Elementary Curriculum Overview

The Arlington Public Schools uses SPARK as it's baseline physical education curriculum. Units in Grades K-2 focus on building foundations by introducing movement concepts, skill themes, locomotor & Non-locomotor skills, with an emphasis on various wellness concepts and social-emotional learning.  Units in Grades 3-5 build upon the foundations set in grades K-2 and include various dynamic instructional units. Each curricular component is presented in scope and sequence via daily lesson plans that are aligned to SHAPE America's National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education. Students in grades K-5 attend physical education classes 2 days per week for the entire school year.

The Arlington Public Schools currently uses The Great Body Shop as it's baseline health education curriculum. Other resources are also utilized when developing lesson plans for the various topics introduced in each of the grades as shown below. Students in grades K-3 attend health education classes approx. 10-12 classes in a calendar year. Students in grades 4-5 will participate in health education classes approx. 4-6 time in a calendar year. The topics presented in each grade are listed below.