Physical Education

My name is Mark Clattenburg and I will be your child's Physical Education teacher. The Physical Education Program is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and values related to physical activity and exercise. We will focus on fundamental skills, sport specific skills, goal setting, positive practice habits and social skills. I will do my best to provide many physical activity moments in a variety of fun & safe learning environments. I hope to present physical activity as a “lifetime” activity; an important value to be carried forward in life.

Updated January 10, 2022

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Physical Education Program Outline

Dear Families,

My name is Mark Clattenburg and I will be your child’s Physical Education teacher for the year. The Program is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and values related to physical activity, exercise, fundamental skills, sport specific skills and social skills. At the same time, it provides physical fitness in a fun environment, presenting it as a “lifetime” activity; an important value to be carried forward in life.

If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at the school or email me at mclattenburg@hrce.ns.ca

Website: https://sites.google.com/a/gnspes.ca/physical-education-with-mr-c/home

Google Classroom Code: e535ef6

4 STRANDS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

STRAND A: ACTIVE FOR LIFE

Health-Related Physical Fitness

Health-related physical fitness includes: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Regular participation in physical activity at moderate to vigorous intensities through quality physical education is important for optimal growth and development of children and adolescents. It is important that students not only have the opportunity to develop / maintain healthy fitness levels through physical education, but that they understand why this is important and how they apply this knowledge to their lives outside of school.

Motivation

Motivation concepts include intensity (i.e., amount of effort toward the task), direction (i.e., task should benefit the individual), and persistence (i.e., duration of effort toward the task).

Safety

Safety should be the overriding umbrella in every activity within a physical education program. Students should apply safety practices, and identify ways to participate in physical activity safely during other parts of their day.

Connections to Life Outside of Physical Education

All skills and concepts taught throughout the physical education program will make connection to life outside of physical education in order to help students transfer the skills, knowledge and behaviours to other areas of their lives.

STRAND B: SKILL AND MOVEMENT CONCEPTS

Skill and Movement Concepts

Skills include different types of movements will be taught so students become skillful movers in many different environments.

Locomotor skills – Traveling skills (e.g., walking, running, hopping, skipping, jumping).
Manipulative skills – Skills that require sending (e.g., kicking), receiving (e.g., overhead catch) or possessing (e.g., ball in scoop).
Non-Manipulative skills – Skills that are non-locomotor (i.e., not traveling skills) and not manipulative skills. These skills include balance skills (e.g., counter balance, airplane) and stability skills (i.e., both static and dynamic).

Strategies

Students will be given opportunities to apply age and developmentally appropriate strategy skills during different types of physical activities.

STRAND C: LIFE SKILLS

Physical education provides a unique opportunity to teach life skills to students. Research concludes that life skills must be taught in a way that allows students to make clear connections to life independent of the physical activity they are participating in.

Personal and Social Responsibility

Physical Education class promotes the learning of personal and social responsibility through physical activity. In order for learners to develop personal and social responsibility, physical educators plan for learning experiences that foster participation, self-direction, care, and compassion.

Developing an ethic of fairness and respect is critical in preparing 21st-century learners for the global community in which they will grow up. Students will learn how to show respect for equipment, their environment, themselves, others, and how to demonstrate fair play. It is within this strand of learning outcomes that students will learn about the importance of supportive and inclusive language, and other anti-bullying behaviours.

Affect

Exploring feelings associated with physical activity is critical in order to modify or maintain behaviours in order to have positive feelings associated with physical activity.Students will explore and communicate their feelings and experiences related to the diverse range of physical activities. Students will explore feelings during and after individual and group work task achievements, as well as when new skills are being taught and experienced.

Outcomes - Primary & Grade One

ACTIVE FOR LIFE

AP.1 demonstrate an age- and developmentally appropriate understanding of health-related physical fitness components

AP.2 demonstrate persistent behaviour and effort toward mastery during different types of physical activities

AP.3 demonstrate an understanding of how to safely participate during nature-based play while at school, at home, and in the community

AP.4 connect the skills and concepts learned in physical education to life outside of physical education

SKILL AND MOVEMENT CONCEPTS

BP.1 demonstrate competency in skill and movement concepts within dance, educational gymnastics, games, and active pursuits

BP.2 apply decision-making skills to skill and movement concepts during different types of physical activities in multiple environments

BP.3 demonstrate an understanding that different types of activities have different rules and equipment and to apply this understanding while participating

LIFE SKILLS

CP.1 demonstrate consideration, care, and compassion for the well-being and safety of self and others during different types of physical activities

CP.2 demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills during different types of physical activities

CP.3 demonstrate respect for self and others, equipment, and the environment, while participating in different physical activities

At Home: Supporting your Child in Physical Literacy

Physical Education provides your child with the skills and knowledge to participate in a variety of physical activities that promote lifetime involvement. Learning to regularly participate in various physical activities in a variety of places both indoors and outdoors helps children lead a physically active lifestyle. Parents and extended family can help children lead physically active lives by participating in a variety of activities with their children and by encouraging participation in physical activities with friends, other family members, and community groups. Families that lead healthy active lifestyles together have many positive benefits including good opportunities for communication with each other, a better feeling of good health, and a reduced chance of developing some chronic diseases.

Home based practice and play will allow further development of your child’s skills and confidence. In addition, Daily Physical Activity routines will benefit your child’s physical, social and emotional health and cognitive functioning. A goal for Physical Activity should be to meet or exceed the 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous established by the Canadian Government to promote health.

Report Card Grades

ND - Needs Development

D - Developing - appropriate development for their age

WD - Well developed

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