Foundational Objectives Through participation in physical education, students will develop the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to become physically educated persons. Students will: 1. Exhibit progress toward achievement of a physically active lifestyle. 2. Exhibit progress toward achievement and maintenance of a healthy enhancing level of physical fitness.

Learning Objectives It is expected that students will: · participate regularly in vigorous physical activities to develop components of fitness and motor abilities · demonstrate a willingness to participate in a variety of activities from all activity areas (IL) · participate in and identify characteristics of effective warm-up and cool-down activities (C) · demonstrate and describe ways to achieve a health-enhancing level of physical fitness (IL, C) · identify components of physical fitness and motor abilities · identify and describe positive benefits gained from physical activity in a natural setting · describe the importance of exercise and its effects on the body · describe and record changes in personal growth and development · identify the nutritional needs related to physical activity

Sample Learning Experiences

By participating throughout the year in a variety of activities from all movement categories, students gain an appreciation for active living. Students continue to plan and monitor active-living goals.

· When students enter the gym, have them select a piece of equipment and remain active for the first five minutes of class. (IL)

· Have students use a concept map to brainstorm the meaning of active living. (CCT, IL, C)

· Have students work in small groups to create a movement sequence that demonstrates their idea of active living. (CCT, PSVS, C)

· Have students design posters or write a poem about active living. (CCT, C)

· Have students work in small groups to plan a fitness circuit encompassing activities and exercises to develop cardiovascular and muscular endurance, strength and flexibility (CCT, PSVS, C)

· Have students set and modify personal fitness goals and record in a journal. Identify the factors that influence their participation in physical activity and their ability to achieve a health-enhancing level of physical fitness. (IL)

· Have students keep an activity calendar and record daily participation in activities in and out of school. (IL, C)

· Have students record their daily food intake for a week, and compare this to their activity level. Discuss the relationship between nutrition and exercise. (C)

· Have students list the social, mental, physical and moral benefits of physical activities for each of the five Activity Areas.

· Have students keep a log of activities undertaken to achieve their personal fitness goals. (IL, C)

· Individually or in small groups, students plan and carry out their own warm-up and cool down. (IL, PSVS)

Sample Assessment Strategies

· Using a weekly active living calendar, have students record their daily food intake and their daily physical activities. At the end of a week, ask students to respond to the following frames in their journals:

• When I look at my weekly physical activity and food intake, I notice...
• One pattern I notice in my food intake is...
• One pattern I notice in my physical activities...
• One thing I would like to change is...

· Support students in developing personal activity goals. Have conferences to design action plans to achieve their goals. You may wish to have students record their personal activity goals on a class chart. Encourage students to support one another in achieving their goals.

· Have students work with a partner to illustrate an activity to develop flexibility and strength that includes a warm-up and stationary exercises. Students explain their illustrations and talk about the benefits of participating in their fitness activity. Use the posters as fitness stations. Invite students to provide feedback about the instructions and appropriateness of the activity