Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Boulder Valley School District Physical Education Content Standards and Third Grade Essential Learnings Physical Education Standard 1: Students Physical Education Standard 2: Students demonstrate skills and apply concepts to perform a demonstrate the components of health‐related variety of physical activities. physical fitness. To meet this standard, a third grade student: To meet this standard, a third grade student: √ Demonstrates mature form jumping and landing √ Demonstrates a healthy level of cardiovascular in a rhythmic pattern. endurance when participating in a variety of √ Demonstrates body awareness and balance in physical activities. static and dynamic positions. √ Demonstrates mature form when catching, punting, striking, and dribbling. √ Applies movement concepts while performing locomotor, non‐locomotor, and manipulative skills in static and dynamic movement situations. Physical Education Standard 3: Students Physical Education Standard 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts demonstrate safe, responsible behavior in physical and the benefits of an active healthy lifestyle. education settings. To meet this standard, a third grade student: To meet this standard, a third grade student: √ Identifies activities that correspond to the four √ Exhibits consideration for and cooperation with fitness components. classmates and teachers. BVSD resource available for standards‐based lesson plans, assessments, rubrics & report cards: http://bvsd.org/curriculum/PE/Pages/curriculum.aspx Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 2 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document BVSD Third Grade Movement Concepts Physical Education Movement Skills • Space Cardiovascular Activity Overview • Throw • Time • Balance • Force • Games • Jump • Body • Warmup • Dance Course Description In third grade, students seek to improve their motor skills by applying Third Grade Physical Education movement concepts to skills. Students work on body management skills in game‐like settings. Specific sports skills Chases, flees, Four Fitness Components are also emphasized. The four dodges, balances • Muscular strength components of physical fitness are • Muscular endurance introduced. Students participate in • Cardiovascular fitness physical activities successfully in a • Flexibility group, regardless of personal Catches, punts, differences. strikes and hand dribbles a ball Rope Jumping Effective Components of a Third Grade Physical Assessment Education Program √ Observation √ Conferencing √ Participation √ Portfolio Third grade students receive 90 minutes √ Performance Tasks √ Growth Over Time per week of physical education. √ Rubrics All students attend physical education classes (BVSD Wellness Policy). Provides maximum participation for all students. Technology Provides positive, specific feedback as Essential Questions well as corrective feedback. Integration & Information Facilitates children’s physical, cognitive Literacy and social development through lessons • Why is the development of motor Shares knowledge and designed to sequentially develop skills skills essential during childhood? information with others. appropriate to their ability and • Why is it important to have Draws conclusions. confidence levels. strong muscles? Communicates through a humane, Pedometers are used to track • What changes happen to my sensitive approach that every child, physical activity. body when I am physically regardless of ability, can succeed and will Uses home fitness technology active? benefit from a physically active, healthy such as Wii games and Dance, • What does consideration and lifestyle. Dance, Revolution. Promotes purposeful activities for all cooperation for classmates and Tracks physical activity on students that will encourage them to teachers look like in physical fitness websites such as become lifelong adherents of physical education class? activity. “America on the Move” and “My Pyramid.” Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 3 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Essential Learnings Essential Knowledge, Skills, Topics, Processes, and Concepts Physical Education Standard 1 Students demonstrate skills and apply concepts to perform a variety of physical activities. Enduring Understanding Essential Question Physical activity involves using motor skills & How do motor skills and movement concepts knowledge of movement concepts. relate to the activities or games played? Essential Learnings 3PE1 Demonstrates mature form jumping and landing in a rhythmic pattern. a Jumps a turning rope held by others. 3PE2 Demonstrates body awareness and balance in static and dynamic positions Topics, a Chases, flees, and dodges in game‐like settings Skills, b Balances, maintaining control, in static and dynamic positions Concepts and c Transfers weight from feet to hands at fast and slow speeds using large extensions Knowledge, 3PE3 Demonstrates mature form when catching, punting, striking, and dribbling. Processes, a Catches with proper technique a ball rebounding from a wall or thrown by a partner Essential b Punts a ball using proper technique c Strikes a ball with hands or racquet using proper body alignment and technique d Hand dribbles a ball, maintaining control, while traveling within shared space Continued on next page Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 4 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Teaching for Understanding Essential Learning: Assessment: Teaching for Understanding Acquire Knowledge Make Meaning Transfer Essential Questions Learning Activities Materials Accommodations Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 5 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Essential Learnings Essential Knowledge, Skills, Topics, Processes, and Concepts Physical Education Standard 1 (continued) Students demonstrate skills and apply concepts to perform a variety of physical activities. Essential Learnings (continued) Applies movement concepts while performing locomotor, non‐locomotor, and Topics, 3PE4 manipulative skills in static and dynamic movement situations Skills, Concepts and Identifies concepts related to space, time, force, and body Knowledge, a Processes, Essential Key Academic Vocabulary: land softly; push off the balls of the feet; chase, flee; dodge; eyes on spot; tight muscles; steady and strong; feel‐the‐stop; ready position; step and reach; step‐drop‐punt; follow‐through; control the ball; concepts of space, time, force and body Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 6 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Teaching for Understanding Essential Learning: Assessment: Teaching for Understanding Acquire Knowledge Make Meaning Transfer Essential Questions Learning Activities Materials Accommodations Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 7 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Essential Learnings Essential Knowledge, Skills, Topics, Processes, and Concepts Physical Education Standard 2 Students demonstrate the components of health‐related physical fitness. Enduring Understanding Essential Question It is important to be able to participate in How can you improve your cardiovascular cardiovascular activities for an extended endurance? amount of time. Essential Learnings Demonstrates a healthy level of cardiovascular endurance when participating in 3PE5 Topics, a variety of physical activities Skills, Concepts Maintains continuous cardiovascular activity during warm‐ups, games, and dance and a activities Knowledge, Demonstrates activities that develop muscular strength, muscular endurance, and Processes, b flexibility Essential Participates in a variety of activities that improve cardiovascular endurance, c muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility Key Academic Vocabulary: keep moving, countdown, pace yourself, cardiovascular endurance Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 8 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Teaching for Understanding Essential Learning: Assessment: Teaching for Understanding Acquire Knowledge Make Meaning Transfer Essential Questions Learning Activities Materials Accommodations Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials May 2009 9 Boulder Valley School District Third Grade Physical Education Curriculum Essentials Document Essential Learnings Essential Knowledge, Skills, Topics, Processes, and Concepts Physical Education Standard 3 Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts and the benefits of an active healthy lifestyle. Enduring Understanding Essential Question It is important to know how to improve the How do you improve the four fitness four components of physical fitness. components of physical fitness? Essential Learnings 3PE6 Identifies activities that correspond to the four fitness components Skills, Concepts and Identifies physical activity