Units & Curriculum

Various Units, Targets and Skills taught throughout the year

• Classroom Rules and Expectations through game play 

• Recess Rules and Exceptions 

• Yertle the Turtle - Body management, cooperations, following directions

• Battle Buckets - Invasion game, throwing, teamwork, offense, and defense

• Gotcha - Underhand throwing, targeting, locomotor movements, and opportunity to be physically active

• Throwing and Catching (Point, Step, Throw) - Manipulative skills

• Fitnessgram Fitness Testing (PACER, Sit-ups, Push-ups, Sit-&-reach) - health related fitness components, reading, and writing 

• Protect the Castle - Manipulative skills, offense and defense, teamwork

• Dragon Slayer - Fleeing, locomotor movements, body management, skill-related fitness components (speed, agility, balance, coordination, and strength)

• Guard the Pin - Manipulative skills, locomotor, offense, defense, spacial awareness, skill related fitness

• Kickball - Teamwork, cooperation, communication, throwing, catching, and kicking

• Rhythms and Dance - Locomotor movements, rhythmic movement to various music tempos

• Long Jump Rope - Teamwork, cooperations, health related fitness components, and FITT principals  (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of exercise)

• Individual Jump Rope - Jumping, heart rate, coordination, cardiovascular endurance, and FITT principals  (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of exercise)

• Turkey Trot - Warm-up, cardiovascular endurance, appreciation, goal setting, locomotor movement, and pacing

• Volleyball & Balloon Volleyball - Net game, setting up an attack, creating space, teamwork, hand-eye coordination, volleying, and learning game rules

• Dash for Cash - Warm-up, cardiovascular endurance, goal setting, locomotor movement, and pacing

• Street Hockey - Striking, shooting on goal, passing, dribbling, teamwork

• Scooter Hockey - Striking, shooting on goal, passing, dribbling, teamwork

• Battle Ship - Teamwork, cooperation, throwing, defending, moving in personal space

• Destroy the Pins - Throwing, offense, defense, targeting, catching, and communication

• Capture the Cone - Locomotor skills, fleeing, chasing, skill related fitness components, and body management

• Juggling & Balancing - Hand-eye coordination, body management, and manipulative skills

• Paddle Ball - Wall game, striking, hand-eye coordination, agility, and accuracy

• Parachute - Muscular strength, muscular endurance, teamwork, and cooperation

• Paddles and Beanbags - Striking, hand-eye coordination, agility and accuracy 

• Skill Stations - targeting, cardiovascular, muscular strength, muscular endurance, hand-eye coordination, reading, and balance

• Cooperative Games - Communication, cooperation, teamwork, trust, and problem solving

• Soccer - Kicking, passing, shooting, dribbling, offense, defense, and teamwork

• Basketball - Dribbling, passing, shooting, offense, defense, and teamwork

• Football Throw - Grip, throwing (point, step, throw), catching (thumbs up/down), eye on the ball

• Flag Football Routes - locomotor movements, follow a cadence, passing/throwing, catching, and pattern running

• Frisbees - Grip, throwing, catching, and hand-eye coordination

• Field Day Preparations - Introduction to various skills, games, rules, teamwork, and cooperation