2013 Physical Education Program
Educator: S. Urbano
Greetings! Let Me Introduce Myself and My Program
What We Will Be Doing This Year
Another goal I have for the end of the year is to give my students the knowledge needed to stay physically active in their futures. Becoming active takes time and dedication; thus, my year-long project will require students to make goals for various physical assessments and formulate a plan to reach their goals. Throughout their journey, they will keep a record of their progress and compile the information in an end of the year portfolio.
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Skills Your Child Will Learn This Year
Motor Skills
These are skills needed to physically move while being active. In sports, these skills are required to participate and score in the game.
Self-Management Skills
These skills will help my students stick with their plans to become physically fit. Becoming fit takes a lot of time and discipline. These skills will help them succeed.
Fitness Concepts
These skills will help students get fit in a safe and effective way. There are different aspects of fitness, each of them requiring a different type of exercise.
How will you integrate all these skills into your curriculum?
The Self-Management skills and fitness concepts learned will be the students responsibility to use. Through their year long project, they will need to use skills like time management and overcoming barriers in order to keep themselves on track to reaching their goals.
Some Benefits of Being Physically Active
- Exercise keeps individuals focused and energized.
- Exercise helps individuals deal with stress, aggression, anxiety, and depression.
- When done before learning new material, students are more likely to retain the information learned in their classroom.
- Students will be able to interact with peers and work on their social skills while in a P.E. program.
- Being physically active will prevent individuals from becoming obese, which has become an epidemic in our country.
- Many other benefits can be learned about in the three resources listed below.
Gain Knowledge
Here are three resources you as parents may find beneficial to understanding the benefits of being physically active. These benefits are not only for teenagers, but also for adults.
1. "Physical Education Is Critical To Educating the Whole Child" on AAHPERD.org: In this article you will read about how a quality physical education program will benefit students in more than just their physical fitness.
2. "Physcial Activity Facts" on CDC.gov: In this article, you will read about many physical and mental health benefits that come from being regularly physically active.
3. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey: This novel is a great resource to have because Ratey goes deep into the relationship between exercise and the brain.
How You As A Parent Can Help Your Child Become Active and Fit
- Take an interest in what your child is learning in their P.E. class.
- Become physically active yourself. If your child sees you making an effort to become active, they may be motivated to become active as well.
- Discuss the benefits of becoming active.
- Monitor your child's TV and/or computer time.
- Plan family weekend trips where the whole family can be physically active.
- Give your child gifts which promote physical activity.
NASPE Standards for Quality Physical Education
Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performing of physical activities.
Standard 3: Participates regularly in physical activity.
Standard 4: Achieves and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.
Standard 6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.