Breaking the Silence

The  curriculum emphasizes the importance of developing life skills to manage health, how to use physical activity to manages stress, and practising the ability to work with others, all of which are underlying themes in our unit, when it comes to community and relationships and self care. We will touch on all of these areas through our Team Building activities.

 

General Outcome: Students will acquire skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities; dance, games, types of gymnastics, individual activities and activities in an alternative environments; eg., aquatics and outdoor pursuits.

A8-1 select, combine and perform specific locomotor skills in a variety of activities to improve personal performance

A8-2 select, combine and perform locomotor skills by using elements of body and space awareness, effort and relationships to improve personal performance

A8-3 select, combine and perform specific nonlocomotor skills in a variety of activities to improve personal performance

A8-4 select, combine and perform nonlocomotor skills by using elements of body and space awareness, effort and relationship, to improve personal performance

A8-5 demonstrate ways to receive, retain and send an object with varying speeds, accuracy and distance in skills specific to an activity

A8-6 select, combine and perform manipulative skills by using elements of space awareness, effort and relationships, with and without objects, to improve performance

A8-7 apply activity-specific skills in a variety of environments and using various equipment

A8-10 select, combine and perform activity-specific basic skills in a variety of games

A8-11 be able to identify and evaluate specific strategies and tactics that coordinate effort with others; eg., team/fair play, in order to achieve a common activity goal

A8-13 select, perform and refine activity-specific skills in a variety of individual pursuits

 

General Outcome: Students will understand, experience and appreciate the health benefits that result from physical activity

Body Image

B8-4 acknowledge the perceptions that occur as a result of media influence on body types in relation to physically active images

Well-Being

B8-6 analyze the personal effects of exercise on the body systems before, during and after exercise

B8-8 describe and perform appropriate physical activities for personal stress management and relaxation

 

General Outcome: Students will interact positively with others.

Communication

C8-1 communicate thoughts and feelings in an appropriate respectful manner as they relate to participation in physical activity

Fair Play

C8-3 demonstrate etiquette and fair play

Teamwork

C8-5 recommend practices that contribute to teamwork

C8-6 identify and demonstrate positive behaviours that show respect for self and others

 

General Outcome: Students will assume responsibility to lead an active way of life.

Effort

D8-1 participate regularly in, and identify and describe the benefits of, an active lifestyle

Safety

D8-3 select and apply rules, routines and procedures for safety in a variety of activities

D8-5 appraise or judge movement experiences for safety that promote an active, healthy lifestyle

 

References

Alberta Education (2000). Physical education. Retrieved from https://education.alberta.ca/media/450871/phys2000.pdf