Fitness for Life: Middle School

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Fitness for Life Middle School
Middle school teachers asked for it . . . Now
its here!
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Fitness for Life Middle School Get the IDEA

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Fitness for Life Middle SchoolsHighly
Respected Author Team
Chuck B. Corbin Guy C. Le Masurier Dolly D.
Lambdin
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Fitness for Life Middle SchoolBased on HELP
Philosophy
H E L P
Health and health-related fitness focus Everyone
is included Lifetime focus Personalized
learning for each student
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Fitness for Life Middle School

• Meets NASPE standards
• Consistent with Healthy People 2010 goals
• Meets CDC and NASPE activity guidelines

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Fitness for Life Middle School Helps Students
Learn

• Important fitness and activity concepts
• Skill learning and practice concepts
• Biomechanical principles
• Social and diversity skills
• Self-assessment skills including
  FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM
• Personal program planning skills
• To use technology to promote healthy living
• To be active for fitness, health, and fun

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Students Will

• Assess their own fitness levels and develop plans
  for improvement using short- and long-term goals
• Develop skills that help them build self-esteem,
  communicate effectively, deal with peer pressure,
  and handle other social concerns
• Learn how their bodies work so they can move more
  effectively and efficiently

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Fitness for Life Middle School Can Be Adapted
to Many Schedules

• Basic plan 9 weeks
• Semester plan 18 weeks
• Multi-grade plans
• Block plans
• Integrated plans

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Fitness for Life Middle School Offers Many
Assessment Options

• FITNESSGRAM self-assessments
• Student worksheets
• Chapter reviews
• Quizzes and exams
• Online test bank

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Fitness for Life Middle School Chapter Features

• Lesson vocabulary and objectives
• Web links
• Main strand fitness, activity, skill learning,
  nutrition
• Moving Together features
• Take It Home features
• Biomechanical Principles features
• Lesson and chapter reviews

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Vocabulary, Links, and Objectives
Lesson vocabulary
Web link
Lesson objectives
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Every Chapter Includes Main Strand

• Physical fitness and physical activity
• Skill learning and practice
• Lifestyle physical activity
• Active aerobics and cardiovascular fitness
• Active sports and recreation
• Flexibility and stretching exercise
• Muscle fitness and PRE
• Energy balance and nutrition
• Program planning and goal setting

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Every Chapter IncludesMoving Together

• Page 7 in chapter 1
• Includes a hypothetical scenario related to
  social interactions and diversity issues
• Discussion questions
• Guidelines for problem solving

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Moving Together (Chapter 1)
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Moving Together Topics

• Communication
• Full participation
• Safe physical activity
• Building self-esteem
• Following rules
• Feeling comfortable in physical activity
• Bullying
• Peer pressure
• Getting active and fit

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Every Chapter IncludesTake It Home

• Page 8 in chapter 1
• Activities for promoting healthy lifestyles
  outside of school
• Worksheets available for student portfolio

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Take It Home (Chapter 1)
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Take It Home Topics

• Friends and family
• Your support team
• Making changes
• Tuning in
• I spy
• TEAM
• Building muscle and character
• Give me a commercial break
• Moving forward

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Every Chapter IncludesBiomechanical Principles

• Page 11 in chapter 1
• Includes basic information about principle
• Applications of principle
• Principles in practice

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Biomechanical Principles (Chapter 1)
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Biomechanical PrinciplesTopics

• Energy, force, and movement
• Levers
• Friction
• Stability and balance
• Velocity, acceleration, and deceleration
• Range of motion
• Resistance
• Efficiency
• Integration

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Every Chapter IncludesReview Materials

• Two Lesson Reviews (pages 8 and 12)
• A Chapter Review (page 13)

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Chapter Review (Chapter 1)
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Every Chapter IncludesLessons

• Two classroom lessons
• Student textbook
• Teachers Guide
• Worksheets and resources on CD-ROM
• Three activity lessons
• Teachers Guide only
• Worksheets and resources on CD-ROM

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Lessons in Student Textbook
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Fitness for Life Middle School Ancillaries

• Teachers Guide
• CD-ROM of resources (worksheets, quizzes, answer
  keys, rubrics)
• Computer programs for review and reinforcement
• Book-specific Web site featuring online test bank
• Physical Activity Pyramid Poster (Teens)
• Music CDs

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Fitness for Life Middle SchoolTeachers Guide
Content

• Pedagogical foundations
• Lesson components
• Scheduling
• Organizational lessons
• Portfolios and assessment
• High-tech options
• Complete lesson plans
• Extra activities

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Lesson Plans in Teachers Guide
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Sample Lesson Plan
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Sample Lesson Plan
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Sample ResourceActivity Station Sign
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Sample Worksheet
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Sample Classroom Quote
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Contents of CD-ROM

• Student worksheets and self-assessments
• Lesson resources
• Premade quizzes for chapters and units
• Premade comprehensive quiz
• Answer keys for all quizzes
• Assessment rubrics
• Classroom quotes

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Sample Chapter Quiz (excerpt)
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Sample Rubric
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Sample Self-Assessment
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Sample Worksheet
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Book-Specific Web Sitewww.FitnessforLife.org/Midd
leSchool

• Web site provides more information for students
  and teachers, and integrates technology into the
  classroom.
• Web links are placed throughout the student
  textbook to point students to additional content
  on the site.

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Book-Specific Web Site
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FitnessforLife.org Web Site Includes

• Student Information Extra content linked to Web
  links in book
• Online Resources including 2 new presentation
  games
• Teacher Information Test bank, NASPE standards,
  new facts, teacher training
• Program Overview
• FAQs
• Author/Editorial Board Information
• Resource Store
• Contact Your Sales Rep
• Samples

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Online Test Bank

• Create custom quizzes and exams from 285
  questions
• An alternative to the premade quizzes on the
  CD-ROM
• Create multiple versions of quizzes
• Secured for teacher-only access
• Accessible via www.FitnessforLife.org/middleschool
  
• Free to schools that adopt the Fitness for Life
  Middle School text

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Online Test Bank
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Two Presentation Games
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SoundtracksTwo CDs

• FITNESSGRAM test soundtracks
• Cadence for all tests
• Music intervals for exercise circuits
• Music for exercise routines
• Music variety with over 30 tracks on two CDs

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Physical Activity Pyramid Posters

• Durable 2x 3 posters perfect for your gym,
  multipurpose room, cafeteria, or hallway

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FITNESSGRAM Self-Assessments Integrated into Text

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In-Service TrainingAvailable Through NASPE and
Physical Best

• Fitness for Life Middle School workshops are
  available in conjunction with Physical Best.
• For other needs, contact your Human Kinetics
  sales representative.

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