Elementary Physical Education and Health Curriculum - Fort Plain Central School District

Activities

Locomotor Skills
Kidnastics / Gymnastics
Dance and Rhythm
Cooperative Games and Activities
Miniature Golf
Organizational Games
Nutrition / Wellness
Jump Rope
Long Handle / Short Handle Striking Implements
Frisbee
Hula Hoop Games
Bowling
Balloon Activities
Parachute
Relays
Problem Solving
Volleyball
Track & Field
Fitness
Rope Climbing
Basketball
Floor Hockey
Read and Run Activities
Soccer
Football
And So Much More!!!!

Kindergarten

General Activities

Auditory Discrimination
Color Identification
Left – Right Identification
Counter-Clockwise and Clockwise movements
Shapes
- Circle
- Squares
- Triangles
- Oval
- Rectangles
Creative Movements
- Big Muscles (legs – arms – trunk)
- Coordination
- Imagination
Gross Motor Skills (running, jumping, other locomotor movements, etc.)
Fine Motor Skills (hand-eye coordination)
- Large Balls
- Small Balls
- Hoops
- Jump Ropes
- Bean Bags and Fleece Balls
Relays
Free Exercise using Various Stations
Rhythms
- Moving to specific beat and commands
- Rhythms with hoops and jump ropes
- Rhythms with bean bags
- Lummi sticks
Physical Fitness Circuit
- Big Muscles
- Small Muscles
- Cardiovascular Exercises
Stunts, Tumbling, and Kidnastics
Parachute Activities
Learning Simple Games

(Many of above activities used in these games.)

First and Second Grades

GENERAL ACTIVITIES

Learn to follow directions
- Boundaries
- Rules
Learn new terminology
- Name of exercise
- Name of equipment
- Name of activities (games)
Learn to use facility properly
- Correct dress (sneakers)
- Care of equipment
To develop safety awareness for self and others
Social Aspect
- Ability to get along with others
- Correct behavior
- Sportsmanship
- Listening skills
Cooperation
- With one another
- With teacher
Accomplishments of ability – to learn to use the body to best of their ability in physical activities.
- Big Muscle – Small Muscle
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Movement

Program
Small Fine and Gross Motor Skills
General Exercise
- Warm-ups before each class
- (Jumping jacks, toe touches, stretching, curl-ups, jogging laps around the gym, jogging laps around the track, etc.)
Games
- Guard the Castle
- Pin-gility
- Squirrels in the tree
- Steal the bacon
- Run, Rabbit, Run
- Duck, Duck, Goose
- Croquet
- Beanbag change
- Knock-out
- Midnight
Movements
- Relays (Hop, Gallop, Skip, Run)
- Scooter Relays
- Bean Bag activities
- Hula Hoop activities
- Jump Rope activities
- Utility ball activities
- Parachute activities
- Lummi sticks
- Rhythms
- Stunts, tumbling, and kidnastics
- * All movement activities, with or without music.
Group Activities
- Physical Fitness Circuit (stations) – Small and Large Muscle Groups
- Activity work on BIG TOY complex (stations and obstacle courses)
- Free movement
Sport Oriented Activities
Newcomb – lead up to volleyball
- Rotation
- Scoring
Soccer Skills – head up games
- Dribble
- Pass
- Shoot
Wiffleball Game with and without batting tee
- Hitting
- Throwing
- Catching
- Wiffleball knock-out with batting tee
Stunts, Tumbling, and Kidnastics
- Forward Roll
- Backward Roll
- Log and Egg Rolls
- Cartwheel
- Round-Off
- Pyramids
- Headstand with and without tripod balance

Third

General Activities

Learn to follow directions
- Boundaries
- Rules
Learn new terminology
- Name of exercise
- Name of equipment
- Name of activities (games)
Learn to use facility properly
- Correct dress (sneakers)
- Care of equipment
To develop safety awareness for self and others
Social Aspect
- Ability to get along with others
- Correct behavior
- Sportsmanship
- Listening skills
Cooperation
- With one another
- With teacher
Accomplishments of ability – to learn to use the body to best of their ability in physical activities.
- Big Muscle – Small Muscle
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Movement

PROGRAM
Small Fine and Gross Motor Skills
General Exercise
- Warm-ups before each class
- (Jumping jacks, toe touches, stretching, curl-ups, jogging laps around the gym, jogging laps around the track, etc.)
Games
- Guard the Castle
- Pin-gility
- Steal the bacon
- Croquet
- Bean bag change
Movements
- Relays (Hop, Gallop, Skip, Run)
- Scooter Relays
- Bean Bag activities
- Hula Hoop activities
- Jump Rope activities
- Utility ball activities
- Parachute activities
- Lummi sticks
* All movement activities, with or without music.
Group Activities
- Physical Fitness Circuit (stations) – Small and Large Muscle Groups
- Activity work on BIG TOY complex (stations and obstacle courses)
- Free movement
- Introduction to PACE program
- Square Dance Activities (figures and formations – assortment of dances)
Sport Oriented Activities
- Newcomb – lead up to volleyball
  - Rotation
  - Scoring
- Soccer Skills – head up games
  - Dribble
  - Pass
  - Shoot
- Wiffleball / Softball with and without batting tee
  - Hitting
  - Throwing
  - Catching
- Basketball Skills – lead up games
  - Pass
  - Dribble
  - Shoot
  - Rebound
- Archery
  - Safety Rules
  - Knocking
  - Scoring
  - Shooting (draw and release)
Stunts, Tumbling Activities, and Kidnastics (Routines)
- Forward Roll
- Backward Roll
- Log and Egg Rolls
- Cartwheel
- Round-Off
- Limber
- Pyramids
- Headstand with and without tripod balance

