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• What's going on in P.E. Created Nov 16, 2011 - Expires Aug 29, 2013
  
  For Aug 29, 2012

  1st Trimester we will focus on:
  
  Topic
  P.E. Rules, expectations and procedures
  School and playground rules; including kickball, 4 square and tetherball-
  Rhythm with WII Fit, Bench Aerobics,
  Locomotor movements; hop, skip, leap, jog, walk, gallop, slide, jump
  Fitness and the components
  Manipulative skills: dibbling with hands and feet, throwing and catching, striking with hands, paddle and/or racket
  
  What to Practice
  Review expectations and consequences with your child
  Review rules of kickball for assessment
  Skipping and leaping for assessment
  30 sit ups and 10 push-ups nightly
  Aerobic activity 20-30 minutes daily
  Dribble a ball with hands and feet and play throw and catch, practice striking
  
  2nd Trimester we will focus on:
  
  Manipulative skills; throwing and catching
  Rhythm and Dance; Square Dance
  Fitness and the components
  
  What to Practice
  Balance and coordination
  30 sit ups and 10 push-ups nightly
  Aerobic activity 20-30 minutes daily
  Throw and catch a football/beanbag
  
  3rd Trimester we will focus on:
  
  Manipulative skills; throwing and catching
  Striking/Softball skills
  Volleyball/bump, set, spike, and serve
  Rhythm; Lummi Sticks
  Fitness and the components
  Weight transfer, body parts
  
  
  What to Practice
  30 sit ups and 10 push-ups nightly
  Aerobic activity 20-30 minutes daily
  Striking/Softball skills
  throwing and catching with a smaller ball
  and/or mitt
  Weight transfer
  
  All P.E. classes will include fitness, sportsmanship, participation, teamwork, and safety
  Plans are subject to change due to inclement weather.
  
  (Topics may differ depending upon grade level)
  
  Grading:
  Using physical education standards (or essential learnings, benchmarks, performance indicators) for grading is known as "standards-based" grading, and it is endorsed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). One of the NBPTS standards for physical educators states: "Accomplished physical education teachers design assessment strategies appropriate to the curriculum and to the learner. They use assessment results to provide feedback to the learner, to report student progress, and to shape instruction" (NBPTS, 1999).
  Figure 1. National Standards for Physical Education
  (National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2004)
  1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
  2. Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
  3. Participates regularly in physical activity.
  4. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
  5. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity
  6. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expressions and/or social interaction.
  
  NBPTS standards for physical educators states: "Accomplished physical education teachers design assessment strategies appropriate to the curriculum and to the learner. They use assessment results to provide feedback to the learner, to report student progress, and to shape instruction" (NBPTS, 1999).