Goals of the HKIS Upper Primary Physical Education program

To promote the best practices of sportsmanship and foster the early development of physically literate individuals who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity.

- Actively engages and promotes the philosophies of sportsmanship.

- Has learned the skills necessary to participate in a variety of physical activities.

- Participates regularly in moderate to vigorous physical activity.

- Is physically fit.

- Values physical activity and its contributions to a healthy lifestyle.

Standards

Standard 1: The student demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

Standard 2: The student applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performances.

Standard 3: The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health- enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

Standard 4: The student exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that reflects self and others.

Standard 5: The students recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self- expression and/or social interactions.

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Activities and skills:

• MVPA (Fitness)

• Project Adventure

• Manipulatives

• Double Manipulatives

• Body management/Gymnastics

• Sportsmanship

MVPA (Fitness)

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that children and adolescents participate in at least 60 minutes of MVPA most days of the week, preferably daily, in order to attain health benefits. To help reach this goal, Healthy People 2010, an initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President’s Council on Fitness, recommends that students be engaged in MVPA for at least 50 percent of P.E. class time.

Standard 1: The student demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

PE1.3.2. Travels showing differentiation between sprinting and running.

Standard 3 - The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

PE 3.3.3. Engages in the activities of physical education class without teacher prompting.

Standard 5 - The student recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

PE 5.3.1. Discusses the relationship between physical activity and good health.

Project Adventure

Students will take part in a variety of team building and initiative problem-solving activities as well as group games to create a cooperative learning environment while developing critical thinking and communication skills.

The unit is designed to offer a nontraditional activity that is less competitive and emphasizes team building, cooperation, self-confidence, collaboration and resilience. It will help to have students understand that challenge, enjoyment, creativity, self-expression, teamwork, cooperation and social interaction are important, life-enhancing experiences.

Creativity

CR1. Idea generation

CR1.3. Brainstorms a variety of ideas

CR1.4. Brainstorms original or unique ideas

CR1.5. Builds on others' ideas

CR4. Creative production and innovation

CR4.3. Shows ethical behavior in producing creative works

CR4.4. Uses thinking skills and/or design thinking strategies as appropriate to develop creative idea into tangible solutions or contributions

Manipulative

In this unit students develop their ability to control a single manipulative. Experiences in low and high Manipulative skills are explored and developed.

Standard 1: The student demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

PE 1.3.12. Throws overhand, demonstrating 3 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern, in non-dynamic environments (closed skills), for distance and/or force.

PE 1.3.14. Dribbles and travels in general space at slow to moderate jogging speed, with control of ball and body.

Standard 2: The student applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.

PE 2.3.6. Applies simple strategies & tactics in chasing activities.

PE 2.3.7. Applies simple strategies in fleeing activities.

Double Manipulative

In this unit students will use one manipulative (e.g. bat or stick) to control a second manipulative (eg ball or birdie). Experiences in low and high Double Manipulative skills are explored and developed.

Standard 1: The student demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

PE 1.3.20. Strikes an object with a short-handle implement, sending it forward over a low net or to a wall.

PE 1.3.21. Strikes an object with a short-handled implement while demonstrating 3 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern.

PE 1.3.22. Strikes a ball with a long-handled implement (e.g., hockey stick, bat, golf club), sending it forward, while using proper grip for the implement. Note: Use batting tee or ball tossed by teacher for batting.

Body Management/Gymnastics

In this unit students will learn the safety requirements, the equipment used, the physical requirements and the necessary techniques of a variety of gymnastics components. They will gain the knowledge of how to improve their own performance.

Standard 1: The student demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

PE1.3.3. Jumps & lands in the horizontal & vertical planes using a mature pattern.

PE 1.3.8. Moves into and out of gymnastics balances with curling, twisting & stretching actions.

Standard 4 - The student exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

PE 4.3.7. Works independently and safely in physical activity settings.

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is an over-arching unit that encompasses an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors.

Upper Primary Physical Education definition of Sportsmanship:

SPORTSMANSHIP: To courageously participate. To maintain fair play and the integrity of the game regardless of the outcome; to lose or win with grace, poise, and dignity; ensuring teammates, opponents, officials, and spectators are respected, physically and emotionally safe, and encouraged to be their best.

Standard 4 - The student exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

PE 4.3.1. Exhibits personal responsibility in teacher-directed activities.

PE 4.3.3. Accepts and implements specific corrective feedback from the teacher.

PE 4.3.4. Works cooperatively with others.

PE 4.3.5. Praises others for their success in movement performance.

PE 4.3.6. Recognizes the role of rules and etiquette in physical activity with peers.