Warwick School District

Course Description

Physical education at the elementary level emphasizes enjoyable participation in physical activity.  Students will develop the knowledge, attitudes, motor skills, behavioral skills, and competence needed to adopt and maintain physically active lifestyles.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Health, Safety, and Physical Education (2002)

• Safety and Injury Prevention

• GRADE 3

• Recognize safe/unsafe practices in the home, school and community. -general (e.g., fire, electrical, animals) -modes of transportation (e.g., pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular) -outdoor (e.g., play, weather, water) -safe around people (e.g., safe/ unsafe touch, abuse, stranger, bully)(10.3.3.A)
• Recognize conflict situations and identify strategies to avoid or resolve. -walk away -I-statements -refusal skills -adult intervention(10.3.3.C)
• Identify and use safe practices in physical activity settings (e.g., proper equipment, knowledge of rules, sun safety, guidelines of safe play, warm-up, cool-down).(10.3.3.D)

• Physical Activity

• GRADE 3

• Identify and engage in physical activities that promote physical fitness and health.(10.4.3.A)
• Know the positive and negative effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities.(10.4.3.B)
• Know and recognize changes in body responses during moderate to vigorous physical activity. - heart rate - breathing rate(10.4.3.C)
• Identify reasons why regular participation in physical activities improves motor skills.(10.4.3.E)
• Recognize positive and negative interactions of small group activities. -roles (e.g., leader, follower) -cooperation/sharing -on task participation(10.4.3.F)

• Concepts, Principles and Strategies of Movement

• GRADE 3

• Recognize and use basic movement skills and concepts. -locomotor movements (e.g., run, leap, hop) -non-locomotor movements (e.g., bend, stretch, twist) -manipulative movements (e.g., throw, catch, kick) -relationships (e.g., over, under, beside) -combination movements (e.g., locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative) -space awareness (e.g., self-space, levels, pathways, directions) -effort (e.g., speed, force)(10.5.3.A)
• Recognize and describe the concepts of motor skill development using appropriate vocabulary. -form -developmental differences -critical elements -feedback(10.5.3.B)
• Know the function of practice.(10.5.3.C)
• Identify and use principles of exercise to improve movement and fitness activities. -frequency/how often to exercise -intensity/how hard to exercise -time/how long to exercise -type/what kind of exercise(10.5.3.D)
• Know and describe scientific principles that affect movement and skills using appropriate vocabulary. -gravity -force production/absorption -balance -rotation(10.5.3.E)

Units

Unit #1 - Locomotor skills & spatial awareness

Unit #2 - Body management, cooperation & strategies

Unit #3 - Ball skills & body management

Unit #4 - Rhythm & Dance, tumbling

Unit #5 - Locomotor skills, Dribbling, & Kicking

Unit #6 - Jump Rope Skills

Unit #7 - Striking, Hand-eye coordination

Unit #8 - Fitness Activities

Unit #9 - Manipulatives