Instructional Units: Grades 3, 4, and 5
NOTE:
In general, Physical Education is divided at the elementary school level into two broad curriculum parts: Lower Grade PE and Upper Grade PE.
Lower grade PE involves Grades K, 1, and 2. These grade levels have an emphasis on spatial awareness, body control, locomotor skills, and object manipulation skills. There are no "team sports" done by lower grades because they are not developmentally ready to play team sports. Therefore, the emphasis is on basic skills that will lead to success when team sports begin.
Upper grade PE, grades 3, 4, and 5, emphasize "team sports. In grades 3, 4, and 5, the Instructional Units are relatively similar for all three years. However, there is a "Scope and Sequence," a gradual increase in performance expectations through these years. For example, the Grade 3 year is a series of "Basic Introductions" to sports and the sports skills are taught individually (in basketball: dribbling, shooting, passing, court movement, etc.). The scope and sequence which is used is related to the developmental level of the students. All sports games are modified games, in order to accommodate the developmental level of the students.In grades 4 and 5, the performance expectations increase and more opportunities are given the students; always in relation to their developmental level. By the fifth grade year, students have achieved a level of knowledge and skill in each sport and possess the basic competence and confidence to excel at Physical Education at the Middle School level and/or in an extracurricular situation.
Unit 1: Sportsmanship, Cooperative Play, Team Sports Participation, Social Skills
Grades 3, 4, and 5 Activities: Scope and Sequence
(all activities are designed to be developmentally appropriate for the grade/age)
-Rules, appropriate behavior
-Concept: "Team:" cooperative behaviors equal group success
-Concept: "Sportsmanship;" What is it? What does it look like?
-Cooperative Activities: gym skis, group juggling, etc.
*Unit: "Striking"
-tennis; racquet sports: basic strokes: forehand, backhand, ball control
-soccer; basic dribbling, ball control, passing, shooting
-softball; overhand throw review, batting, fielding, base running, basic rules, games
-golf; grip, putting, chipping
*Unit: "Volleyball"
-bumping (by 5th grade: passing)
-setting
-serving: underhand (by 5th grade: overhand serves/jump serves)
-court awareness, court movement
-games
*Unit: "Three Throws"
-frisbee throw; technique, to target, to partners
-darts throw; technique, to target
-football throw; grip, throwing technique; to partner, to target, catching skills
*Physical Fitness Testing and Practice: year-round activities
By the end of 5th Grade, students should be proficient at Six different throws: underhand, overhand, overhead, frisbee, dart, and football.
NOTE: There is a scope and sequence within this listing from Grade 3 to 5. All games/activities are completely modified in order to allow ALL students to reach basic performance standards and proficiencies.
NOTE:
In general, Physical Education is divided at the elementary school level into two broad curriculum parts: Lower Grade PE and Upper Grade PE.
Lower grade PE involves Grades K, 1, and 2. These grade levels have an emphasis on spatial awareness, body control, locomotor skills, and object manipulation skills. There are no "team sports" done by lower grades because they are not developmentally ready to play team sports. Therefore, the emphasis is on basic skills that will lead to success when team sports begin.
Upper grade PE, grades 3, 4, and 5, emphasize "team sports. In grades 3, 4, and 5, the Instructional Units are relatively similar for all three years. However, there is a "Scope and Sequence," a gradual increase in performance expectations through these years. For example, the Grade 3 year is a series of "Basic Introductions" to sports and the sports skills are taught individually (in basketball: dribbling, shooting, passing, court movement, etc.). The scope and sequence which is used is related to the developmental level of the students. All sports games are modified games, in order to accommodate the developmental level of the students.In grades 4 and 5, the performance expectations increase and more opportunities are given the students; always in relation to their developmental level. By the fifth grade year, students have achieved a level of knowledge and skill in each sport and possess the basic competence and confidence to excel at Physical Education at the Middle School level and/or in an extracurricular situation.
Unit 1: Sportsmanship, Cooperative Play, Team Sports Participation, Social Skills
- cooperative games and activities: group juggling, etc.
- field hockey
- line soccer
- cross country running
- chase-evasion games
- dodging-guarding games
- peer tutoring
- game strategy, thinking skills, and problem solving
- passing: proper grip, technique
- passing to a stationary target
- passing to a moving target
- punting
- kicking off a tee
- receiving: stationary and moving
- club grip
- putting
- basic swing
- using an iron and driver
- throwing and catching
- fielding
- game awareness and basic rules
- base running
- hitting: stance, bat grip, swing, etc.
- combination skills
- modified games
- ball-handling, dribbling
- passing
- shooting
- court awareness and basic rules
- rebounding
- pivoting
- basic offense and defense
- modified games
- bumping (by grade 5, bumping as a pass)
- setting
- serving: underhand mandatory; overhand optional
- overhead strike
- court awareness and basic rules
- combination skills
- modified games
- forehand strike
- backhand strike
- underhand strike
- overhead strike
- stroke control
- accuracy of stroke
- combination skills
- modified games
Grades 3, 4, and 5 Activities: Scope and Sequence
(all activities are designed to be developmentally appropriate for the grade/age)
-Rules, appropriate behavior
-Concept: "Team:" cooperative behaviors equal group success
-Concept: "Sportsmanship;" What is it? What does it look like?
-Cooperative Activities: gym skis, group juggling, etc.
*Unit: "Striking"
-tennis; racquet sports: basic strokes: forehand, backhand, ball control
-soccer; basic dribbling, ball control, passing, shooting
-softball; overhand throw review, batting, fielding, base running, basic rules, games
-golf; grip, putting, chipping
*Unit: "Volleyball"
-bumping (by 5th grade: passing)
-setting
-serving: underhand (by 5th grade: overhand serves/jump serves)
-court awareness, court movement
-games
*Unit: "Three Throws"
-frisbee throw; technique, to target, to partners
-darts throw; technique, to target
-football throw; grip, throwing technique; to partner, to target, catching skills
*Physical Fitness Testing and Practice: year-round activities
By the end of 5th Grade, students should be proficient at Six different throws: underhand, overhand, overhead, frisbee, dart, and football.
NOTE: There is a scope and sequence within this listing from Grade 3 to 5. All games/activities are completely modified in order to allow ALL students to reach basic performance standards and proficiencies.
