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    SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLSSUGGESTED ACTIVITIESNATIONAL PE STANDARDS
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    Motor Skills
    Pass Level 4 Red Cross swimming.• Skills from the District swimming rubric that parallel the Red Cross Level rubric (see appendix)√√√
    Navigate a canoe/kayak skillfully and safely in an outdoor environment.√√√
    Participate in a badminton match using all basic skills, rules, and strategies with some consistency.• Selected canoe/kayak maneuvering skills performed in an outdoor setting√√√
    Hit nine of ten arrows on target from forty feet.√√√
    Perform a variety of offensive/defensive strategies in a game of soccer.• Badminton doubles√√√
    Demonstrate proper compression and respirations for one man CPR.• Archery target shooting
    • Offensive and defensive strategies used in 3 vs. 3 soccer
    • CPR on a Rescu-Annie
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    SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

    • Teacher observation
    • Teacher observation with self-devised rubric
    • Observation of a video of badminton match with a written evaluation of proficiency in the skills taught
    • Calculation of percentage of accuracy of three rounds of target shots
    • Rubric to evaluate player’s use of the strategies
    • Instructor evaluation according to performance requirements
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    Application
    Demonstrate how biomechanical principles apply to the bump, set, and spike in volleyball.• Breaking down the mechanics of the forearm pass√√√
    Demonstrate ability to correct movement patterns of a fellow student.• Performing a lay-up while two other students observe and evaluate the movement pattern√√
    Describe and demonstrate the significance of basic physiological principles to the development of a personal fitness program.• Developing a four week weight program that will improve basketball performance√√√

    SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

    • Determining three components of the skills performed correctly and one component to improve
    • Teacher generated rubric
    • Student project
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    Active Living
    Participate regularly in physical activities that contribute to the attainment and maintenance of personal physical *activity goals.• Journal listing participation inextra-curricular sports or clubs√√√√√
    Identify the effects of age, gender, race ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture upon physical activity preferences and participation.• Research project of opportunities for physical *activity throughout the community√√
    Understand the ways in which personal characteristics, performance styles, and activity preferences will change over one’s life span.• Collage displaying personal pursuit and maintenance of a nactive lifestyle through elderly years√√
    Feel empowered to maintain and improve physical fitness, motor skills, and knowledge about physical activity.• Personal fitness program designed to be performed three to four times a week over the course of a year to improve fitness, motor skills, and knowledge√√√

    *See list of “outside of school” activities in appendix

    SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

    • Teacher evaluation of journal
    • Student and teacher evaluation of feasibility of activities
    • Teacher evaluation
    • Student and teacher evaluation of the components of the personal fitness program
    SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLSSUGGESTED ACTIVITIESNATIONAL PE STANDARDS
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    Physical Fitness
    Set personal goals for activity and work toward their achievement.• Swimming mileage goal log of laps over a quarter/semester period√√√
    Maintain appropriate levels of cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition necessary for a healthful lifestyle.• Heart rate recording before, during, and after an activity, repeated over time with a variety of activities and stored in student portfolio√√√
    Monitor exercise and other behaviors related to health-related fitness.• Weekend outdoor experience  (e.g., hiking trip), keeping ajournal of observations onpersonal physical performance√√√

    SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

    • Self-evaluation of completion of swimming goal
    • Heart rate data collected over time for several different activities
    • Teacher assessment of accuracy of student’s cardiovascular data collection and interpretation
    • Self-evaluation of personal physical performance
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    Personal and Social Skills
    Apply appropriate etiquette in all physical activity settings.• Research project on appropriate etiquette for playing a sport (e.g., golf, tennis, bowling) with presentation to the class√√
    Create a safe environment for a specific skill practice.√
    Display a willingness to experiment with the sport and activity of other cultures.• Floor plan design for a fitness center√√
    Develop strategies for including persons of diverse background and abilities in physical activities.• Native Youth Olympic events
    • Modification of a game for special needs children (e.g., basketball for a hearing-impaired student)
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    SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

    • Teacher observation of student and how he/she reacts during conflicts
    • Student/teacher collaboration to make environment safe
    • Self-assessment – written or oral
    • Evaluation success of modified rules or methods of communication in an actual game situation
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    Value of Exercise
    Understand and convey basic skills necessary to a specific activity (skill).• Volunteer coach/instructor for a Boys and Girls Club youth activity√√
    Develop strategies and skills required for a specific athletic endeavor.• Participation in a local event (e.g., triathlon, body building)√√
    Understand the importance of participation in lifelong fitness.• Participation in a local health club√√

    SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

    • Evaluation by an activity sponsor
    • Synopsis of experience
    • Activity log

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