Physical
Education Curriculum Guide
Introduction: The following pages list each core outcome
and subsequent component parts.
Examples of activities are then provided for each core outcome by grade
level.
Students will demonstrate
Catholic Values through responsible personal and Social behavior and respect
the differences among people in physical activities and settings, (Diversity, Personal and Social Skills).
A. Students will demonstrate
positive attitudes and
behaviors
B
Students will demonstrate cooperation and teamwork
C.
Students will demonstrate appreciation for regular physical activities
D.
Students will develop leadership skills
E.
Students will demonstrate emotional control
F.
Students will recognize and accept their own strengths and limitations as well as those of
others.
G.
Students will develop a positive self-concept.
Grade Level
Outcomes
Kindergarten through Second
Grade
A. Students will demonstrate positive attitudes
and behaviors.
1.
Students will demonstrate the ability to take turns
2.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of
sportsmanship by willingly sharing
equipment with a partner.
B. Students will demonstrate cooperation and
teamwork.
1.
Students will put away equipment when finished with it.
2.
Students will demonstrate the use of cooperation and teamwork by working with a partner.
C. Students will demonstrate appreciation for
regular physical activities.
1.
Students will show enthusiasm for physical education class.
2.
Students will demonstrate appreciation for regular activities by overtly enjoying the
activities completed during class.
D. Students will develop leadership skills.
1.
Students will be able to function as a team leader.
2.
Students will develop the ability to lead and follow by working with a partner.
E. Students will demonstrate emotional control
1.
Students will use constructive means of expressing frustration and enthusiasm.
2. Students will exhibit emotional control in
handling their frustration when unable to
perform a particular skill.
F. Students will recognize and accept their own
strength and limitations as well as those of others.
1.
Students will demonstrate understanding of the concept that practice leads to
improvement, not necessarily to perfection.
G. Students will demonstrate a positive
self-concept.
1.
Students will strive for successful experience based on
their
individual skill levels.
2.
The students will learn how to judge improvement in assigned activities and conduct
self-evaluations.
Third through Fifth Grades
A. Students will demonstrate positive
attitudes and behaviors.
1.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of
sportsmanship by working with his or her class to divide themselves into equally skilled
groups for activities.
B. Students will demonstrate cooperation and
teamwork.
1.
Students will demonstrate the use of cooperation and teamwork by performing activities
which involve partner changes (i.e.: dance).
C. Students will demonstrate appreciation for
regular physical activities.
1.
Students will voluntarily participate in out-of-
school activities. (May be Measured
by use of a student kept log).
D. Students will develop leadership skills.
1.
Students will demonstrate the ability to lead and
follow by working in groups of five
people to create an activity. (Example: Jump rope
routine)
E. Students will demonstrate emotional control
1.
Students will demonstrate the ability to experience defeat or victory without overreacting.
F. Students will recognize and accept their own
strength and limitations as well as those of others.
1.
The Student will demonstrate the ability to accept his or her own strengths and limitations
by explaining how to set realistic goals based on
assessment of current skill levels.
G. Students will demonstrate a positive
self-concept.
1.
Students will develop a positive self-concept by setting realistic goals for his or
her own skill development.
A. Students will demonstrate positive attitudes
and behaviors.
1.
Students will understand the concepts of good
sportsmanship as they apply to
spectators. (Example: Written report on crowd control
behavior at an athletic event).
B. Students will demonstrate cooperation and
teamwork.
1.
Students will demonstrate the ability to work and plan well with others in a
problem-solving situation.
C. Students will demonstrate appreciation for
regular physical activities.
1.
Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the physical, social and emotional values
of regular exercise. (Examples: oral
discussions, written tests, exercise log).
D. Students will develop leadership skills.
1.
Students will willingly accept appointments or volunteer for responsibility as team captain, referee or team member.
E. Students will demonstrate emotional control.
1.
Students will accept officials' decisions in competitive class situations without
displaying inappropriate behavior.
F. Students will recognize and accept their own
strength and limitations as well as those of others.
1.
Students will list at least two specific skills in which each of his or her teammates or
squad members
could improve performance in an
activity.
G. Students will demonstrate a positive
self-concept.
1.
Students will list twelve (12) personal skills characteristics or accomplishments
which make them proud
of themselves.
