GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Curriculum Guide
Course Title: Physical Education
Subject: Physical Education
Grade Level: Grade 3
Department/School: Physical Education /
Duration: Full Year
Number of Credits: N/A
Prerequisite: N/A
Elective or Required: N/A
Author: Juliann Beckmann
Date Submitted: Summer 2006
Course Description
The physical education course focus is on teaching and
maintaining a healthy, active program.
Learning and applying movement concepts and skills, strategies on
incorporating these skills and applying sportsmanship can successfully expand
an overall learning experience in physical education. This course will also be focusing on fitness
concepts to achieve a healthy, active lifestyle. Through fitness, students will be able to
utilize physical activity to promote self achievements as well as team
accomplishments.
GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The purpose of physical education is to empower all students to sustain life-long fitness skills and concepts that will enhance their wellness. Physical education is a significant part of the learning process that promotes social, emotional and physical well being and is the foundation for a healthy, productive and fulfilling life.
It is our goal as physical educators to develop and enhance gross motor skills, physical fitness skills, social and life skills, as well as the learners’ ability to think and problem solve. We will provide an active, caring, and supportive atmosphere so students can successfully obtain these skills. We recognize the need for the development of positive attitudes, good sportsmanship and fair play. Students must be given the opportunity for self development, to learn to follow directions, to cooperate with others, as well as to develop leadership ability.
We must teach our students through a variety of learning experiences at appropriate development levels so they can realistically succeed in managing challenges of learning, growing, and developing in today’s world.
STANDARD 2.5 ALL STUDENTS WILL UTILIZE SAFE,
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MOVEMENT TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, ACTIVE
LIFESTYLE.
STANDARD 2.6 ALL STUDENTS WILL APPLY HEALTH-RELATED
FITNESS CONCEPTS AND SKILLS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, ACTIVE
LIFESTYLE.
Curriculum Description
UNIT 1 - SOCCER
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each students will be able to:
1. Develop skills.
2. Understand fitness.
3. Develop individual and team work.
4. Learn rules.
Description of activity:
Students will:
- Develop basic skills, such as dribbling, trapping, shooting and passing.
- Incorporate fitness components while developing skills.
- Demonstrate proper team play.
- Work individually and in small groups to develop skills.
- Learn rules of the game in order to play mini games.
- Perform station work to maximize fitness and skill development.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
UNIT 2 - PEDOMETERS
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Use pedometers.
2. Understand fitness concepts.
3. Create basis to incorporate throughout physical education course.
4. Develop self achievement.
Description of activity:
Students will:
- Learn the basic concepts of using a pedometer.
- Incorporate the use of the pedometer during many physical education classes.
- Keep journals on their achievement with the pedometer.
- Link outside school activities when using a pedometer.
- Gain more involvement with physical activity and technology outside of school.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of four to six classes.
UNIT 3 - SCOOTERS
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the development of body awareness on an object.
2. Demonstrate the development of lower and upper body strength.
3. Perform many skills to be performed together.
4. Understand safety techniques.
Description of activity:
Students will:
- Learn the appropriate use of scooters.
- Demonstrate how to handle equipment safely whether on or off the scooter.
- Develop an awareness of their body in relation to others when on scooters.
- Develop skills, such as moving on scooters, throwing objects when moving and other manipulative activities.
- Gain fitness components such as strength and balance.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
UNIT 4 –
DANCING/FITNESS
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the development of movement patterns to music.
2. Demonstrate the development of music and movement terminology.
3. Perform self expression.
4. Incorporate physical fitness to life-long experiences.
5. Use technology with physical activity.
6. Achieve various ways to be healthy.
Description of activity:
Students will:
- Incorporate movement with music.
- Learn various dances that will foster self expression and group involvement.
- Learn how to listen to music and move to the rhythm.
- Participate in fitness components that will be able to be used outside of school.
- Learn to use technology that will enhance physical fitness.
- Demonstrate various fitness activities that will encourage the improvement of health.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
UNIT 5 –
THROWING/CATCHING SKILLS
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the development of upper body strength.
2. Demonstrate the development of overhand throwing technique.
3. Demonstrate the development of underhand throwing technique.
4. Throw for accuracy.
5. Demonstrate the development of eye/hand coordination.
6. Demonstrate the development of proper catching techniques.
Description of activity:
Students will:
· Focus on learning how to throw various objects.
· Focus on learning how to catch various objects.
· Perform activities that will encourage proper throwing and catching skills.
· Develop upper body strength through fitness activities that contribute to throwing and catching.
· Work in small and large groups developing their skills.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
UNIT 6 –
STRIKING/KICKING SKILLS
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the development of lower and upper body strength.
2. Strike an object with another object.
3. Kick an object with a foot.
4. Use eye coordination and timing to hit the object.
5. Demonstrate the development of balance techniques.
Description of activity:
Students will:
1. Learn proper techniques for striking an object with another object.
2. Learn proper technique for kicking an object with foot.
3. Develop proper balancing techniques.
4. Work in small and large groups to develop skills.
5. Play various games to develop these skills.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
UNIT 7 - BASKETBALL
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the development of dribbling skills.
2. Demonstrate the development of passing and catching skills.
3. Demonstrate the development of shooting skills.
4. Develop teamwork.
5. Understand rules.
Description of activity:
Students will:
· Learn the proper techniques of dribbling a basketball.
· Learn the proper techniques for passing and catching a basketball.
· Learn the proper techniques for shooting a basketball.
· Develop teamwork when working in groups.
· Acquire own self achievement.
· Learn terminology of basketball.
· Increase fitness levels when performing basketball activities.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
UNIT 8 - NEWCOMB
Standard 2.5 and 2.6
Objectives:
Each student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the development of throwing skills over a net.
2. Demonstrate the development of catching skills over a net.
3. Develop teamwork.
4. Understand strategies to win the game.
5. Understand rules.
Description of activity:
Students will:
- Perform throwing skills to get the ball over the net.
- Perform catching skills from over the net and from a teammate.
- Learn teamwork to participate in the game.
- Learn rules and terminology of the game.
- Discuss and ask questions on strategy of the game.
Duration: Two classes out of a six day cycle for a total of six to eight classes.
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