High School Students
Physical education is a part of education which gives
instructions in the development and care of the body
ranging from simple callisthenic exercises to a course
of study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics and
the performance and management of athletics games.
Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to
perform a variety of physical activities;
Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies,
and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical
activities;
Participate regularly in physical activity;
Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness;
Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and
others in physical activity settings.
Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression
and/or social interaction.
19th Century -Growing popularity of physical education
programs all across Europe where gymnastics and
calisthenics were very popular.
American schools looked to follow the European model by
incorporating physical education in schools.
1820 -Schools focused on hygiene training and
development of human body.
1950 over 400 institutes had introduced majors in physical
education.
Physical Education became a formal requirement
following the civil war.
First to recognize the importance of exercise in the United States
Required a specific uniform for his students to allow unrestricted
movement
Offered a camp for 2 months during the summer for the children
The first teacher of physical education to appear in America was a
German named Charles Beck.
Beck decided to promote physical education across the world
In 1825, Beck was hired by the Round Hill School in Northampton,
Massachusetts, becoming the first official physical education teacher
in the United States.
The school contained a gymnasium, and Beck primarily taught
German gymnastics.
Did more to promote physical education than any other
individual
Wanted the feeble, old, fat, frail and women to have a
system they could use
Opened the Normal Institute of Physical Education in
Boston
Invented bean bags and wooden dumbells
Used music to enhance his exercises
January 1st 1861
Amherst College in Amherst, MA becomes first college
to establish a physical eduaction program. Previously
bounded by religious prohibitions, this was a big
improvement because the importance of exercise and
fitness began to become accepted.
Skip Away
Chasingers
Charlie Over the Water
Frog in the Middle
Hat Ball
Blind Man’s Buff
Midnight
Roll Ball
Spider
Huntsman
Brownies and Fairies
Frog in the Sea
The Lost Child
Large groups
Small groups
limited equipment
adequate equipment
Skill related
All students have opportunities for
success
Teacher directed
Emphasis on competition
Grades based on attendance
dress, skill, level, fitness scores
Health related
Teacher as coach/guide
Emphasis on cooperation
Grades based on self-improvement,
self-evaluation; peer assessment,
skill rubrics
Kick Ball
Volley Ball
Basketball
Capture the Flag
Red Light Green Light
Floor Hockey
Ultimate Frisbee
Badmitton
The purpose of physical education is for all
students:
To learn and develop fundamental movement skills
To become physically fit to participate regularly in physical activity
To know the implications of and the benefits from involvement in
physical activities
To appreciate the value of physical activity and its contributions to
a healthy lifestyle
Reduced Risk of Heart Failure
Improved Physical Fitness
Weight Reduction
Self Discipline
Skill Development
Stress Reduction
Development of Lifetime Skills
and Activities
- Should Include the Following Three Things :
Opportunities for students to learn (time, equipment)
Meaningful Content (variety, understanding)
Appropriate Instruction (inclusion, practice, assessment)
The percentage of overweight children has more than doubled since
the early 1970s.
Physical inactivity and poor diet account for an estimated 300,000
deaths per year.
Inactive children are more likely to become inactive adults.
The cost of overweight and obesity to the U.S. economy is $117 billion
annually in direct and indirect medical costs.
Increases self-confidence & self – esteem
Gives students more energy
Improves body shape
Tones and firms up muscles
Reduces tension & Stress
Improves coordination & Balance
http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/huron.pe/health_benefits
The Physical Fitness Test includes five activities that measure
muscular strength/endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, speed,
agility, and flexibility:
Curl ups - This activity measures abdominal strength and endurance.
Sit & Reach - This activity measures flexibility of the lower back and hamstrings.
Mile Run/Walk - This activity measures heart/lung endurance.
Shuttle Run - This activity measures speed and agility.
Pull ups - This activity measures upper body strength and endurance.
Most schools require students to change into
athletic clothes of their own while others
require a uniform.
Uniform Consist of
Shirts in the school color
Shorts in the school color
Athletic Sneakers
Physical education is an integral part of the total education of every child
in Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Quality physical education programs are needed to increase the physical
competence, health-related fitness, self-responsibility and enjoyment of
physical activity for all students so that they can be physically active for a
lifetime.
Physical education programs can only provide these benefits if they are
well-planned and well-implemented.