"The
more I practice, the luckier I get" - Arnold Palmer
"Curricular
choices recognize the complexities of PE as a subject area and
go far beyond movement skills and playing games to creating physically
educated independent learners"
- NBPTS Entry
2, page 143
Unit Themes
& Assessment
7 Unit Themes
Unit themes consist
of 7 to 8 days of skill development activities designed to develop
the essential skill themes used in physical activity per
Health and
Fitness Essential Learning 1:
ACTIVE
LIFESTYLE - The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary
to maintain an active life: movement, physical fitness, and nutrition.
Additionally, each unit will host a
pre and post-test for health related fitness, and health related
concepts such as muscle and bone identification and exercise,
nutrition, and activity pyramid. Additionally, both 4th and 5th
grade students will be given Fitfolio work for in class and out
of class work to reinforce concepts related to the components
of health related fitness, and for preparation of the Classroom
Based Assessment in Health and Fitness given in May.
As of 2008 I am on a 3-year Instructional
Cycle.
The 2008/09 Curriculum:
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Hockey
-1/2 mile-Jog
Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Gluteus Maximus
Muscle Group
- Pelvis Bone
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Football
-1/2-mile
Run Post Test, & Shuttle Run Pre-test
using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Pectoralis
Muscle Group
-
Rib Cage
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Rock Wall
Climbing
-Curl-ups
Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Ab Muscle
group
Nutrition Unit using "MyPyramid"
- Spinal Column
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Cupstacking,
Juggling, &
Jumproping
-Curl-ups
Post-test, and the V-Sit Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Hamstring
Muscle Group
- Femur Bone
|
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Badminton
V-Sit Post-test
using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Forearm Muscle
Groups
- Radius and
Ulna
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Dance |
Womba-ball
Push-up Pre-test
and Post-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Tricep Muscle
Group
|
Classroom Based Assessment's for
5th Graders:
Concepts of Health and Fitness
&
Get Fit Summer
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The 2007/2008 Curriculum:
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Soccer
-1/2 mile-Jog
Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Quadricep
Muscle Group
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Basketball
-1/2-mile
Run Post Test, & Shuttle Run Pre-test
using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Gastroc
Muscle Group
|
Rock
Wall Climbing
-Curl-ups
Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Ab Muscle
group
Nutrition Unit using "MyPyramid"
|
Tumbling
-Curl-ups
Post-test, and the V-Sit Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Hamstring
Muscle Group
|
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Volleyball
V-Sit Post-test
using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Pectoralis
Major Muscle Group
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Dance |
Cricket
Push-up Pre-test
and Post-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Tricep Muscle
Group
|
Classroom Based Assessment's for
5th Graders:
Concepts of Health and Fitness
&
Get Fit Summer
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The 2009/2010 Curriculum:
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Track and Field
-1/2 mile-Jog
Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Quadricep
Muscle Group
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Lacrosse
-1/2-mile
Run Post Test, & Shuttle Run Pre-test
using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Gastroc
Muscle Group
|
Rock
Wall Climbing
-Curl-ups
Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Ab Muscle
group
Nutrition Unit using "MyPyramid"
|
Tumbling
-Curl-ups
Post-test, and the V-Sit Pre-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Hamstring
Muscle Group
|
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Frisbee
V-Sit Post-test
using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Pectoralis
Major Muscle Group
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Dance |
Golf
Push-up Pre-test
and Post-test using the 4th / 5th Grade Fitfolios(TM)
-Tricep Muscle
Group
|
Classroom Based Assessment's for
5th Graders:
Concepts of Health and Fitness
&
Get Fit Summer
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OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Lesson plans are used
to communicate the purpose of the days lesson. I have a prepared
lesson for each of the 54 days in a school year students come
to physical education class to guide them through their 40 minutes.
The fundamental objective
of the BES PE program is to provide opportunities for the development
of motor skills and physical fitness (and having fun) while developing
the knowledge necessary to enable students to become physically
active over their lifetime.
Skill
themes and Fitness concepts
Students in grades
3-5 will experience a developmentally designed program of skill
and fitness development, including educational recreation and
sport activities, dance, and gymnastics.
Alternative
Assessments for PE
To assess the various
skill themes I use formative assessment(s) in the form of individual
challenge tasks, pre- and post-test write-ups, and peer/self assessments
during the 7-8 days of each of the 7 units through instructional
tasks that I refer to as skill drill activities; and then a summative
assessment measuring skill proficiency as per unit theme outcomes
based on Washington State's Health and Fitness Grade Level Expecations.
I also use authentic (real-life
situations) assessment for each of the 5 Fitfolio(TM)
homework assignments designed specifically to help students develop
goal setting skills to improve on individual fitness scores.
And I use summative assessment
for each of the 5 fitness assessments grading students on individual
improvement of their own fitness score.
The following Washington
State 4-point rubric system has been established for Blaine Elementary
(and for the BES
PE Report Card):
4 = Exceeding Standard
3 = Meeting Standard
2 = Below Standard - Occasionally
1 = Below Standard
Z = No Work Completed
The 5 Characteristics
separating alternative assessment from traditional assessment
as described by
Graham, Holt/Hale,
& Parker*
1. Assessment and instruction are linked
2. The student is the primary client
of assessment, not the teacher
3. Assessment is an ongoing part of
teaching, not an end or an afterthought
4. Assessment comprises meaningful
tasks performed in context
5. The criteria for evaluation are
distributed to the students ahead of time
*Children
Moving: A Reflective Approach to Teaching Physical Education (6th
Edition, 2004)
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