Ninth through Twelfth Grades
A. Students will demonstrate positive attitudes
and behaviors.
1.
Students will win and lose graciously, congratulate opponents and treat officials
respectfully.
B. Students will demonstrate cooperation and
teamwork.
1.
Students will involve all
class members in all
activities.
C. Students will demonstrate appreciation for
regular physical activities.
1.
Students will participate in at least one form of a sport, dance, exercise, or other
physical activity program on a regular basis outside of
physical education class.
D. Students will develop leadership skills.
1.
Students will assume various
leadership roles and
responsibilities.
E. Students will demonstrate emotional control
1.
Students will participate in class activities without losing control in tense
situations.
F. Students will recognize and accept their own
strength and
limitations as well as those of others.
1.
Students will develop a profile of his or her own strengths and limitations in physical
education,
psychomotor skills, cognitive
components and effective
attitudes and behaviors.
G. Students will demonstrate a positive
self-concept.
1.
Students will attempt new activities, accept positive criticism, and value his or her
accomplishments.
Students will demonstrate
that physical activity provides the understanding of God's gift of a healthy
body, the ability to enjoy challenge, self expression and social
interaction. (Values
Exercise).
A.
Students will participate in class and in out-of-class physical activities at least twice
weekly.
Examples
for Each Level:
Kindergarten through Second
Grade
Recess
Organized Activities
Free Play
PE Class
Third through Fifth Grades
Recess
Organized Activities
Free Play
PE Class
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)
Sixth through Eighth Grades
Recess (Where Applicable)
Organized Activities
PE Class
CYO
Ninth through Twelfth Grades
Intramural
Extramural
City and County Programs
Youth Groups
Students will demonstrate
competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms. (Motor Skills)
A. Students will demonstrate
the ability to perform
activities involving balance,
agility, and laterality using large muscle groups.
B.
Students will demonstrate the ability to perform movements, such as ball handling and
handwriting, which involve small muscle groups.
C.
Students will demonstrate the ability to perform combinations of movements, such as
walking and running, which are learned sequentially and
progressively as children grow.
D.
Students will demonstrate the ability to execute the component movements in individual,
team and lifetime sports.
E.
Students will demonstrate the knowledge and strategies of
individual, team and lifetime sports.
F.
Students will demonstrate wellness concepts to be
applied
to lifetime fitness.
Kindergarten through Second
Grade
A. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform activities involving balance, agility, and
laterality using large muscle groups.
1.
Students will perform a log roll leading with either side.
2.
Students will demonstrate gross motor skill by using two different means of going over a
climber at medium height.
B. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform movements, such as ball handling and handwriting,
which involve small muscle groups.
1.
Students will grasp and pass bean bag while playing the "Pass the Bean Bag
Game."
2.
Students will be able to toss and catch a bean bag with the dominate hand.
C. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform combinations of movements, such as walking and running,
which are learned sequentially and progressively as children
grow.
1.
Students will perform five consecutive jumps.
2.
Students will be able to perform a mature slide and gallop.
D. Students will demonstrate the ability to
execute the component movements in such activities as
football,
basketball, baseball, track and field, and
the traditional
games of other countries.
1.
Students will maintain balance when stopping from a fast locomotor movement.
2.
Students will be able to bounce a ball ten times with the
dominant hand.
E. Students will demonstrate the knowledge of
sports such as golf, tennis, cross-country skiing,
archery, swimming, and the like, in order to facilitate their
participation in lifelong physical activities.
1.
Students will toss a ball over a four-foot net.
2.
Students will jog for five minutes without undue
stress.
A. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform activities involving balance, agility, and
laterality using large muscle groups.
1.
Students will demonstrate gross motor skills by being able to complete continuous forward
rolls from a stand to a stand.
B. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform movements, such as ball handling and handwriting,
which involve small muscle groups.
1.
Students will demonstrate fine motor skills by being able to do a basic juggling act of
toss, toss, catch, catch.
C. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform combinations of movements, such as walking and running,
which are learned sequentially and progressively as children
grow.
1.
Students will demonstrate age appropriate developmental motor patterns by
performing at the 50th
percentile on a local par course
which requires jumping, climbing, swinging and balancing.
D. Students will demonstrate the ability to
execute the component movements in such activities as
football, basketball, baseball, track and field, and
the traditional games of other countries.
