Physical Education Curriculum Instruction
Part one: Our curriculum consists of instruction in activities that address identified fitness attributes. Ultimately, the goal is to develop more physically fit children who will desire to be physically fit adults.
According to the Center for Disease Control physical fitness is defined as “a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.” It is not defined by the specific activities we do but more by fitness components we draw on to participate in recreational pursuits, sports, or just our daily life activities. These components are described below.
- Cardiorespiratory Endurance (Cardiorespiratory Fitness)
Cardiorespiratory endurance is the ability of the body's heart and lungs to supply fuel during sustained physical activity. - Muscular Strength
Muscular strength is the ability of the muscle to exert force during an activity. The key to making your muscles stronger is working them against resistance, whether that be from weights or gravity. - Muscular Endurance
Muscular endurance is the ability of the muscle to continue to perform without fatigue. - Body Composition
Body composition refers to the relative amount of muscle, fat, bone, and other vital parts of the body. Body composition is important to consider for health and managing your weight! - Flexibility
Flexibility is the range of motion around a joint. Good flexibility in the joints can help prevent injuries through all stages of life.
Fitness assessments are performed in the fall and the spring. These help to guide our choices of activities during the year and also aid in assessing our success in the spring. Test results are sent home.
Part two: Because fitness is a lifelong pursuit, activities we engage in help us to remain fit. Students will be learning the skills and rules of different sports. Hopefully this knowledge will also provide a comfort level with trying various related individual and team sports that could encourage them to remain active as they grow into adulthood. Here at Burrows, we try to cover football, soccer, basketball, rhythm and dance, baseball, and volleyball.
Part three: Finally, our physical education program also addresses the skills needed for a cooperative learning atmosphere. Students are encouraged to be good sports while they are active participants. They are taught to respect individual differences, and to be aware of their own and others space. They are also encouraged to respectfully and politely work out differences of opinion. They are guided in organizing themselves in various sports pursuits during recess. These social skills addressed benefit other areas of learning, and result in children who are more successful throughout the school day.
- We ask that children come to school prepared to participate.
- Their specific physical education class days are listed above in the P.E. schedule.
- Students should dress in clothing that allows for movement. Students do warm-ups on mats, but sometimes sit on the floor as well. You may want to wear play clothes.
- Footwear should include tennis shoes and socks.
- If a child is ill, or has any physical limitations due to injury, please be sure to send in a note to the teacher.
- If a child uses an inhaler for asthma, or an Epi-pen for insect or other allergy, you will be asked to provide one to the nurse, to be kept on hand should there be a need.
- Please help your child dress appropriately for the weather. Layers is a good idea because where the building may be warm, the temperatures outside could be cold during P.E. or recess.
Two incentives that we use to motivate our students are Mile Club and the President’s Active Lifestyle Award program.
Our Mile Club is a walking/jogging club that allows students to work on muscle strength, speed and heart/lung endurance. This is a popular club that takes into account the many different levels of fitness of its participants. Students may join Mile Club anytime during the school year. We will begin in late September when all Burrows after clubs begin. P lease note that on the following Fridays, there will be no Mile Club. These are 3 day weekends or holiday breaks when many families choose to take trips. They are:
- October 10
- October 24
- November 7
- December 19
- February 13
- March 27
- April 3
- May 22
The Mile Club bulletin board will brag about our student distance accomplishments once we have our first ten milers. Remember that students may earn distance miles at home. They can walk or jog with a parent or other adult, use a tread mill, or play in sports that involve running. For soccer, football, lacrosse, or basketball students earn 1/2 mile for each practice and 1/2 mile for each game. In the spring, they can earn 1/4 mile per baseball practice and 1/4 mile for each baseball game. Simply write a note with the distance and they will be added to the child's distance total. These can also be emailed to me at BurrowsPE@am.dodea.edu . If you are using a treadmill, please be sure that the parent reads the distance. Sometimes interpreting the decimals in distance can be tricky for children. Also, many haven't yet gotten a sense of how far a mile is in terms of time.
It's nice to have a Mile Club goal.
In the spring, students will be allowed to purchase tee shirts reflecting their distance accomplishments. The shirts have the following distances: 25 miles, 50 miles, 75 miles, 100 miles. Fifth graders have their 4 th grade totals added to their final distance for tee shirt orders. Tee shirts will be sold at our cost. It is not a money making venture, but we continue to offer them because of their past popularity.
Our ultimate goal is that all of our students will enjoy being active. Of course, we always hope to see improved endurance, when we post test fitness in the spring.
The Active Lifestyle Award program is one that encourages activity at home and recognizes those students who choose to be active for 60 minutes a day, for 5 days a week, over a 6 week time period. This is something that every child is capable of achieving, and each year we have more students choose to participate. Though Students will receive information about this program early in the school year, they may begin at any time until the beginning of the third quarter. They need at least 6 weeks to complete one Activity Log. Completed Activity Logs must be given to the P.E. teacher in time to order awards for the end of the year awards assembly.
Students participate in fitness activities and sports skills learning. They will be learning and playing modified versions of various team sports throughout the school year. They will also have the opportunity for exposure to, and practice in a variety of rhythm activities. These are:
Recess Safety/ Fitness/Fall Fitness Pretesting
Football and Fitness Development (to include setting personal fitness goals)
Soccer and Fitness Development
Basketball and Fitness Development
Rhythms to include line dancing and Fitness Development
Volleyball and Fitness Development
Kickball (modified as a lead up to baseball) and Fitness Development
Baseball and Fitness post testingTesting (to include emphasis on lifetime fitness)
Team sports support physical education standards related to:
- combining simple motor skills into larger movement patterns
- Applying combinations of fundamental motor skills and patterns in a simple lead-up game.
- independently maintaining on task behavior
- displaying a willingness to give and receive feedback
- Describe safety rules and safe practices.
- Describe how engaging in fitness activities can be fun
- Employ encouragement and praise for others' efforts consistently.
- Agree to cooperate in showing respect for authority.
- Participate in difficult challenges during physical activity.
- Participate in physical education cooperatively.
The physical education standards that are supported at recess are:
- perform cooperatively without direct supervision
- build cardio-respiratory endurance
- Exhibit self-discipline
- Exercise patience when taking turns.
- Apply rules and safety procedures.
- Contribute to the fun and enjoyment of participation in physical activities.
- Perform with courtesy, respect for others, and fair play.
At recess , the students will be able to participate in pick up games of football or soccer. Some choose to jump rope or play on the playground equipment.
For a Complete list of PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS
Grade 4 are listed at http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/docs/pe/stn_physed_grd4.pdf
Grade 5 are listed at http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/docs/pe/stn_physed_grd5.pdf
1. YOUTH SPORTS
- Website for youth sports - http://www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/SemperFit/SemperFit_Youth_Sports.htm
- If you have questions about the Youth Sports program, please call or e-mail the Youth Sports office: 703.784.5637/9756 . wyantls@usmc-mccs.org
- Get information about opportunities with:
- Youth League Soccer
- Youth League Basketball
- Youth League Baseball
2. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Semper Fit website with links to recreational opportunities is
http://www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/SemperFit/SemperFit_Main.htm
3. Base runs are not sponsored by the Marine Corps Marathon Office. If you are interested in any of these base runs, go to http://www.quantico.usmc-mccs.org/MCM.htm