In middle school, grades 6-8, students further develop specialized skills within movement forms and enhance physical fitness through involvement in a variety of dual and individual modified sports and outdoor activities. Students participate in physical activities that lead to active lifestyles and lifetime wellness. Social and emotional development is enhanced through activities that require team building. A recommended 45min/day 5 days a week of Physical Education for these grade levels.
BY THE END OF THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Demonstrate competency in motor and movement skills needed to perform a variety of physical activities by:
Demonstrating competent skills for participation in modified team activities (e.g., basketball, volleyball, softball, ultimate Frisbee).
Demonstrating competent skills for participation in individual and dual activities (e.g., golf, Frisbee, bowling, racquet/paddle sports, Native Youth Olympic Games).
Demonstrating competent skills for participation in non-competitive individual activities (e.g., weight training/resistance training, swimming, exercise).
Demonstrating competency for participation in rhythmic activities (e.g., social, folk, Native dances).
Demonstrating competency for participation in adventure/outdoor activities (e.g., orienteering, snowshoeing, skating).
Exploring Alaskan cultural physical activities (e.g., Native Youth Olympic games and dances).
Apply movement concepts to the learning and performance of physical activities by:
Identifying critical elements of skill for selected movement forms.
Detecting and correcting errors in personal performance in a variety of activities.
Explaining at least two game tactics involved in playing team, dual, and individual activities.
Using offensive and defensive strategies while participating in modified team, individual, and dual sports.
Designing a game that incorporates skills and tactics that can be played by all students.
Implementing strategies and safety procedures for success while participating in physical activity (e.g., use a spotter when lifting weights, shit gears one at a time while climbing a hill on a bicycle).
Identifying major muscle groups utilized in a variety of movements.
Participate regularly in physical activity by:
Recognizing and understanding the significance of physical activity in the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle.
Set SMART goals, (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-sensitive) for participation of activities of own choosing.
Maintaining a physical activity log for a designated period of time (e.g., weight training charts, steps during the day, time engaged in physical activity).
Using current technology (e.g., pedometers, Wii Fitness, Dance-Dance-Revolution) to monitor physical activity to meet personal goals.
Identifying local, state, national, and international fitness and recreational organizations (e.g., YMCA, United States Cycling Federation, Special Olympics Alaska, Challenge Alaska, and Alpine Alternatives, CITC, Boys and Girls Clubs).
Apply fitness concepts to achieve and maintain a health-enhanced level of personal fitness by:
Monitoring heart rate before, during, and after various intensity levels of physical activity.
Comparing the fitness benefits of a variety of activities.
Improving and achieving age-appropriate fitness standards defined in a selected program (i.e., Fitnessgram, Brockport, President's Fitness Test).
Demonstrating personal fitness by participating in activities to improve specific fitness components (e.g., cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, and flexibility).
Formulating meaningful personal fitness SMART goals based on the results of fitness testing.
Exhibiting personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings by:
Demonstrating appropriate behavior in physical activity settings.
Demonstrating concern for safety of self and others during games and activities.
Demonstrating self-control and sportsmanship/etiquette during games and activities (e.g., accepting controversial decisions).
Demonstrating cooperation with peers of different ages, disabilities, genders, races, ethnicities, SES, cultures, and abilities in physical activity settings (e.g., through verbal and non-verbal behavior).
Identify several reasons by participation in physical activities is enjoyable and desirable by:
Reflecting on reasons for choosing to participate in selected physical activities (e.g., health, challenge, self-expression, social interaction, personal goal).
Enjoying working alone or with others in a sport or physical activity to achieve a goal.