1.
Students will demonstrate sport skills by dribbling a soccer ball through a zigzag course
using the toe or inside of the foot.
E. Students will demonstrate the knowledge of
sports such as golf, tennis, cross-country skiing,
archery, swimming, and the like, in order to facilitate their
participation in lifelong physical activities.
1.
Students will perform throwing movements using upper body rotation, weight transfer, and
follow through.
A. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform activities involving balance, agility, and
laterality using large muscle groups.
1.
Students will demonstrate correct running style, including upright and erect body
position, arms swinging at sides, and feet aligned in a
straight forward position.
B. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform movements, such as ball handling and handwriting, which involve small muscle groups.
1.
Students will execute continuous volleyball overhead sets using fingertip control and good
hand/eye
coordination.
C. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform combinations of movements, such as walking and running,
which are learned sequentially and progressively as children
grow.
1.
Students will perform combinations of basic locomotor patterns, including the run, step and
hop.
D. Students will demonstrate the ability to
execute the component movements in such activities as
football, basketball, baseball, track and field, and
the traditional games of other countries.
1.
Students will serve a volleyball successfully to a specified quadrant of the opponents'
court, five out of ten times.
E. Students will demonstrate the knowledge of
sports such as golf, tennis, cross-country skiing,
archery, swimming, and the like, in order to facilitate their
participation in lifelong physical activities.
1.
Students will participate in out-of-class physical activities at least twice weekly.
A. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform
activities involving balance, agility, and
laterality using large muscle groups.
1.
The students will demonstrate mature gross motor skills except those few who need adapted
physical education.
B. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform movements, such as ball handling and handwriting,
which involve small muscle groups.
1.
The students will demonstrate mature fine motor skills except those few who need adapted
physical education.
C. Students will demonstrate the ability to
perform combinations of movements, such as walking and running,
which are learned sequentially and progressively as children
grow.
1.
The students will usually have mastered developmental motor patterns except those few who
need adapted physical education.
D. Students will demonstrate the ability to
execute the component movements in such activities as
football,
basketball, baseball, track and field, and
the traditional games of other countries.
1.
Students will score at the 50th percentile on a softball pitching test.
E. Students will demonstrate the knowledge of
sports such as golf, tennis, cross-country skiing,
archery, swimming, and the like, in order to facilitate their
participation in lifelong physical activities.
1.
Students will hit three out of ten softball pitches into the outfield.
Examples of
Specific Motor Skills: K-12
1. Body Awareness K-2
A.
Balancing Skills
B.
Ability to Transfer Weight
C.
Ability to Create Shapes With Their Bodies
2. Qualities K-12
A.
Speed - The ability to move quickly or slowly from one position to another.
B.
Flow - The smooth transition from one movement to
another.
C.
Force - Effort involved in a single movement
3. Space Awareness K-3
A.
General/Limited space
B.
Direction
C.
Levels
4. Locomotor Skills K-12
A.
Walk a straight line
B. Walk a curved line
C.
Walk backwards
D.
Gallop
E.
Skip
F.
Slide
G.
Hop on one foot - then on the other
H.
Leap
I.
Jump
J.
Run
K.
Stop on command
L.
Dodge on command
M.
Change direction on command
5. Physical Fitness K-12
A.
Strengthening
1.
Upper Extremities
2.
Lower Extremities
3.
Abdominal/Back/Neck
B.
Endurance
1.
Walking
2.
Running
3.
Jogging
4.
Cardio-vascular measurement
C.
Flexibility/Agility
1.
Shoulder range of motion
2.
Hip Range of Motion
3.
Neck/Back range of motion
4.
Head/Foot range of motion
6. Ball Skills
A.
Throw ball without bouncing K-3
B.
Bounce and Catch Ball
C.
Bounce ball in front of self
D.
Bounce ball while walking
E.
Roll ball to another
F.
Throw underhand
1.
Low level
2.
Medium level
3.
High level
G. Practice underhand pitch/catch with softball
4-8
H.
Practice overhand throw with softball
7. Striking Skills K-8
A.
With implements (ex.: hockey, polo)
B.
Without implements (ex.: kickball, soccer)
8. Sports Skills 4-12
A.
Football
1.
Forward pass
2.
Kicking (punt and kick with tee)
3.
