PREREQUISITE: Must have an IEP
GRADE LEVEL: 7 and 8
LENGTH: All Year CATEGORY: Required
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will offer participation in a wide variety of activities. All physical education activities will be adapted to meet the physical limitations of the students to make sure they can achieve success.
AREAS OF STUDY:
Will cover many sports and recreational games as listed:
Bowling Soccer
T-Softball Weight Training
Golf Archery
Floor Hockey Badmitton
Tennis Basketball
Treadmill Volleyball
Cardio Room Swimming
Sensory motor Activities Heart Rate Monitors
EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS:
Students will participate to the best of their ability. Special Olympics is a voluntary extracurricular activity offered for adaptive p.e. students.
PREREQUISITE: None
GRADE LEVEL: 7 and 8
LENGTH: All Year (alternate days)
CATEGORY: Required
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to engage in a physically active, healthy lifestyle throughout life. Areas of focus include:
Health Related Fitness
Lifetime Physical Activity
Health/Wellness Concepts and Skills
Students will be able to:
Demonstrate effective use of personal and social skills to enhance health/fitness behavior.
Develop the motor competency to participate in a variety of physical activities to sustain a healthy lifestyle.
Display consideration and respect for differences among individuals.
The Physical Education Curriculum addresses the lack of physical activity among young adults by integrating physical activity into all phases of work and play. Students will discover that physical activity does not always mean high impact workouts or competitive sports. The program instills in students the concept that living life actively and dynamically is vital to a healthy lifestyle.
AREAS OF STUDY: (Units are selected from the following list. Not all units are offered every year.)
Individual and Dual Sports Team Sports Rhythms Tumbling Soccer Aerobics Golf Volleyball Rope Jumping Tennis Basketball Line Dancing Archery Softball DDR Badminton Flag Football Recreational Games Team Ball Other Activities Cooperative Games Eclipse Ball Fitness testing Jogging Ultimate Games Aquatics Table Tennis Floor Hockey Self Defense Pickel Ball Water Safety Fish Iowa Weight Training Rowing Spinning
EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS:
Students are expected to have proper dress consisting of regular gym shorts, regular T-shirts, socks and tennis shoes. T-shirts must have the student's first and last name marked permanently on the back. Sweat clothing is not required but advisable for when the weather turns colder. Swimming suits and towels will be required for the swimming unit. Medical excuses are required for students unable to participate. Students are expected to demonstrate a positive approach to personal hygiene, follow safety procedures outlined for each activity and be responsible for securing personal belongings.