Phys Ed Resources

Program Grades K-5

Team Sports:

Basketball, whiffle ball, soccer, football, volleyball, floor hockey, team handball, kickball, lacrosse, tennis

Rhythm and Dance:

Folk dance, contemporary dance, line dance, parachute activities

Locomotor Skills:

Hopping, galloping, jumping, relay races, gymnastics, chasing and fleeing games

Manipulative Skills:

Juggling, throwing and catching, ball skills, dodging skills

Physical Fitness:

Cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition

These concepts are embedded in the entire program throughout the school year. This may be evident during warm-ups, cool-downs wrestling, track and field, gymnastics and physical fitness testing.

Program K-3

Motor/Movement Skill Development

The basic foundations of the physical education program at the elementary level are to prepare each child with skills he/she will need to master future activities. A proper attitude toward participation and awareness of self is also stressed in a planned program.

Program 4-5

The physical education program in grades 4-5 differs from the K-3 level. At this level we begin to expose the students to many team activities. They include football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. We also include exposure to a number of individual activities such as cross country running, and rope jumping.

During each unit the basic skills of the sport are explained, demonstrated and practiced. A lead up game, game situation, or a culminating activity is used to complete the unit. Team concepts and sportsmanship are stressed in all activities on a daily basis. Some of the concepts are community, sharing duties and equipment, substitution when necessary, and positive reinforcement to teammates.

Physical fitness is a daily part of our curriculum. We vary the stretching and conditioning exercises to complement the specific unit we are teaching. At varied times during the year we will spend a whole class just on fitness activities. During these times we stress cardiovascular fitness.

Participation

All elementary students participate in physical education for forty-five minutes every other day.