Second Grade Unit:
Fitness
Second Grade Fitness
Objectives
PE.2.HF.3.1
Recognize one of more of the five health-related fitness assessments and the associated exercises.
PE.2.MC.2.4
Illustrate activities that increase heart rate.
What does this mean to you?
In this unit you will be learning about fitness and 4 different kinds of exercises that can help
make you fit. You will need to be able to recognize pictures or videos of all 4 different
exercises. You may also be asked to draw at least 3 different activities that help improve
your fitness level.
Exercises:
1. Muscular Strength
2. Flexibility
3. Muscular Endurance
4. Cardiovascular Endurance or Cardio
Short, hard exercises that challenge your muscles.
Exercises that make your muscles stretch.
Easier exercises that your muscles can do for a long time.
Exercises that make your heart beat faster for a long time.
Question 1:
What kind of Fitness
Exercise are these?
Answer:
Cardiovascular Endurance
or “Cardio”
- Exercises that make your heart
beat faster for a long time.
Question 2:
What kind of Fitness
Exercise are these?
Answer:
Muscular Endurance
- Easier exercises that your
muscles can do for a long time.
Question 3:
What kind of Fitness
Exercise are these?
Answer:
Muscular Strength
- Short, hard exercises that
challenge your muscles.
Question 4:
What kind of Fitness
Exercise are these?
Answer:
Flexibility
- Exercises that make your muscles
stretch.
Second Grade Fitness
Summary
By the end of this fitness unit you will be asked to draw at least 3
activities that help improve your fitness. You will also need to be
able to name all 4 of the different kinds exercises when your teacher
shows you a video or picture of them.
Exercises:
1. Muscular Strength
2. Flexibility
3. Muscular Endurance
4. Cardiovascular Endurance or Cardio
Short, hard exercises that challenge your muscles.
Exercises that make your muscles stretch.
Easier exercises that your muscles can do for a long time.
Exercises that make your heart beat faster for a long time.