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Table of Lesson Plans

The lesson plans and learning activities catalogued in this table are presented within these  categories:

bullet preparing students for physical education 
 
bullet functional knowledge about fitness, physical activity and active living
 
bullet beliefs/attitudes/perceptions/understandings 
 
bullet self-knowledge/intentions/image 
 
bullet skills or learned behaviours 
 
bullet access to social support/motivation/resisting social influences 
 
bullet access to school/neighbourhood fitness activity and recreation programs
 
bullet special needs and and situations 

The Lesson Plans (LP), published learning resources/programs (LR), fact sheets (FS, articles (A)  for student reading) and on-line learning activities (OLA) are listed under these  categories by grade level. The numbers under each category denote the number of resources available. Please note that some topics are covered in more than one domain.

(Please Note: Some categories do not have lesson plans listed. Lesson plans will be added to these categories as they are identified.


Information/Presentations:

School Health Conference 2007

School Health Conference 2008 Registration & Program
 
April 20-23, 2008
Gatineau-Ottawa
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Table of Lesson Plans

Preparation for PE Classes Knowledge Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceptions, Understandings
Self-Knowledge Physical Activities/Skills Access Fitness Services Special Needs
  Physical Education Topics/Outcomes K-3 4-6 7-10 11-12
A. Preparing for physical education classes and physical activity        
1. Safety and injury prevention

13

11 7 6
2. Warm up and cool down activities

4

2

3. Identify factors to consider when planning outdoor activities and their effect on the environment, others        
4. Effort and participation        
a. demonstrating effort   2 2 1
b. plans to participate by having appropriate dress, showing up on time, etc.        
c. staying on task        
B. Knowledge        
1. Of fitness and physical activity 2 3

4

2

a. identify physical changes in body        
b. identify good nutritional habits, nutrition        
c. how activity affects fitness (levels, body systems)

7

4

3 2
d. how fitness affects health and personal capacity  

1

1

 
2. Of physical activity        
a. benefits of physical activity

1

3

3

4

b. describes changes that take place in body during physical activity        
3. Of active living        
a. benefits of active living        
b. identify differences between work and leisure        
4. Of games and recreation        
a. know age appropriate, safe games        
b. know age appropriate, safe recreational activities        
c. cooperative games 1 2    
5. Of outdoor living        
a. identify age appropriate outdoor living activities        
6. Of connection to body weight    

 

1

7. Understand factors that affect choices of types and levels of fitness, physical activity and active living  

 

 

 
8. Of First Aid        
9. Of performance enhancing nutrition        
10. Of career opportunities        
a. sports and recreation        
b. sports medicine/occupational therapy        
c. select and participate in coop ed/community service learning opportunities        
C. Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceptions, Understandings        
1. Value of fitness, physical activity and active living        
a. demonstrate commitment to fitness, physical activity, active living        
2. Body image        
a. awareness of social influence

1

2

   
b. media literacy skills    

1

1

3. Pleasure of participation, competition        
a. demonstrate behaviours that indicate interest and enjoyment        
b. demonstrate self-confidence        
4. Sportsmanship, fair play

1

2

1 1
a. follow rules, routines and procedures        
b. demonstrate etiquette and fair play        
5. Team work        
a. accept responsibility for assigned roles        
6. Leadership and followership        
a. willing to assume leadership role        
b. willing to accept others as leaders        
7. Respect for others        
a. willing to share equipment, time        
b. willing to accept others as leaders        
8. Respect for environment, impact of activity on environment        
9. Communication skills        
10. Support, advocacy, community service for active living in community, among others        
D. Self-Knowledge        
1. Hold lifetime orientation to physical activity        
a. maintains level of daily physical activity/log   2 2  
2. Maintain a personal plan for fitness  

 

 

 
a. set personal plan for fitness using principles of training  

1

2

2

3. Set goals to develop motor skills, sports skills        
4. Identify barriers to regular physical activity in their lives and how to overcome them        
5. select appropriate physical activities for stress reduction        
6. willing to try a variety of fitness, sports and recreational activities to determine personal interests and preferences        
E. Physical Activities/Skills        
1. Movement skills        
a. Locomotor skills

9

5 1  
i. body awareness, space awareness        
ii. simple movement sequences (individual)

1

1

   
iii. simple movement sequences (with others)        
iv. intermediate movement sequences (individual)        
v. intermediate movement sequences (with others)        
b. Non-locomotor skills 1      
i. basic mechanics skills        
ii. intermediate skills        
iii. advanced skills        
c. Manipulative skills (using sports equipment)        
i. basic retention of objects, catching skills        
ii. basic throwing skills 3 3    
iii. intermediate throwing and catching skills        
iv. advanced throwing and catching skills        
v. basic racquet/club skills        
vi intermediate racquet/club skills        
vii. advanced racquet/club skills        
2. Sports, games, recreational skills        
a. basic sports, game skills        
b. intermediate sports, games skills        
c. advanced sports        
3. Dance Skills        
a. Basic dance (steps, equipment)

1

2

   
i. intermediate dance steps and sequences        
ii. advanced dance sequences and dances        
iii. creative dance skills

5

4

2 2
iv. choreography skills

3

5 1  
v. specific dances,  skills/types

4

8

4 3
4. Gymnastics Skills 6 6 4 4
a. use of a variety of basic gymnastic skills (shape, balance, weight, transfer, etc.)        
b. rhythmic gymnastic skills (hoop ball, ribbon, clubs, scarf, etc.)        
c. gymnastic skills (tumbling, pyramids)        
d. artistic gymnastic skills (floor, uneven bars, parallel high bars, pommel horse, rings        
5. Outdoor survival skills        
a. basic First Aid        
b. cold weather survival skills        
6. Athletic skills - Sports/Games        
a. Bat and Ball, Territorial, Net/Wall, Target        
i. baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, t-ball   3 2  
ii. soccer

2

4

 

1

iii. basketball

2

6

3 3
iv. football 1

4

1 1
v. hockey (field, floor, ice)        
vi. team handball        
vii. rugby        
viii. volleyball  

1

2 1
ix. tennis 1 1 1 1
x. badminton        
xi. pickleball        
xii. table tennis        
xiii. handball        
xiv. archery        
xv. bowling        
xvi. golf        
xvii. track and field, running

 

     
xviii. martial arts        
xix. training programs (aerobics, weight training)   1 6 6
xx. lacrosse 1 1    
b. Recreational activities        
i. swimming (snorkeling, diving, synchronized swimming, strokes)

4

2

1

2

ii. hiking, backpacking, rock climbing        
iii. camping, orienteering 1 1 1 1
iv. snow shoeing, skiing, snowboarding        
v. skating

1

1

   
vi. horseback riding        
vii. rowing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, sailboarding        
F. Create, Link to Social Support        
1. Aware of school and neighbourhood drop-in facilities        
2. Participates in intra-mural activities        
3. Seeks class, grade or school awards, certificates        
4. Competes on school teams        
G. How to Access Fitness, Sports and Recreational Services        
1. Awareness of service/programs        
H. Special Needs and Situations        
1. Students with disabilities        
2. Female students/gender equity        
3. Male students        
4. Elite athletes        
5. Ethnocultural minorities/aboriginal students