Physical Education

Mission/Philosophy Statement

 

The mission of the Physical Education Curriculum is to incorporate a variety of physical experiences which focus on improving fitness and developing skills that will help achieve a happy and healthy life.  It will also develop the student’s social, cognitive, and physical skills which will enable them to better appreciate God’s gifts of life and movement.

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K      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      K-8

WITHIN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, AT EACH OF THE K-8 GRADES, STUDENTS WILL:

K-8.1.    Play safely and by the rules.
K-8.2.    Display good sportsmanship and Christian values.
K-8.3.    Improve and refine physical skills.
K-8.4.    Understand and relate how the importance of better coordination, endurance, and good attitude
               contribute to a healthy life-style.

 

WITHIN THE KINDERGARTEN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

K.1.     Perform locomotor skills (balance, hop, leap, skip, gallop, run, animal walks, jump).

K.2.     Perform perceptual motor proficiency (identification and movement of body parts).

K.3.     Move to a tempo.

K.4.     Move balls, scarves, hoops, sticks and other manipulatives to a rhythm.

K.5.     Travel, demonstrating a variety of relationships with objects (over, under,
            behind, alongside, through).

K.6.     Distinguish between straight, curved, and zig-zag paths while traveling in various ways.

K.7.     Recognize ball skills with self and partner (throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing).

K.8.     Demonstrate skills in an organized game (tag, circle games).

K.9.     Demonstrate introductory jump rope skills.

 WITHIN THE FIRST GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

1.1.      Perform locomotor skills in a more mature pattern (balance, hop, skip, gallop, run, jump).

1.2.      Perform nonlocomotor skills (bend, twist, stretch, turn, and sway).

1.3.      Perform perceptual motor proficiency (move sideways, change directions, and move around
            as told to) using whole and separate body parts.

1.4.      Demonstrate eye-hand and eye-foot coordination (overhand and underhand throws
            with different objects, correct catching technique, roll a ball to a target, bounce a ball
            with both hands, bat a ball with your fist and hand, kick a stationary or moving ball).

1.5.      Demonstrate increased muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, body awareness, and agility
             through fitness and recreational activities.

1.6.      Demonstrate simple movement to rhythm with incorporation of manipulatives.

1.7.      Tell why practice is important.

1.8.      Show proper care of sports equipment.

 WITHIN THE SECOND GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

 2.1.      Perform locomotor and nonlocomotor skills alone, with a partner, or in a group.
             (See first grade skills and include slide, twist, and swing).

2.2.      Demonstrate body control while performing perceptual motor proficiency (balancing).

2.3.      Demonstrate eye-hand and eye-foot coordination (overhand and underhand throwing,
            non-dominant and dominant throwing, kicking, and dribbling, catching in stationary
            and moving positions).

2.4.      Display improved development in muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, body awareness,
            and agility through fitness and recreational activities (basic jump rope skills and group games).

2.5.      Move to different rhythms with manipulatives and experiment with basic dance movements. 

 WITHIN THE THIRD GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

 3.1.      Demonstrate the knowledge, rules, and skills needed to participate in modified team sports
             (striking, trapping, passing, shooting, team play and cooperation).

3.2.      Show improved development in muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, body awareness, and
            agility through fitness and recreational activities (exercises, jumping rope, endurance running,
            and basic self-evaluation).

3.3.      Move to more advanced rhythms (individual and group formations and basic steps).

3.4.      Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to participate in individual and dual sports and
            recreational activities (perform proper warm-up and stretching techniques, and basic
            tumbling and balance).

3.5.      Demonstrate the ability to engage in cooperative game activities.

 WITHIN THE FOURTH GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

 4.1.      Display good sportsmanship including the Christian values of winning and losing.

4.2.      Demonstrate the use of social and cooperative skills.

4.3.      Identify their own strengths and weaknesses.

4.4.      Demonstrate knowledge of rules and skills needed to improve participation in group and
            team sports (correct technique in ball handling, proper stepping, follow through, boundaries,
            and scoring).

4.5.      Demonstrate increased muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, body awareness, and agility
            through fitness and recreational activities (age appropriate standardized fitness tests).

4.6.      Demonstrate improved movement through rhythms and dancing (individual and group dancing).

4.7.      Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to participate in individual and dual sports and
             recreational activities (YMCA, city club teams and organizations, more advanced tumbling and
             balance activities).

 WITHIN THE FIFTH GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

 5.1.      Demonstrate knowledge and skills which better enable and/or improve participation in group
             and team sports (more advanced rules for game play and basic strategies).

5.2.      Demonstrate increased muscular strength, endurance, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning,
             flexibility, and agility through fitness and recreational activities (age appropriate standardized
             fitness tests and to develop a long-term plan that will further enhance their quality of life).

5.3.      Improve movement through rhythms and more specific dances styles.

5.4.      Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to participate in individual and dual sports
            and recreational activities (tumbling positions, skills, and balancing techniques).

 WITHIN THE SIXTH GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

 6.1.      Demonstrate the basic knowledge, benefits, and conditioning requirements as they apply
             to personal health, wellness and fitness needs.    

6.2.      Demonstrate knowledge, rules and skills necessary to participate in team sports.

6.3.      Demonstrate increased muscular strength, endurance, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning,
            flexibility and agility through fitness and recreational activities (age appropriate standardized
            fitness tests, develop a long-term plan that will further enhance their quality of life, acknowledge
            progress, knowledge resting and working heart-rates, and using proper cool-down technique).

6.4.      Improve movement through rhythms and specific dance styles.

6.5.      Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to participate in individual and
            recreational activities.

 WITHIN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STUDENTS WILL:

 7-8.1.   Demonstrate knowledge, rules, and skills necessary to participate in team sports. 

7-8.2.   Assess physical fitness level and participate in activities that improve physical fitness,
             wellness and cardiovascular capacity (assessment testing).

7-8.3.   Demonstrate basic skills of movement (coordination, fluidity, rhythm) through selected dances.

7-8.4.   Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to participate in individual and
             recreational activities (racquet sports, bowling, golf, archery, track and field,
             cross-country skiing).