Curriculum

K-2nd Curriculum Map

INTRODUCTION

The EGR K-12 physical education curriculum is reflective of the trend both nationally and statewide to recognize the responsibility physical education programs have to develop the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that lead to regular and enjoyable participation in physical activity for a lifetime.

This is accomplished through focus on the following four content strands:

Motor Skills

Physical Fitness

Cognitive Concepts

Personal/Social

Within these four instructional “strands” is the establishment of content standards and benchmarks.

Content standards:              are designed to specify “what students should know and be able to do."

Benchmarks:                       are used to describe behavior that indicates progress towards and accomplishment of content standards.

Activities:                   Are listed to specify lessons necessary to achieve content standards. A variety of activity    opportunities increase the likelihood that students will experience fitness activities they find personally enjoyable thus  maximizing the likelihood of physical activity for a lifetime.

Assessment:                Teachers will select developmentally appropriate written, verbal, drawn, and/or rubric assessments as they pertain to the content standards. Content standards can be assessed based upon visual observation by the teacher, verbal feedback from students, drawn or written responses from students, teacher generated rubrics/checklists, and standardized testing.

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