Curriculum

My goal as a physical education teacher is to help motivate individuals to be active for a lifetime. In order to do so, I believe, it is important to provide students with a variety of skill themes throughout their elementary career at Chester Elementary School.

K-6 Physical Education Curriculum Kindergarten
 * Timeframe || Skill Themes/Concepts ||
 * Fall || Safety Rules/Expectations ||
 * Fall || Environment ||
 * Fall || Personal and Group Space ||
 * Fall || Body Shapes (curling, twisting, stretching, etc.) ||
 * Fall || Fundamental Body Control ||
 * Fall || Body Part Identification ||
 * Fall, Winter || Relationships (under, over, around, through, on, off, etc.) ||
 * Fall, Winter || Collecting, Traveling ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Locomotor Skills (skipping, galloping, hopping, etc.) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Levels (low, medium, high) ||
 * Fall, Winter Spring || Speeds (slow, medium, fast) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Directions (forwards, backwards, sideways) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Balance (static and dynamic) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Beginning Chasing/Fleeing ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Leading/Following ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Creative Movement ||
 * Winter, Spring || Tumbling ||
 * Winter, Spring || Exploratory Apparatus Skills ||
 * Winter, Spring || Climbing ||
 * Winter, Spring || Fundamental Manipulative Skills (rolling, throwing, catching, kicking, etc.) ||
 * Winter, Spring || Take-offs/Landings ||
 * Winter, Spring || Yoga ||

First and Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade
 * Timeframe || Skill Themes/Concepts ||
 * Fall || Safety Rules/Expectations ||
 * Fall || Personal and Group Space [Body Shapes (curling, twisting, stretching, etc.)] ||
 * Fall || Body Control ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Collecting and Traveling in Game Activities ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Basic Fitness/Nutrition Concepts ||
 * Fall, Winter || Relationships (over, under, around, through, on, off, etc.) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Locomotor Patterns and Sequences (leaping, sliding, running, etc.) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || The combining of levels, speeds and directions ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Speeds (slow, medium, fast) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Directions (forwards, backwards, sideways) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Balance (static and dynamic, with and without equipment) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Chasing/Fleeing ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Leading and Following ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Creative Movement ||
 * Winter, Spring || Tumbling (emphasis on control) ||
 * Winter, Spring || Beginning Apparatus Skills ||
 * Winter, Spring || Climbing, Pulling, Body Weight Supports ||
 * Winter, Spring || Manipulative Skills (striking, rolling, throwing, catching, kicking, dribbling, etc.) ||
 * Winter, Spring || Take-offs/Landings ||
 * Winter, Spring || Yoga ||
 * Timeframe || Skill Themes/Concepts ||
 * Fall || Cooperative/Team Building Skills ||
 * Fall || Foot-eye Coordination Development [Soccer Striking Skills (dribbling, passing, kicking, etc.)] ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Health-related Fitness ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Throwing and Catching (activities may include: basketball, handball, softball, Frisbee, etc.) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Striking with an Implement (short or long-handle) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Hand-eye Coordination Development ||
 * Winter, Spring || Jump Rope Skills ||
 * Winter, Spring || Gymnastics (tumbling skills, fundamental apparatus skills, static and dynamic balance, climbing and creative movement) ||
 * Winter || Snowshoeing ||
 * Spring || Letterboxing ||
 * Winter, Spring || Yoga ||
 * Timeframe || Skill Themes/Concepts ||
 * Fall || Cooperative Team Building ||
 * Fall || Soccer Striking Skills (dribbling, passing, kicking, etc) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Health-related Fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and muscular endurance and flexibility ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Throwing and Catching (activities may include: basketball, handball, softball, Frisbee, etc.) ||
 * Winter, Spring || Striking with an Implement [short or long-handle (floor hockey, badminton, pickle ball, field hockey, etc.)] ||
 * Winter || Striking (basketball or volleyball) ||
 * Winter, Spring || Jump Rope Skills ||
 * Winter, Spring || Gymnastics (tumbling skills, fundamental apparatus skills, static and dynamic balance, climbing and creative movement) ||
 * Winter || Snowshoeing ||
 * Winter, Spring || Yoga ||
 * Timeframe || Skill Themes/Concepts ||
 * Fall || Cooperative Team Building ||
 * Fall || Applying soccer skills in game-play situations with an emphasis on strategies, rules and sportsmanship ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Health-related Fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance and flexibility ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Applying throwing and catching skills with cooperative and non-competitive game activities ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Striking with an implement with an emphasis on stick control and force variance [short or long-handle (floor hockey, badminton, pickle ball, field hockey, etc.)] ||
 * Winter, Spring || Creative Movement Skills: student-designed gymnastics/dance routines with an emphasis on self-expression and fluidity of movement ||
 * Winter || Snowshoeing ||
 * Winter, Spring || Yoga ||
 * Timeframe || Skill Themes/Concepts ||
 * Fall || Soccer Striking Skills (dribbling, passing, kicking, etc.) ||
 * Fall || Cooperative Team Building ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Health-related Fitness ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Throwing and Catching (activities may include: basketball, handball, softball, Frisbee, etc.) ||
 * Fall, Winter, Spring || Striking with an Implement [short or long-handle (floor hockey, badminton, pickle ball, field hockey, etc.)] ||
 * Winter, Spring || Gymnastics (tumbling skills, fundamental apparatus skills, static and dynamic balance, climbing and creative movement) ||
 * Winter, Spring || Jump Rope Skills ||
 * Winter || Snowshoeing ||
 * Winter, Spring || Yoga ||

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