Sixth Grade - Physical Education Concepts

• Demonstrate correct technique for motor and manipulative skills and combine both skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the rules of play in various activities.
• Demonstrates use of various offensive and defensive strategies.
• Completes a health related fitness assessment that address a variety of health related fitness components.
• Actively engage in fitness activities that address the 5 health related fitness components.
• Students learn how to safely lift weights focusing specifically on best practice for middle school students.
• Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Teamwork, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
• Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Teamwork, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
• Describe game/activity safety rules and their purpose. Reasons for modifying those rules and possible risks associated with specific games/physical activities.

Seventh Grade - Physical Education Concepts

• Apply the following effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health: communication skills to build and maintain healthy relationships asking for assistance to enhance the health of self and others refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks; conflict management or conflict resolution strategies.
• Describe the following skill related fitness components. Balance, coordination, agility and speed.
• Demonstrate correct technique for motor and manipulative skills and combine both skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the rules of play in various activities.
• Demonstrates use of various offensive and defensive strategies.
• Completes a health related fitness assessment that address a variety of health related fitness components.
• Actively engage in fitness activities that address the 5 health related fitness components.
• Students learn the Physiological Indicators of Exercise and how activity affects those indicators in relationship to their bodies.
• Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Team work, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
• Demonstrate responsible personal behaviors while participating in physical activities.
• Describe game/activity safety rules and their purpose. Reasons for modifying those rules and possible risks associated with specific games/physical activities.

Eighth Grade - Physical Education Concepts

• Describe the following skill related fitness components. Balance, coordination, agility and speed.
• Demonstrate correct technique for motor and manipulative skills and combine both skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the rules of play in various activities.
• Completes a health related fitness assessment that address a variety of health related fitness components.
• Actively engage in fitness activities that address the 5 health related fitness components.
• Students learn to differentiate between the Health Related and Skill Related components of fitness and understand how each component affects performance and healthy lifestyle.
• Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Team work, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
• Demonstrate responsible personal behaviors while participating in physical activities.
• Describe game/activity safety rules and their purpose. Reasons for modifying those rules and possible risks associated with specific games/physical activities.

High School - Physical Education Concepts

• Demonstrate understanding of the five health related fitness components and the principles of training (specificity, overload, and progression).
• Participate in a health-related fitness assessment to establish personal fitness goals and reassess their fitness over time. Assessed during Fitness Pre and Post Tests as well as individualized fitness program designs.
• Design and critique a personal fitness plan, from established goals, that applies the principles of training.
• Select and participate in physical activities that address their personal fitness plans and apply the five health-related fitness components.
• Demonstrate responsible and ethical personal behavior while participating in physical activities.
• Demonstrate collaborative skills while participating in physical activities.

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