Grade Range: |
| 6 |
Prerequisites: |
| None |
Course duration: |
| Two semesters; 200 minutes every 10 school days |
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Course Description: |
| This course is intended to help students meet or exceed grade 6 physical education content standards 1–5 and the corresponding performance standards 1.1–5.5.
Movement Focus
- Manipulative skills: volley an object using a forearm pass; strike a ball with a paddle using a forehand and backhand movement; strike an object using a body part or implement in the intended direction; dribble/pass while guarded; throw an object with force using underhand, overhand and sidearm movements.
- Rhythmic skills: perform a folk and line dance; develop routines to music; identify rhythm patterns; explain aesthetic qualities of movement.
- Combinations of movement patterns and skills: combine all movement concepts in complex individual and group activities; combine motor skills to play lead-up or modified games; design and perform stunts, tumbling, and rhythmic patterns that utilize movement concepts.
- Movement concepts: explain biomechanical principles of force/angle; detect/correct movement errors; provide feedback to a partner; identify safe practices.
Fitness Focus
- Assess the 5 health-related components of fitness using state assessment tools; compare individual results; develop individual goals; participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity; measure and evaluate changes in physical fitness; monitor heart rate during activity; know effective warm-up and cool-down techniques; create a one-day fitness plan; identify contraindicated exercises; understand aerobic vs. anaerobic; know benefits of physical activity; maintain a food log.
Social Focus
- Self-responsibility: participate productively in group activities; evaluate individual responsibilities in group efforts.
- Social interaction: identify and define roles in cooperative activities.
- Group dynamics: identify and agree on a common goal; analyze possible solutions to movement problems and come to consensus.
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State Course Code(s): |
| 9311 - Physical Education (Departmentalized 6-8) |
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, California Department of Education, 2005.
Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, California Department of Education, 2009.
FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM Test Administration Manual, 4th ed., Cooper Institute, 2007. |