PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Movement with a purpose
• -Exercise for today, knowledge for a lifetime of
  health

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The benefits of physical activity

• When I step onto the court, I don't have to
  think about anything. If I have a problem off the
  court, I find that after I play, my mind is
  clearer and I can come up with a better solution.
  It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to
  solve problems.
• - Michael Jordan

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Units of Study

• K-2nd grade
• Fitness and Wellness Principles
• Sport Skills
• Lifetime Concepts
• Rhythmic/Movement Expression

• 3rd grade 6th grade
• Teambuilding
• Fitness and Wellness Principles
• Sport skills and concepts
• Lifetime Concepts
• Rhythmic/Movement Expression

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Essential Questions

• Essential Questions are the important and
  lifetime questions that will let the students
  know what the big ideas are in each area of
  study

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Fitness and Wellness Principles

• Physical fitness is not only one of the most
  important keys to a healthy body, it is the
  basis of dynamic and creative intellectual
  activity.
• John F. Kennedy

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Fitness and Wellness Principles

• K-2 Heart beat, physical effects of exercise,
  staying healthy, muscles, bones, breathing rate,
  etc.
• 3-6 Health and Skill Related Fitness areas of
  Wellness, Pulse, F.I.T.T. principle, physical and
  mental benefits of exercise, target heart rate,
  assessing fitness, setting fitness goals, etc.

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Essential Questions

• How does this activity benefit my personal
  wellness?
• How is your body like a car? What do you need to
  do to keep it running?
• What does it mean to be fit? Are you fit?
• What is the most important Health related
  component and how does each component relate to
  the others?
• Why should this make me continue to do this
  activity?
• How can you make lifetime wellness fun?

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Sport Skills

• K-2 Ball skills catching, throwing, tossing,
  striking, striking into the air, volley intro.,
  kicking, rolling, bouncing, dribbling
• 3-6 Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Catching,
  Concepts common in different sports

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Essential Questions

• Why is this skill important?-sport skills
• Where do you see these skills in everyday
  life?-sport skills
• What key strategies and skills are common to most
  sports?
• How does knowing this help us choose a sport that
  would interest us and benefit our fitness and
  wellness?
• Why do you need hand-eye coordination?
• How is the statement true and not true- Winning
  isnt everything, its the only thing?

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Lifetime Concepts

• K-6 Force/Time/Effort, Practice, Social Skills,
  Group and partner situations, Creative Projects,
  Fitness training and concepts throughout all
  activities

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Essential Questions

• In what ways can physical activity enhance your
  health, provide enjoyment, challenge you, and
  provide for social interaction?
• Why is PE part of the school day?
• To what extent does appropriate practice
  influence performance and how does that affect
  your enjoyment?
• Why it is important to be able to control your
  power and speed?
• What components are needed to perform this skill,
  (what are the 3 main components)?

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Rhythmic/Movement Expression

• K-6 Dance (Folk, Line, Square, Creative),
  Gymnastics, Movements, Traveling

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Essential Questions

• What positive effects can this activity have on
  yourself and/or others?
• Why is creativity in who we become and influence
  how successful we are?
• How and what can we communicate and through the
  language of dance?
• In what ways can motion evoke emotion?

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Teambuilding

• 3-6 Group work, communication skills, team
  issues, building a community, group
  problems/challenges

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Essential Questions

• What does it mean to be part of a team?
• What key relationships are there within a group?
  How must individuals in a group function to reach
  a common goal?
• When should I talk? When should I listen? How do
  I know?
• How can one persons strength be another persons
  weakness? How can a group overcome problems?
• What role does respect play in a group activity?