In addition to teaching elementary students movement skills, physical education programs should incorporate Cooperative Learning that provides students with natural and valuable learning opportunities. The physical education teacher can best achieve this through which of the following?
1) Promote an understanding of the benefits of competing against oneself rather than against others.
2) Develop students' knowledge of effective organizational and leadership traits and styles.
3) Ensure students understand team structures, roles, and dynamics of working in groups to achieve a common goal.
4) Develop awareness of a variety of social skills, attitudes, and behaviors.