7th & 8th Grade Health and Physical Education
The course of study in physical education at the middle school level is designed to promote desirable practices
and attitudes towards optimal wellness. The course will also emphasize team activities and individual activities.
The health section of the curriculum will be geared towards current physical, mental, and emotional health
issues.
Pacing Guide
Holt: Decisions for Health textbooks series
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week 8/8/12
8/9/12
8/10/12
8/12/12
8/11/12
1
Why are rules and
regulations needed
Locomotor/Non- Locomotor/Non Locomotor/Non- Locomotor/Nonfor our class?
Locomotor
-Locomotor
Locomotor Skills Locomotor
Skills as warmSkills as warm- as warm-up
Skills as warmLocomotor/Nonup activities.
up activities.
activities.
up activities.
Stretch, aerobic
Stretch, aerobic
Stretch, aerobic
Locomotor Skills as Stretch, aerobic
exercises, push- exercises, pushexercises, pushwarm-up activities. exercises, pushStretch, aerobic
ups, sit-ups
ups, sit-ups
ups, sit-ups
ups, sit-ups
exercises, push-ups,
sit-ups
Fitness Team
Fitness Team
Fitness Team
Fitness Team
Games
Games
Games
Games
Low
Organized
Low
Organized
Low
Organized
Low Organized
Fitness Team
Games &/or
Games &/or
Games &/or
Games &/or
Games
Low Organized
Team/Individual
Team/Individual Team/Individual
Team/Individual
Games &/or
Sports/Skills
Sports/Skills
Sports/Skills
Sports/Skills
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Week
2
Why are rules and
regulations needed
for our class?
Activity Log and
Intensity
Lesson 1
Body Systems
pp. 166-169
Decisions For
Health (Green
Book) Holt
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*List the major
systems of the
human body
necessary for life.
Major systems of
the human body
include the
digestive,
respiratory,
reproductive, and
circulatory
systems.
*Video
How the Human
Body Works
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
8/11/12
Lesson 2
The Skeletal
System
pp. 170-171
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Activity Log
and Intensity
Bell Ringer
Why is the
skeletal
system
important?
Activity Log
and Intensity
Have paper and
pencil for the
Online Quiz
Video (Intro –
Dem Bones)
Skeletal System
Video:
Skeletal System
Video
(Educational
Videos)
Skeletal System
Just for fun
Video
Silly Symphony
1929
Disney, The
Skeleton Dance
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*Summarize
functions of the
skeletal system:
support and
structure,
movement, make
blood cells,
protection, stores
materials.
Vocabulary
Bones, joints
Marrow, cartilage
Week
3
Why are rules and
regulations needed
for our class?
Locomotor/NonLocomotor Skills as
warm-up activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, push-ups,
sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Lesson 3
The Muscular
System
pp. 172-173
Bell Ringer:
What is the
muscular system?
Video:
The Muscular
System
Video:
Muscular System
Video:
The Magic
School Bus
Works Out
Learning
Targets:
I Can:
*Describe how
muscles work.
*Compare and
contrast
voluntary and
involuntary
muscles.
*Identify muscle
types and where
they are found in
the body: smooth
, cardiac,
skeletal.
Vocabulary:
voluntary muscle
involuntary
muscle skeletal
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Lesson 4
The Digestive
System
pp. 174-175
Bell Ringer:
Why is the
digestive
system
important?
Video:
The Digestive
System
Video:
The Human
Digestive System
Video:
Digestive System
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*Identify parts of
the digestive
system.
*Describe the
functions of the
parts of the
digestion system.
*Compare and
contrast chemical
and
mechanical
digestion.
Vocabulary:
mechanical
digestion
chemical
digestion
absorption,
peristalsis.
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Week
4
Why are rules and
regulations needed
for our class?
Locomotor/NonLocomotor Skills as
warm-up activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, push-ups,
sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Lesson 5
The Circulatory
System
pp. 176-177
Bell Ringer:
How is the
circulatory
system like a
transportation
system?
Video:
The Circulatory
System
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*Describe the
functions
of the parts of the
circulatory
system.
*Compare how
the circulatory
system is like
a transportation
system.
Vocabulary:
heart, arteries,
capillaries, veins,
atrium,
ventricle,valve.
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Lesson 6
The Respiratory
System
pp. 178-179
Video:
Respiratory
System
Video:
Breathing,
Respiratory
System
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*Label and
describe the
functions of the
basic parts of
the respiratory
system
including the
trachea, bronchi
and lungs.
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Week
5
Why are rules and
regulations needed
for our class?
Locomotor/NonLocomotor Skills as
warm-up activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, push-ups,
sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Lesson 7
The Nervous
System
pp. 180-181
Bell Ringer:
What is the
importance of
the nervous
system?
Video:
The Nervous
System
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*identify the
functions of
the nervous
system
*Compare and
contrast
stimulus and
response
Vocabulary:
stimulus
response
nerve impulse
nerve
neuron
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Lesson 8
Taking Care of
Your Body
Systems
pp. 182-185
Learning
Targets:
I CAN:
*Use knowledge
of human body
systems to
synthesize
research data and
make informed
decisions
regarding
personal and
public health.
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Fitness Team
Games
Low Organized
Games &/or
Team/Individual
Sports/Skills
Week
6
Why are rules and
regulations needed
for our class?
Locomotor/NonLocomotor Skills as
warm-up activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, push-ups,
sit-ups
Learning Target:
I CAN:
*Create a dance
using 4 locomotor
and 4 non-locomotor
movements.
Chapter Review
pp. 186-187
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Learning
Target:
I CAN:
*Create a dance
using 4
locomotor and 4
non-locomotor
movements.
Summative
Assessmentint
Locomotor/Non
-Locomotor
Skills as warmup activities.
Stretch, aerobic
exercises, pushups, sit-ups
Learning
Target:
I CAN:
*Create a dance
using 4
locomotor and 4
non-locomotor
movements.
*Perform a
dance using 4
locomotor and 4
non-locomotor
movements.