PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Movement with a purpose
-Exercise for today, knowledge for
a lifetime of health
The benefits of physical activity:
“When I step onto the court, I don't have to
think about anything. If I have a problem
off the court, I find that after I play, my
mind is clearer and I can come up with a
better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes
me and allows me to solve problems.”
- Michael Jordan
Units of Study
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K-2nd grade
Fitness and Wellness
Principles
Sport Skills
Lifetime Concepts
Rhythmic/Movement
Expression
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3rd grade – 6th grade
Teambuilding
Fitness and Wellness
Principles
Sport skills and
concepts
Lifetime Concepts
Rhythmic/Movement
Expression
Essential Questions
• Essential Questions are the important and
lifetime questions that will let the students
know what the “big ideas” are in each area
of study
Fitness and Wellness Principles
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most
important keys to a healthy body,
it is the basis of dynamic and creative
intellectual activity.”
~ John F. Kennedy
Fitness and Wellness Principles
• K-2: Heart beat, physical effects of
exercise, staying healthy, muscles, bones,
breathing rate, etc.
• 3-6: Health and Skill Related Fitness areas
of Wellness, Pulse, F.I.T.T. principle,
physical and mental benefits of exercise,
target heart rate, assessing fitness, setting
fitness goals, etc.
Essential Questions
• How does this activity benefit my personal
wellness?
• How is your body like a car? What do you need
to do to keep it running?
• What does it mean to be fit? Are you fit?
• What is the most important Health related
component and how does each component
relate to the others?
• Why should this make me continue to do this
activity?
• How can you make lifetime wellness fun?
Sport Skills
• K-2: Ball skills: catching, throwing, tossing,
striking, striking into the air, volley intro.,
kicking, rolling, bouncing, dribbling
• 3-6: Dribbling, Passing, Shooting,
Catching, Concepts common in different
sports
Essential Questions
• Why is this skill important?-sport skills
• Where do you see these skills in everyday life?sport skills
• What key strategies and skills are common to
most sports?
• How does knowing this help us choose a sport
that would interest us and benefit our fitness and
wellness?
• Why do you need hand-eye coordination?
• How is the statement true and not true- “Winning
isn’t everything, it’s the only thing?”
Lifetime Concepts
• K-6: Force/Time/Effort, Practice, Social
Skills, Group and partner situations,
Creative Projects, Fitness training and
concepts throughout all activities
Essential Questions:
• In what ways can physical activity enhance your
health, provide enjoyment, challenge you, and
provide for social interaction?
• Why is PE part of the school day?
• To what extent does appropriate practice
influence performance and how does that affect
your enjoyment?
• Why it is important to be able to control your
power and speed?
• What components are needed to perform this
skill, (what are the 3 main components)?
Rhythmic/Movement Expression
• K-6: Dance (Folk, Line, Square, Creative),
Gymnastics, Movements, Traveling
Essential Questions
• What positive effects can this activity have
on yourself and/or others?
• Why is creativity in who we become and
influence how successful we are?
• How and what can we communicate and
through the “language” of dance?
• In what ways can motion evoke emotion?
Teambuilding
• 3-6: Group work, communication skills,
team issues, building a community, group
problems/challenges
Essential Questions:
• What does it mean to be part of a team?
• What key relationships are there within a group?
How must individuals in a group function to
reach a common goal?
• When should I talk? When should I listen? How
do I know?
• How can one person’s strength be another
person’s weakness? How can a group overcome
problems?
• What role does respect play in a group activity?