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth

General Objectives

To develop an interest in maintaining a high level of physical fitness.
To provide an opportunity to exhibit leadership, followership, and sportsmanship.
To develop an appreciation for the safety factors involved in individual and group activities.
To develop the concept of self-reliance in each individual.
To provide an opportunity for social integration through group games and experiences.
To develop good health habits and personal hygiene.
To develop acceptable personal conduct.
- Cooperation with each other and instructor.
- Self-discipline
- Confidence
- Pride
- Patience
To offer carry-over lifetime activities.
To understand the benefits that physical education can be in cooperation with other educational related subjects.

General Activities

General Calisthenics
Exposure to Presidential Physical Fitness Award Program
- Physical Fitness Test (inserted into program during school year)
P.A.C.E. Program – A combination aerobic and machine aided cardiovascular circuit.
- Reading pulse
- Interpreting results
- Factors that affect heart rate
- Benefits of program
Games
- Lead up games
- High Organization – stressing fundamental skills
Individual Skills and Self-Testing Activities
- Relay races
- Team game skills
- Stunts and tumbling
Small muscle development, coordination, and rhythms
- Ribbon sticks activities
- Rhythm sticks
- Parachute activities

Specific Activities
Fall Season
- Soccer (Indoor and Outdoor)
  - Skills
    - Dribble
    - Pass
    - Trap
- Drills performed in lines and circles
- Lead-up Games
  - Line Soccer
  - Sideline Soccer
  - Soccer Kick-Ball
- Rules (basic) learned through game play
- Safety factors
- Equipment used
Archery – Performed in fall / spring seasons
- Skills
  - Grip
  - Draw (push-pull)
  - Anchor
  - Release
  - Foot and body position
  - String and Unstring Bow
- Scoring
- Safety factors
- Contests
Big Toys and Outward Bound – performed in fall / spring lessons
- Setting – Big Toy playground
- Objective – teach group cooperation skills (physical & social) through various activities
- Run through obstacle course set up by Big Toys
Flag Football
- Skills
  - Pass
  - Catch
  - Blocking
  - Centering
  - Running
  - Punting
- Basic Rules
  - Penalties
  - Holding
  - Tackling
  - Offsides
  - Illegal Procedure
  - Pass Interference
  - Clipping
  - Illegal Use of Hands
Presidential Physical Fitness Testing (Inserted into physical education program throughout the school year)
- Tests include:
  - Pull-up or flexed arm hang – arm strength
  - Shuttle run – speed
  - 1 mile run / walk – endurance
  - Curl-up – abdominal strength
  - V-Sit reach – flexibility
- Physical Fitness Circuit (Administered throughout the school year to help with performance activities on all tests.)
- Benefits of program
Winter Season
- Stunts and Tumbling
  - Stunts offered:
    - Forward Roll
    - Backward Roll
    - Cartwheel
    - Dive Forward Roll
    - Limber
    - Handspring
    - Head Stand
  - Routines (series of stunts)
Basketball
- Skills
  - Passing
  - Dribbling / Pivoting
  - Shooting
  - Offense
  - Defense
  - Lead-up games
  - Basic rules covered during the unit
  - Safety factors
Volleyball
- Skills
  - Roundhouse serve
  - Underhand serve (move serving line nearer to net)
  - Bump / Back Bump
  - Set / Back Set
  - Rotation
- Scoring
- Rules
- Tournament play (unlimited number of team hits)
- Newcomb
Square Dancing (4^th grade)
- Formation and figures reviewed
- Dances that were learned in 3^rd grade are reviewed
- Cooperation among the set
P.A.C.E. Program (This program is stressed heavily for cardiovascular benefits)
Ribbon Sticks and Rhythm (Lummi) Stick activities
- Balance and Coordination
- Understand the beat to the music
- Self-imagination and movement
Spring Season
- Track and Field
  - Shot Put
  - Discus
  - Long Jump
  - Dashes 110m – 200m
  - 400m Relay
  - Safety factors
*The above unit is programmed with a track meet after the teaching process is complete.
Softball / Wiffleball
- Skills
  - Throwing
  - Catching
  - Batting
  - Position Skills
- Team Play
- Safety factors
Carry-over activities
- Golf (5^th grade)
  - Grip
    - Interlock
    - Overlap
- Swing
- Terminology
- Stance and Address
- Safety factors
Archery (See Fall Season)