St. Michael Catholic School - Livonia, Michigan
 

GRADES 4 - 5 PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

MOTOR SKILLS AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS

Movement Concepts

Students Will:

Demonstrate all space awareness movement concepts for location self space and general space non locomotor, locomotor and selected manipulative skills roll, underhand throw, overhand throw in controlled settings.

Demonstrate space awareness moments as it relates to directions up/down, forward/backward, right/left and clockwise/counterclockwise with mature form of fundamental motor skills.

Demonstrate all space awareness movement concepts for levels low, medium, high with mature forms of fundamental motor skills.

Demonstrate all space awareness movement concepts large/small and far/near with mature forms of selected fundamental motor skills.

Effort

Students Will:

Demonstrate effort movement for time fast/slow and sudden sustained with selected fundamental motor skills.

Demonstrate effort movements for force strong and light with mature form fundamental motor skills.

Demonstrate all effort movement for flow with mature form fundamental motor skills.

Relationships

Students Will:

Demonstrate all movement concepts of body parts round, narrow, wide, twisted, symmetrical and non symmetrical with mature form of fundamental motor skills.

Demonstrate all relationship movement of objects and or people over/under, near/far, in front/behind, along/through, meeting/parting, surrounding, around and alongside with fundamental motor skills.

Demonstrate all relationship movement with people leading/following, mirroring/matching, unison/contrast, solo alone in mass, partners, groups, and between groups with fundamental motor skills.

Motor Skills / Non-Locomotor / Locomotor / Manipulative

Students Will:

Demonstrate forms of non-locomotor skills balancing, bending stretching, rocking, rolling, curling, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling, swinging, swaying, transferring weight, jumping, and landing in controlled settings.

Demonstrate forms of locomotor skills walk, run, leap, slide, gallop, hop, skip, flee, and dodge, in a controlled setting.

Demonstrate mature forms of manipulative skills roll, underhand throw, and overhand throw in controlled settings.

Demonstrate forms of manipulative skills of catch, kick, foot dribble, and strike with hand in isolated settings.

Demonstrate forms of manipulative skills chest pass, bounce pass, hand dribble, and volley forearm pass in isolated settings.

Perform a three element movement sequence simple rhythmic, aerobic, or tumbling activities in isolated settings.

Target/Invasion/Net/Wall/Striking/Fielding Games

Students Will:

Demonstrate limited use of selected strategies for tactical problems, such as accuracy in distance and direction modified unopposed target games.

Demonstrate use of selected on the ball and off the ball tactical movements for maintaining possession passing, receiving, shooting, moving, with the object, starting and restarting play kick off throw – ins small sided games such as 2 vs. 2 or 3 vs. 3.

Demonstrate selected solutions to tactical problems, such as maintaining a rally, setting up an attack, opening up to teammates, and defending space returning to base during modified, cooperative net/wall games.

Demonstrate use of selected on the object tactical movements of infield base positions and off – the – object problems of defending space and defending bases during modified striking/fielding games strike a stationary object without catcher, 4 vs. 4 or strike stationary object 5 vs. 5.

Rhythmic Activities

Students Will:

Demonstrate the reversal rhythmic locomotor patterns and change directions.

Demonstrate a sequence of rhythmic patterns traveling along pathways circle, zigzag, straight line.

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

Feedback

Students Will:

Use feedback from teachers and peers to improve motor skills and movement patterns, fitness, and physical activities in isolated settings.

Distinguish how internal prior knowledge and external feedback improves motor skills and movement patterns, fitness, and physical activities in isolated settings.

Movement Concepts/Motor Skills/Non Locomotor/Manipulative

Students Will:

Apply knowledge of all movement concepts while performing non-locomotor, locmotor, and selected manipulative skills roll, underhand throw, overhand throw in controlled settings.

Apply knowledge of movement concepts while performing non- locomotor skills, balancing, bending, stretching, rocking, rolling, curling, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling, swinging, swaying, and landing in controlled settings.

Apply knowledge of movement concepts while performing locomotor skills, walk, run, leap, jump, skip, hop, gallop, slide, chase, flee, dodge, in controlled settings.

