Warwick School District

Curriculum❯Physical Education 06

Physical Education 06

Grade Levels: 06 |

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 6

      • Describe strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence. -anger management -peer mediation -reflective listening -negotiation(10.3.6.C)
      • Analyze the role of individual responsibility for safety during physical activity.(10.3.6.D)

  • Physical Activity

    • GRADE 6

      • Identify and engage in moderate to vigorous physical activities that contribute to physical fitness and health.(10.4.6.A)
      • Explain the effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities on the body systems.(10.4.6.B)
      • Identify and apply ways to monitor and assess the body’s response to moderate to vigorous physical activity. -heart rate monitoring -checking blood pressure -fitness assessment(10.4.6.C)
      • Describe factors that affect childhood physical activity preferences. -enjoyment -personal interest -social experience -opportunities to learn new activities -parental preference -environment(10.4.6.D)
      • Identify factors that have an impact on the relationship between regular participation in physical activity and the degree of motor skill improvement. -success-oriented activities -school-community resources -variety of activities -time on task(10.4.6.E)
      • Identify and describe positive and negative interactions of group members in physical activities. -leading -following -teamwork -etiquette -adherence to rules(10.4.6.F)

  • Concepts, Principles and Strategies of Movement

    • GRADE 6

      • Explain and apply the basic movement skills and concepts to create and perform movement sequences and advanced skills.(10.5.6.A)
      • Identify and apply the concepts of motor skill development to a variety of basic skills. -transfer between skills -selecting relevant cues -types of feedback -movement efficiency -product (outcome/result)(10.5.6.B)
      • Describe the relationship between practice and skill development.(10.5.6.C)
      • Describe and apply the principles of exercise to the components of health- related and skill-related fitness. -cardiorespiratory endurance -muscular strength -muscular endurance -flexibility -body composition(10.5.6.D)
      • Identify and use scientific principles that affect basic movement and skills using appropriate vocabulary. -Newton’s Laws of Motion -application of force -static/dynamic balance -levers -flight(10.5.6.E)
      • Identify and apply game strategies to basic games and physical activities. -give and go -one on one -peer communication(10.5.6.F)

Units

Unit #1 - Team Building/Cooperative Activities

Unit #2 - Team Activities: Football

Unit #3 - Tennis/Rally Ball

Unit #4 - Cup Stacking & Juggling

Unit #5 - Team Activities; Volleyball/Basketball

Unit #6 - Cooperatives: Jump Rope

Unit #7 - Floor Hockey

Unit #8 - Track and Field

Unit #9 - Lawn Games: Fitness for Life