Elmwood's Physical Education program is a health-based, life-long fitness oriented curriculum. Students will take part in a 30 minute fitness plan based on all of the five fitness related components, strength, flexibility, cardiovascular, endurance, and body fat. During the remaining classtime, students will take part in a wide variety of activities, games, or sports that provide for futuristic endeavors.
Expectations
1. Students should dress in appropriate attire each class day.
2. Students should keep class materials locked in locker room.
3. Students should participate in all class activities.
4. Students should show respect toward school properties and others in the same environment.
5. Students should display good sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive work ethic during class
activities.
6. Students should demonstrate the basic skills needed for participation in class activities.
7. Students should employ safety skills during class activities.
8. Students should be able to outline a personal fitness plan based on the five health-related fitness
components.
9. Students should be able to assess their individual level of fitness and prescribe activities for
improvement of their overall fitness level.
10. Students should work to improve their overall health related fitness.
1. Students should dress in appropriate attire each class day.
2. Students should keep class materials locked in locker room.
3. Students should participate in all class activities.
4. Students should show respect toward school properties and others in the same environment.
5. Students should display good sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive work ethic during class
activities.
6. Students should demonstrate the basic skills needed for participation in class activities.
7. Students should employ safety skills during class activities.
8. Students should be able to outline a personal fitness plan based on the five health-related fitness
components.
9. Students should be able to assess their individual level of fitness and prescribe activities for
improvement of their overall fitness level.
10. Students should work to improve their overall health related fitness.
Physical Education Objectives
1. Students will be able to perform skills efficiently in a variety of leisure activities, sports, creative movement and work-related activities.
2. Students will demonstrate the basic tasks necessary to compete in a given sport.
3. Students will be able to develop basic strategies of various sports.
4. Students will be able to improve one’s level of fitness.
5. Students will be able to prescribe various exercises appropriate to each fitness component.
6. Students will be able to incorporate the 5 components of fitness into a daily exercise plan.
7. Students will demonstrate basic rules of various games, sports, or movement activities.
8. Students will be able to analyze various movement patterns for efficiency and effectiveness.
9. Students will be able to develop rules and safety procedures for physical activities.
10. Students will be able to select and apply offensive, defensive and cooperative strategies in selected activities, games and sports.
11. Students will be able to interpret the effects of exercise/physical activity on the level of health-related fitness.
12. Students will be able to describe ways the human body interrelates with exercise.
13. Students will be able to participate in various types of fitness training programs (e.g., circuit, cross and interval training) and describe the characteristics and benefits of each.
14. Students will remain physically active for 30 minutes/3 times per week.
15. Students will examine the benefits of physical activity on one’s overall health.
16. Students will be able to estimate THR and to make the connection between THR and one’s cardiovascular improvement.
17. Students will be able to describe the relationship among body composition, fitness, and diet.
18. Students will be able to apply the FIT principle to the activities performed on the 7 day planner.
19. Students will be able to record and interpret health-related physiological data.
20. Students will be able to prepare an individual health-related fitness profile and evaluate fitness level on each component.
21. Students will be able to demonstrate decision-making skills both independently and with others during physical activities.
22. Students will be able to apply identified procedures and safe practices to all group physical activity settings.
23. Students will design and be graded on an individual fitness program.
24. Students will be able to complete a given task on time.
25. Students will be able to work cooperatively with others to achieve group goals in competitive games and non-competitive situations.
26. Students will be able to explain how body system functions can be maintained and improved (e.g., exercise, nutrition, safety).
27. Students will be able to explain immediate and long-term effects of health habits on the body systems (e.g., diet/heart disease, exercise/fat reduction, stress management/emotional health).
28. Students will be able to formulate strategies to prevent conflict and resolve differences.
29. Students will be able to explain how decision making affects the achievement of individual health goals.
30. Students will be able to evaluate progress toward the attainment of a health goal.
31. Students will become acquainted with the overload principle and be able to apply it to certain situations.
32. Students will perform various stretching activities in order to properly warm up prior to physical activity.
33. Students will be able to realistically show progression from workout to workout.
34. Students will practice healthy behaviors throughout class activities.
35. Students will display good sportsmanship throughout all class activities.
36. Students will show respect towards others by honoring their feelings/beliefs.
37. Students will respect school properties, and school equipment.
38. Students will be able to resolve conflicts arising during class participation.
1. Students will be able to perform skills efficiently in a variety of leisure activities, sports, creative movement and work-related activities.
2. Students will demonstrate the basic tasks necessary to compete in a given sport.
3. Students will be able to develop basic strategies of various sports.
4. Students will be able to improve one’s level of fitness.
5. Students will be able to prescribe various exercises appropriate to each fitness component.
6. Students will be able to incorporate the 5 components of fitness into a daily exercise plan.
7. Students will demonstrate basic rules of various games, sports, or movement activities.
8. Students will be able to analyze various movement patterns for efficiency and effectiveness.
9. Students will be able to develop rules and safety procedures for physical activities.
10. Students will be able to select and apply offensive, defensive and cooperative strategies in selected activities, games and sports.
11. Students will be able to interpret the effects of exercise/physical activity on the level of health-related fitness.
12. Students will be able to describe ways the human body interrelates with exercise.
13. Students will be able to participate in various types of fitness training programs (e.g., circuit, cross and interval training) and describe the characteristics and benefits of each.
14. Students will remain physically active for 30 minutes/3 times per week.
15. Students will examine the benefits of physical activity on one’s overall health.
16. Students will be able to estimate THR and to make the connection between THR and one’s cardiovascular improvement.
17. Students will be able to describe the relationship among body composition, fitness, and diet.
18. Students will be able to apply the FIT principle to the activities performed on the 7 day planner.
19. Students will be able to record and interpret health-related physiological data.
20. Students will be able to prepare an individual health-related fitness profile and evaluate fitness level on each component.
21. Students will be able to demonstrate decision-making skills both independently and with others during physical activities.
22. Students will be able to apply identified procedures and safe practices to all group physical activity settings.
23. Students will design and be graded on an individual fitness program.
24. Students will be able to complete a given task on time.
25. Students will be able to work cooperatively with others to achieve group goals in competitive games and non-competitive situations.
26. Students will be able to explain how body system functions can be maintained and improved (e.g., exercise, nutrition, safety).
27. Students will be able to explain immediate and long-term effects of health habits on the body systems (e.g., diet/heart disease, exercise/fat reduction, stress management/emotional health).
28. Students will be able to formulate strategies to prevent conflict and resolve differences.
29. Students will be able to explain how decision making affects the achievement of individual health goals.
30. Students will be able to evaluate progress toward the attainment of a health goal.
31. Students will become acquainted with the overload principle and be able to apply it to certain situations.
32. Students will perform various stretching activities in order to properly warm up prior to physical activity.
33. Students will be able to realistically show progression from workout to workout.
34. Students will practice healthy behaviors throughout class activities.
35. Students will display good sportsmanship throughout all class activities.
36. Students will show respect towards others by honoring their feelings/beliefs.
37. Students will respect school properties, and school equipment.
38. Students will be able to resolve conflicts arising during class participation.