Apply knowledge of movement concepts while performing the following manipulative skills, roll, underhand throw, and overhand throw in controlled settings.

Apply knowledge of movement concepts while performing selected manipulative skills catch, kick, foot dribble, strike, with an implement and with the hand, chest pass, bounce pass, hand dribble, volley, overhead pass, and punt.

Apply knowledge of movement concepts and skill to design three element movement sequence simple rhythmic, aerobic, or tumbling activities with flow in controlled settings.

Outdoor Pursuits

Students Will:

Describe the function of clothing and equipment associated with selected outdoor sport activities.

Describe selected safety features of outdoor sport activities.

Describe appropriate and inappropriate behaviors in selected outdoor sport activities in isolated settings.

Target/Invasion/Net/Wall/Striking/Fielding Games

Students Will:

Identify selected tactical problems accuracy in distance and direction during modified and unopposed target games.

Identify selected tactical problems for both on the ball and off the ball movements for maintaining possession passing, receiving, shooting, moving with the object, starting and restarting play kick off throw ins during modified invasion games

Identify tactical problems maintaining a rally setting up an attack opening up to teammates and defending space returning to base during modified cooperative net/wall games.

Identify selected tactical problems such as on the object problems of infield base positions and off the object problems of defending space and defending bases during modified striking/fielding games strike stationary object with out a catcher 4 vs.4 or 5 vs. 5.

Rhythmic Activities

Students Will:

Integrate basic rhythmic formations, positions, and steps into rhythmic activity.

Participation Inside/Outside of Physical Education

Students Will:

Identify and participate in new physical activities.

Explain the effects and benefits of physical activity.

Health Related Fitness

Students Will:

Understand cardio respiratory health related fitness standards for age and gender one mile walk run, standing long jump, and fitness testing.

Understand muscular strength and endurance, health related fitness standards for age and gender curl up, push up, pull up and the modified pull up and flexed arm hang.

Understand flexibility health related fitness for age and gender sit and reach shoulder stretch.

Physical Activity and Nutrition

Students Will:

Describe effects that physical activity and nutrition have on the body food is fuel which helps build and maintain bones muscles and joints, provides nutrients vital for health and maintenance of body, reduce risk of low bone mass.

Measure the physiological indicators associated to moderate to vigorous physical activity sweating, increased heart rate, increased respiration, palpating pulse.

Evaluate how supporting body weight while participating in activities improves physical fitness.

FITNESS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Participation During Physical Education

Students Will:

Participate regularly in physical activities in physical education class, including locomotor manipulative skills, dodging, chasing, and fleeing activities and modified games that include combinations of locomotor and manipulative skills.

Participate in physical activities that are vigorous in intensity level each week including locomotor activities manipulative skills dodging, chasing, and fleeing activities modified games that include combinations of locomotor and manipulative skills.

 

Health Related Fitness

Students Will:

Meet the criterion cardio respiratory health related fitness standards for age and gender fitness testing.

Meet the criterion for muscular strength and endurance fitness testing.

Meet the criterion for flexibility fitness standards for age and gender sit and reach test and shoulder stretch.

PERSONAL/SOCIAL BEHAVIORS AND VALUES

Feedback

Students Will:

Distinguish how internal prior knowledge and external feedback can be used to improve motor skills and movement patterns fitness, and physical activities in controlled settings.

Personal/Social Behaviors

Students Will:

Exhibit selected behaviors which exemplify good sportsmanship during all fitness activities/sports games.

Apply behaviors which show each of the personal/social character traits of constructive competition, initiative and leadership in controlled settings.

Regular Participation

Students Will:

Identify positive feelings associated with regular participation in physical activities.

Choose to regularly practice skills for which improvement is needed in controlled settings.

Social Benefits

Students Will:

Identify benefits of social interaction as part of participation in physical activities in controlled settings.

Individual Differences / Feelings

Students Will:

Participate alone or with students of varying skill and fitness levels in controlled settings.

Identify emotions related to how individuals feel while regularly participating in physical activity in controlled settings.