environment.

Performs conditioning and


Moves in indoor and Moves in indoor and flexibility exercises that
outdoor settings. outdoor settings. will improve body
mechanics.

Demonstrates movement Demonstrates movement


skills in response to skills in response to
sounds and music. sounds and music.

Engage in fun and Engage in fun and


enjoyable physical enjoyable physical
activities. activities.
Analysis:

Why are these MELC competencies retained and categorized as most essential and why the

considered not essential being left out of the MELC?

The aforementioned MELC competencies in PE subject are retained and categorized as most

essential because they embody the characteristics of an essential learning competencies which

are aligned with national or local frameworks, connects the content to higher concepts across

content areas, applicable to real-life situations, they are important not just in school, and they

would not be expected for most students to learn this in settings other than through formal

education. On the other hand, there are competencies in PE subject that are being left out of the

MELC because they are considered as not essential as they are too specific, deemed appropriate

to be introduced in an earlier quarter/grade level or moved to a later quarter/grade level, they are

recurring, and subsumed in another learning competencies.

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