RIVER TRAIL PE

Personal Fitness/Health Curriculum 2019-2020

 

We are combining the Personal Fitness & PE classes from last year.  We will focus quite a bit on CHARACTER EDUCATION and how to treat others with kindness and respect in order to change the climate of our classroom and building.  The kids will learn and focus on a new word each week as we try to put it into practice.

 

Respect, Responsibility, Safety, Productivity:  We will continue to practice these concepts on a regular basis.

 

Rules & Procedures:  These will be practiced throughout the year, as needed.

 

Most of my lessons will fit into one or more of the following categories:   Balance, Endurance, Coordination, Agility, Speed, Power, Plyometrics, Strength, Flexibility, Rhythm, Focus, and Cooperation.  Lessons will be varied and will include as many physical activity options as possible.  My goal will be to introduce the kids to fun fitness options and increase their knowledge of the above fitness components.  I hope to inspire their love for physical activity healthier decision-making.  We will also be talking about nutrition and environmental health.  With the addition of new policies for school health and wellness, we may also talk about the brain, body systems, personal safety, and childhood obesity.

 

By the end of 5th grade, all students should eventually...

• Practice motor skills & movement patterns

• Analyze movement concepts & applications

• Demonstrate knowledge of rules/safety/strategy while participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity

• Apply principles/components of health/skill related fitness as they apply to learning & physical activity

• Explain & apply the principles of fitness (frequency, intensity, time, type)

• Assess individual fitness levels (using the iPad, fitness testing equipment, & pedometers)

• Demonstrate personal responsibility & cooperative skills during group activities

• Explain principles of health promotion & illness prevention & factors that influence health

• Become advocates for the health of individuals, families, and communities

 

• Explain how the environment can affect personal health

• Describe & explain the structure & functions of body systems & how they interrelate

• Explain the effects of health-related activities on the body systems

• Describe factors that affect growth & development

• Describe & explain the structures & functions of the brain and how it is impacted by different levels of fitness & types of activity

• Demonstrate procedures for positive communication, resolving differences, and preventing conflict

• Demonstrate skills essential to enhancing health & avoiding dangerous situations

 

***Lessons will be based on grade level and prior knowledge.