We will begin the year learning how to be a good sport (how to win AND lose with grace).
Unit 1: Soccer
Unit 2: Volleyball
Unit 3: Gymnastics
Unit 4: Fitness and Jumping Rope
Unit Goals
K - Taps a ball using the inside of the foot, sending it forward. (S1.18.K)
1 - Touches the ball with the feet in general space with control of the ball and body. (S1.18.1)
2 - Dribbles with the feet in general space with control of ball and body. (S1.18.2)
3 - Uses a continuous running approach and intentionally performs a kick along the ground and a kick in the air, demonstrating 4 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern for each. (S1.21.3a)
4 - Kicks along the ground and in the air, and punts using mature patterns. (S1.21.4)
5 - Demonstrates mature patterns of kicking and punting in small-sided practice task environments. (S1.21.5)
Unit Goals
K - Volleying Underhand: Volleys a light weight object (balloon), sending it upward. (S1.22.K)
1 - Volleying Underhand: Volleys an object with an open palm, sending it upward. (S1.22.1)
2 - Volleying Underhand: Volleys an object upward with consecutive hits. (S1.22.2)
3 - Volleying underhand: Volleys an object with an underhand or sidearm striking pattern, sending it forward over a net, to the wall or over a line to a partner, while demonstrating 4 of the 5 elements of a mature pattern. (S1.22.3)
4 - Volleying overhead: Volleys a ball with a two-hand overhead pattern, sending it upward, demonstrating 4 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern. (S1.23.4)
5 - Volleying overhead: Volleys a ball using a two-hand pattern, sending it upward to a target. (S1.23.5)
Unit Goals
K - Balance: a. Maintains momentary stillness on different bases of support. (S1.7.Ka)
1 - Balance: Maintains stillness on different bases of support with different body shapes. (S1.7.1)
2 - Balance: a. Balances on different bases of support, combining levels and shapes. (S1.7.2a)
3 - Balance: Balances on different bases of support, demonstrating muscular tension and extensions of free body parts. (S1.7.3)
4 - Balance: Balances on different bases of support on apparatus, demonstrating levels and shapes. (S1.7.4)
5 - Balance: Combines balance and transferring weight in a gymnastics sequence or dance with a partner. (S1.7.5)
Unit Goals
K - Jumping Rope: a. Executes a single jump with self-turned rope. (S1.27.Ka)
1 - Jumping Rope: a. Jumps forward or backward consecutively using a self-turned rope. (S1.27.1a)
2 - Jumping Rope: a. Jumps a self-turned rope consecutively forward and backward with a mature pattern. (S1.27.2a)
3 - Jumping rope: Performs intermediate jump-rope skills (e.g. a variety of tricks, running in and out of long rope) for both long and short ropes. (S1.27.3)
4 - Jumping rope: Creates a jump-rope routine with either a short or long rope. (S1.27.4)
5 - Jumping rope: Creates a jump-rope routine with a partner using either a short or long rope. (S1.27.5)
Unit 5: Badminton
Unit 6: Basketball
Unit 7: Kickball
Unit 8: Track & Field
Unit Goals
K - Striking, short implement: Strikes a light-weight object with a paddle or short-handled racket. (S1.24.K)
1 - Striking, short implement: Strikes a ball with a short-handled implement, sending it upward. (S1.24.1)
2 - Striking, short implement: Strikes an object upward with a short-handled implement, using consecutive hits. (S1.24.2)
3 - Strikes an object with a short-handled implement, sending it forward over a low net or to a wall. (S1.24.3a)
4 - Strikes an object with a short-handled implement while demonstrating a mature pattern. (S1.24.4a)
5 - Strikes an object consecutively, with a partner, using a short-handled implement, over a net or against a wall, in either a
competitive or cooperative game environment. (S1.24.5)
Unit Goals
K - Dribbling/ball control with hands: Dribbles a ball with one hand, attempting the second contact. (S1.17.K)
1 - Dribbling/ball control with hands: Dribbles continuously in self-space using the preferred hand. (S1.17.1)
2 - Dribbling/ball control with hands: a. Dribbles in self-space with preferred hand demonstrating a mature pattern. (S1.17.2a)
3 - Dribbling/ball control with hands: Dribbles and travels in general space at slow to moderate jogging speed with control of ball and body. (S1.17.3)
4 - Dribbling/ball control with hands: a. Dribbles in self-space with both the preferred and the non-preferred hands using a mature pattern. (S1.17.4a)
5 - Dribbling/ball control with hands: Combines hand dribbling with other skills during 1v1 practice tasks. (S1.17.5)
Unit Goals
K - Throwing Underhand: Throws underhand with opposite foot forward. (S1.13.K)
Catching: a. Drops a ball and catches it before it bounces twice. (S1.16.Ka)
1 - Throwing Underhand: Throws underhand, demonstrating 2 of the 5 critical elements of a mature patterns. (S1.13.1)
Catching: a. Catches a soft object from a self-toss before it bounces. (S1.16.1a)
2 - Throwing Underhand: Throws underhand using a mature pattern. (S1.13.2)
Catching: Catches a self-tossed or well-thrown large ball with hands, not trapping or cradling against the body. (S1.16.2)
3 - Throwing overhand: Throws overhand, demonstrating 3 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern, in nondynamic environments (closed skills), for distance and/or force. (S1.14.3)
Catching: Catches a gently tossed hand-size ball from a partner, demonstrating 4 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern. (S1.16.3)
4 - Throwing overhand: a. Throws overhand using a mature pattern in a nondynamic environment (closed skills). (S1.14.4a)
Catching: Catches a thrown ball above the head, at chest or waist level, and below the waist using a mature pattern in a nondynamic environment (closed environment). (S1.16.4)
5 - Throwing overhand: a. Throws overhand using a mature pattern in nondynamic environments (closed skills), with different sizes and types of balls. (S1.14.5a)
Catching: a. Catches a batted ball above the head, at chest or waist level, and along the ground using a mature pattern in a nondynamic environment (closed skills). b. Catches with accuracy, both partners moving. Catches with reasonable accuracy in dynamic small-sided practice tasks. (S1.16.5)
Unit Goals
K - Space: a. Differentiates between movement in personal (self-space) and general space. (S2.1.Ka)
1 - Speed, direction, force: a. Differentiates between fast and slow speeds. (S2.3.1a)
2 - Jogging, running: a. Runs with a mature pattern. (S1.2.2a)
3 - Jogging, running: Travels showing differentiation between sprinting and running. (S1.2.3)
4 - Jogging, running: Runs for distance using a mature pattern.(S1.2.4)
5 - Jogging, running: Uses appropriate pacing for a variety of running distances. (S1.2.5)