LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE

COURSE RATIONALE

The Greene County R-VIII School District’s mission in Health and Physical Education is to provide students with a well-designed developmentally appropriate and sequential curriculum that allows students opportunities to maximize their physical, mental, emotional, social, and intellectual potential in the following areas:

• Functions and Interrelationships of Systems
• Health Maintenance and Enhancement
• Risk Assessment and Reduction
• Efficiency of Human Movement and Performance
• Physical Activity and Lifetime Wellness

The mission will be accomplished by

1. providing students with the opportunity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health/fitness information and services.
2. developing the skills necessary to utilize such information and services in ways that are reflective of a healthy, active lifestyle.
3. encouraging students to become and remain physically active throughout their lives.
4. developing fitness and wellness.
5. developing movement skills and knowledge.
6. enhancing their social development and interaction, self image, with regard to individual differences and needs.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course will emphasize evaluation through a variety of performance-based assessments, including individual and group presentations/behaviors/performances, as well as written forms. A health-related fitness assessment will also be administered annually.

COURSE COMPETENCIES

By the end of grade 8, students will be able to

1. demonstrate the ability to function well within social systems including the following.
1. Dealing with negative and positive pressure
2. Cooperation in group situations
3. Problem-solving and management of feelings.
2. demonstrate knowledge of personal and family health including the following.
1. Importance of eating, rest, and exercise.
2. Growth contributes to adolescent health concerns
3. Growth and development is influenced by family and environment.
3. identify injury prevention and safety measures including the following.
1. Assess unsafe situations
2. Reduce or avoid sports-related injuries
3. CPR and Heimlich
4. demonstrate knowledge of applying biomechanical principles to improve performance in the following areas.
1. Well-guided and informative practice
2. Development of skill and performance
5. demonstrate an understanding of the components of fitness in the following areas.
1. Muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility
2. Coordination, agility, balance, and speed
3. Cardiovascular fitness and endurance

Grade or Class: Physical Education 6-8

Last Revision: 1999-2000

Writer: Margaret Carroll/Gary Scott

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 1: Demonstrate the ability to function well within social systems.
Sub-competencies a. Dealing with negative and positive pressure.				b. Cooperation in-group situations.	c. Problem solving and management of feelings.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
1.4, 2.1, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5,	HP2	2.6, 3.5, 4.1	Participation in various sports, games, and individual sports.			Observation Skill tests Scoring guide

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 2: Demonstrate knowledge of personal and family health.
Sub-competencies a. Importance of eating, rest, and exercise.				b. Growth contributes to adolescent health concerns.	c. Growth and development is influenced by family and environment.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
1.4, 4.4, 5.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2	HP1,2,5	3.2, 3.3, 4.7	Flexibility exercises Aerobic exercises Anaerobic exercises Hand outs Lectures Guest speakers			Written test Scoring guides Observation Self-assessment Fitness gram

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 3: Identify injury prevention and safety measures.
Sub-competencies a. Assess unsafe situations				b. Reduce or avoid sports-related injuries.	c. CPR, Heimlich
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
1.1, 1.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.1, 7.2	HP2,3,5,7	3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 4.7	Guest speakers Hand outs Lectures Hands-on activities Videos			Scoring guide Observation	Athletic trainer School nurse

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 4: Demonstrate knowledge of applying biomechanical principles to improve performance.
Sub-competencies a. Well-guided and informative practice				b. Development of skill and performance
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities		Assessments	Resources
1.1, 1.4, 4.3, 7.2, 8.3	HP4	1.6, 1.10, 4.5	Participation in individual movement activities		Self-assessment Individual teacher observation Fitness gram

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 5: Demonstrate an understanding of the components of fitness.
Sub-competencies a. Muscular strength endurance and flexibility				b. Coordination, agility balance, and speed.	c. Cardiovascular fitness and endurance.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
1.1, 1.4, 4.3, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.3	HP2,4	1.6, 1.10, 4.7	Weight training Personal portfolio 12 minute run Pacer Conditioning activities Agility activities			Fitness gram Scoring guide Teacher assessment	Fitness gram Computer program