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. 

 

Core Outcome 1

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.

 


Sixth through Eighth Grades

 

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.

 


Core Outcome 2

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

 

 

Core Outcome 3

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.

 


Third Grade through Fifth Grade

 

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.

 


Sixth through Eighth Grade

 

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.

 


Ninth through Twelfth Grades

 

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