(Year-Long Course):

Physical Education 6 focuses on the development of basic skills for use in cooperative and competitive small group modified activities/games as well as the improvement of physical fitness levels. Students will be equipped in how to use feedback to initiate and maintain practice to improve skill performance, solve problems, and make responsible decisions. Students will know the connection between energy balance and nutrition guidelines, meal planning, and heart rate. Fitness tests or challenges will be administered each semester to determine where the student falls in the healthy fitness zone. Students will create SMART goals based on fitness tests or challenges and will re-access as needed. Health topics include Mental Wellness and Social Emotional Skills, Safety and Injury Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention, Violence Prevention, Body Systems, Nutrition, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Community and Environmental Health, and Physical Health. The Choice Led Health framework includes opportunities for students to display depth of knowledge through student voice and choice.