Physical Education

Each and every PE lesson will give students an opportunity to personify our 4 core values in the gym:

Throughout the school year students will experience games, activities, challenges, and choices that align to one or more of our Physical Education standards listed below. Aligning our PE curriculum to these standards gives our students a well-rounded and holistic physical education, making it more likely for them to identify activities they enjoy, try new things, and pursue their own physical literacy journey.

PE UNITS

Units cross into two months at times

September - Community building 

During this unit students  learn the routines and procedures of Physical Education. Such routines as what to do during instruction, when the music is on/off and how to move safely around the gym. Examples of some activities include creating letters using our bodies, working in small groups to retrieve items in a relay, using various equipment to get a group across the gym and how to play tag games.

December: We will be finishing up some basketball and begin talking about fitness using scooters! During this unit, we have begun talking about cardiovascular endurance and muscular endurance. In Grades K-2, we're playing various winter themed games, such as "Snow Monster" and "Mario Kart," while using scooters and moving at different speeds and in different directions/pathways.  In Grades 3-5, we've begun practicing the FitnessGram Pacer Run while talking about personal best and personal challenges. We then used scooters in various winter games that focused on speed, agility, strategy, and overall teamwork.

January: This month, we have begun striking with the hands. In this unit, K-2 students will work on eye-hand coordination while using different levels of force to strike various objects with the palm of their hand. They will be learning about proper technique as well as how to hit the object at various heights like on the floor, on a cone, or in the air. Students in grades 3-5 will also be learning about striking with the palm of their hand. They will practice this skill from various distances aiming at different sized targets arranged in different directions. They will also play small-sided games that require them to use a variety of strategies while striking a ball with their hand. Additionally, students in grade 3-5 will continue to practice the activities in the FITNESS Gram Assessment. They will continue to achieve their personal best on the Pacer Run, which measures cardiovascular endurance, as well as begin to practice and re-practice the push-up, curl-up, sit and reach, and trunk-lift exercises. 

February-March: During this time, we have begun striking with the short implements. In this unit, K-2 students will continue working on the same concepts as striking with the hands, but they will not be using implements like paddles and racquets to strike to different targets and different distances. They will be learning about striking different objects and how the force they use and the direction of their body influence where their objects go. Through small sided games and partner challenges, they will continue to work on eye-hand coordination, agility, speed, and power along with important teamwork skills like communication, sharing equipment and space, and encouragement. We have also been completing our FITNESS Gram Assessment with the push-up and curl-up exercises.