Connecticut Healthy and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework

Standard 9: Motor Skill Performance Curricular Outcome: Students will demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

• Essential Question: What different ways can the body move given a specific purpose?

Standard 10: Applying Concepts and Strategies Curricular Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

• Essential Question: How can I move effectively and efficiently?

Standard 11: Engaging in Physical Activity Curricular Outcome: Students will participate regularly in physical activity.

• Essential Question: What can I do to be physically active, and why is this important?

Standard 12: Physical Fitness Curricular Outcome: Students will incorporate fitness and wellness concepts to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

• Essential Question: Why is it important to be physically fit and how can I stay fit?

Standard 13: Responsible Behavior Curricular Outcome: Students will exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings

• Essential Question: How do I interact with others during physical activity?

Standard 14: Benefits of Physical Activity Curricular Outcome: Students will choose physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction to sustain a physically active lifestyle.

• Essential Question: How will physical activity help me now and in the future?

UNIT THEME

• Any game or activity that provides an opportunity to improve on the four components of fitness. (Flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance)

Examples - Crossfit, CT Fitness Testing, Jump Rope, Heart Rate, Agility Skills

FOCUS QUESTIONS

• Why is it important to be physically fit and how can I stay fit?
• How does a person’s fitness level contribute to their overall wellness?

UNIT THEME

• Games or activities where the focus is to take an object away from the other team and score a point.

Examples - Soccer, Speedball, Ultimate Frisbee, Flag Football, Team Handball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Floorball

FOCUS QUESTIONS

• Why is it important for all participants to follow the same set of game rules?
• Why should a student find open space in game situations?

UNIT THEME

• Games or activities that may be modified or not, where the focus is to score a point(s) or as a member of a group working cooperatively to accomplish a desired goal

Examples - Spikeball, Volleyball, Badminton, Pickleball, Track and Field, Frisbee Golf, Cooperative Games

FOCUS QUESTIONS

• How does teamwork effect overall success?
• How does practice improve my performance?

UNIT THEME

• Any static or dynamic movement that encompasses the practice of posture and/or poses, creating balance in the body through development of strength and flexibility.

Examples - yoga, various movement skills, locomotor and non-locomotor movements, rhythms and dance, obstacle course.

FOCUS QUESTIONS

• How does physical activity affect my mood?
• How can I express myself through physical activity?

UNIT THEME

• Various tools used for learning which engages the individual in movement.

Examples - Throwing a frisbee, Throwing/catching a football, kicking a soccer ball, bumping/setting a volleyball.

FOCUS QUESTIONS

• How can improvement in skills contribute towards enjoyment of games/activities?
• How do I go about improving my skills?