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)

• Healthful Living

• GRADE 3

• Identify the steps in a decision-making process.(10.2.3.D)

• GRADE 6

• Explain the relationship between personal health practices and individual well-being. -immunizations -health examinations(10.2.6.A)
• Explain the media’s effect on health and safety issues.(10.2.6.C)
• Describe and apply the steps of a decision-making process to health and safety issues.(10.2.6.D)

• Safety and Injury Prevention

• GRADE 3

• 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 likes and dislikes related to participation in physical activities(10.4.3.D)
• 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)
• Recognize and describe game strategies using appropriate vocabulary. -faking/dodging -passing/receiving -moving to be open -defending space -following rules of play(10.5.3.F)

Units

Unit #1 - Cooperation, Responsibility & Sportsmanship

Unit #2 - Soccer Skills & Strategies

Unit #3 - Large Group Games (Throwing and Catching Emphasis)

Unit #4 - Fitness and Cooperative Games

Unit #5 - Manipulatives

Unit #6 - Jump Rope Activities

Unit #7 - Team Activities, Volleyball & Basketball

Unit #8 - Fitness Related Activities

Unit #9 - Tennis Racquet Skills

Unit #10 - Lawn Games