Physical Education
Welcome to the EMS Secondary Physical Education.
At The English Modern School we follow the Cambridge lower secondary physical education curriculum.
“Cambridge Physical Education is about learning to move and also about moving to learn”
Physical education is a vital part of a balanced school curriculum. Regular exercise improves both physical and mental health and there is growing evidence that it also improves academic performance across the curriculum. Establishing good patterns of exercise in lower secondary schools also provides learners with the foundation of an active and healthy lifestyle for life.
The learning objectives are divided into six main areas called ‘strands’ which run through every stage. Although each strand is discrete, it is intimately connected to the five other strands due to the holistic focus in Cambridge Lower Secondary Physical Education on the physical, cognitive and social development of the learner.
Formative assessment through google form is done at the end of each PE lesson the aim of this type of assessment is to uncover what a learner, or group of learners, currently knows, understands, or can or cannot do. This allows us, as the teacher, to give timely and specific feedback to help them improve.
Here's the curriculum guide for August, September and October:
UNIT 1: Moving well - Basketball/Table Tennis
Basketball
Objective: Developing proficiency and independence in movement, linking actions together in different and innovative ways.
Students will learn:
The objective of the game, the main technical movements and rules: a) ways of playing the ball, b) start and restart of the game, c) inbounding the ball, d) traveling, e) double dribble, f) personal fouls;
What to do when they don't have the ball. Getting open, to offer a passing line to the player with the ball and, if it is not passed to him/her , learning how to cut to the basket;
Making the most offensive and correct option depending on the situation. Passing the ball to a teammate who grants him/her an offensive passing line or, Progressing in dribbling, preferably along the middle lane (using, if necessary, feints and changes of direction and/or hand, to free yourself from your direct opponent), to finish or open the pass line.
Table Tennis
Objective: Developing proficiency and independence in movement, linking actions together in different and innovative ways.
Students will learn:
The objective of the game, its basic rules and the score of the singles game, identifying and interpreting the conditions that justify the differentiated use of the racket grips;
How to position themselves correctly, in front of the middle of the table and moving quickly, at the proper distance from the table (approximately an arm), returnig to the initial position after each hit;
How to start the game, dropping the ball on the table to then hit it in conditions of the opponent to be able to return
How to return the ball, placing it within reach of the opponent giving the ball a low trajectory over the net
UNIT 2: Health
Students will learn:
Explain the effects of different types of physical activity on health and plan how physical activity can be implemented to promote a healthy, active lifestyle at different stages of life.
Discuss how contextual factors influence food choices and eating habits. Review dietary patterns and the energy needs of young people.
