4th Grade Physical Education-Full Year

Students explore a multitude of fitness activities through online reading, animations demonstrating fitness skills, and hands-on practice, building on skills they have learned in the past. Lessons emphasize proper form and execution of skills, rules of games, good sportsmanship, and an understanding of all that goes into the term “physical fitness.” Students exercise daily with workouts tailored to coordinate with the topics they are reading and learning about in the online component of the course. Workouts include creative and fun warmups, focus activities, and cooldowns, which students log and submit to their teacher. Students solidify the learning process by explaining what they have learned in writing. Topics include:

· Components of Fitness – muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, balance, cardiovascular health, coordination

· Fitness and Health – nutrition, heart rate, stress management, community involvement

· Safety – equipment, proper warmups, rules of the road

· Team Sports – basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, and ultimate frisbee

· Individual Activities – yoga, juggling, jump rope, in-line skating

· Rhythm – understanding rhythm, dance moves, choreography

· Character – good sportsmanship, perseverance