Catching
4.
Stances
a. 3 point
b. 4 point
c. center
5.
Blocks
6.
Basic knowledge of positions
7.
Rules of flag football
8.
Strategy
B.
Basketball 4-12
1.
Free shot
2.
Dribbling
3.
Bounce pass
4.
Two-hand chest pass
5.
Overhead pass
6.
Baseball pass
7.
Pass to moving target
8.
Right/left lay-ups
9.
Pivot
10. Jump shot
11. Set shot
12.
Rebound
13.
Knowledge of positions
14. Rules
15.
Strategy
C.
Softball 4-12
1.
Catching
2.
Fielding fundamentals
3.
Base running
4.
Batting
5.
Bunting
6.
Knowledge of positions
7.
Rules
8.
Strategy
D.
Track 4-12
1.
Sprinter’s start and race
2.
Distance races
3.
Relay/Baton passing
4.
Long jump
5.
High jump
6.
Rules and Scoring
7.
Different categories: Field
events
Running events
E.
Volleyball 4-12
1.
Underhand forearm pass
2.
Overhead pass
3.
Spike/kill
4.
Underhand serve
5.
Overhand serve
6.
Knowledge of positions
7.
Rules
8.
Strategy
F.
Soccer K-12
1.
Kicking the ball
2.
Passing the ball
3.
Dribbling the ball
4.
Trapping the ball
5.
Shooting the ball
6.
Knowledge of positions
7.
Rules
8.
Strategy
G.
Ultimate Frisbee 5-12
1.
Throwing
2.
Catching
3.
Rules
4.
Strategy
H.
Relays K-8
1.
Locomotion relays
2.
Sports skills relays
3.
Obstacle relays
4.
Scooter relays
5.
Wheelbarrow relays
6.
Rope jumping relays
I.
Rhythmic Activities
1.
Tinikling K-3
2.
Hula Hoops K-4
3.
Juggle Balls 3-5
4.
Aerobic Dance K-8
5.
Circle Dance
6.
Line Dance
7.
Square Dance 1-8
8.
Folk Dance 5-8
9.
Parachute Activities K-3
10. Bean Bag Activities K-3
11. Lummi Stick Activities K-3
12. Rhythmic Gymnastics 3-8
13.
Rhythmic Rope Jumping K-8
9. Liturgical Activities
A.
Gestures K-3
B.
Symbolism 4-8
C.
Movement
D.
Rhythm
E.
Reverence K-8
F.
Grace K-8
10. Gymnastics
A.
Tumbling
1.
Forward roll K-8
2.
Backward roll
3.
Log roll
4.
Egg roll
5.
Straddle roll
6.
Pike roll
7.
Diving forward roll 5-8
8.
Tripod K-2
9.
Headstand 3-8
10. Handstand
11. Round-off
12. Cartwheel
13. Headspring 5-8
14. KIP
15. V-sit K-8
16.
Backroll extension 5-8
17. Jackknife
B.
Stunts
1.
Bear hug walk 4-8
2.
Chinese get-up 3-8
3.
Handspring over partner 6-8
4.
Knee and Shoulder stand 6-8
5.
Measuring Worm K-2
6.
Thread the Needle K-4
7.
Rocking Chair K-8
8.
Wheelbarrow K-8
9.
Wring the Dishrag K-4
C.
Simple Stunts K-3
1.
Dog Walk
2.
Crab Walk
3.
Wet Cat Walk
4.
Duck Waddle
5.
Kangaroo Jump
6.
Seal Crawl
7.
Turtle Creep
8.
Bear Walk
9.
Novelty Walk
10. Stump Walk
D.
Combatives K-8
1.
Leg Wrestling
2.
Arm Wrestling
3.
Thumb Wrestling
4.
Tug of War
5.
Wrestling 7-12
11. Lifetime Sports
A.
Ping Pong 5-12
B.
Shuffleboard
C.
Bowling K-12
D.
Badminton 5-12
E.
Pickleball
F.
Horseshoes
G.
Croquet 3-12
H.
Golf
I.
Archery 9-12
J.
Fishing
K.
Camping and Related Activities
L.
Swimming
12. Games
A.
Speedball 5-12
B.
Hockey K-12
C.
Polo
D.
Scooter Hockey
E.
Broomball