”Vi arbetar med fysisk aktivitet eftersom det står i läroplanen” : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om förskollärares arbete med fysisk aktivitet i förskolan utifrån KASAM

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is, with help from KASAM, to describe how preschool teachers work with physical activity. The study consists of qualitative interviews made with eight preschool teachers from three different preschools. A qualitative content analysis was made of the collected data that showed that all preschool teachers were in agreement that physical activity is something that should be a high priority and that physical activity supports not just children’s physical growth but also their social growth. Despite this result the study also shows that the knowledge about the importance of physical activity differ between the preeschool teachers. The results of the study also emphasise that there is a higher chance of the children to spontaneously start physical activities on their own than it is that the teachers conduct a pre planned activity. The ongoing pandemic was also stressed as something that has a negative impact on the possibility to carry out different types of physical activity.  The conclusion of this study shows that there must be a balance between material resources and preschool teachers knowledge about physical activity. If physical activities is going to be joyful and creative learning, the preschool teacher need to understand the importance of physical activity but also feel that it is meningful for themselves.