Physical Education Curriculum Unit Plan Overview

Subject(s): Physical Education Grade/Class: 9-12

Learning Pacing: Number of
Segment or Unit Fitness Concepts instructional days
Topic:

Overview of Unit
*Detailed description of the unit including skills, concepts, and appropriate activities to support the goals and
objectives of the unit.

Priority and Supporting CCSS

National PE Standards (SHAPE America)
Connecticut Healthy and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework (CT Standard)
Common Core State Standard (CCSS)
National Standard:
Standard 1 - The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
Standard 2 - The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
Standard 3 - The physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and
fitness.
Standard 5 - The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

CT Standard(s):
Standard 3 Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors to reduce health risks.
Standard 6 Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Standard 7 Use the goal-setting process to enhance health.
Standard 9 Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 10 Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical
activities.
Standard 11 Participate regularly in physical activity.
Standard 12 Achieve and maintain a health enhancing level of physical fitness.
Standard 14 Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self expression and/or social interaction
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CCSS:

Enduring Understandings
Essential Questions Overarching Understandings/Big Ideas
*Questions that probe for deeper meaning and promote *Important ideas that have lasting value beyond the
inquiry classroom; answering essential question and why/how we
will learn this concept
Why is it important to learn and understand fitness Fitness concepts help you learn and understand how your
concepts and how can these concepts help you live body works under physical stress and how to manipulate
a healthy lifestyle throughout your life? your bodys response. Also, how to understand the
adaptations which occur during physical stress and how to
manage those adaptations.
Standards Central Focus/Unit Goals
by number These are the broad goals the unit will achieve. The goals for the unit must be
*NATIONAL/CCS measurable and performance based. Specifically, the goals should indicate what your
S students will know and be able to do at the end of the unit.

National: 1 Psychomotor: SWBAT demonstrate and perform a wide range of activities according to learned
fitness components as well as the adaptations which occur during and after performance in order to ensure a
healthy life and physically fit body and mind as noted by the instructor.
CT: 1

CCSS:

National: 2 Cognitive: SWBAT understand how the body works under physical duress and how such duress helps
the body adapt for future duress as well as how the body adapts when physical duress suspends. Students
will be fully knowledgeable of how to manipulate adaptations and how the adaptations occur in order to
CT: 9 live a physically fit and healthy life style, as noted by the instructor.
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CCSS:

National: 5
Affective: SWBAT to feel and recognize the adaptations of the fitness concepts and explain through
verbal and non-verbal communication what those look and feel like.
CT: 5

CCSS:

Overview of Assessment Methods Instructional

Lesson Lesson Include all assessments that
Appropriate Materials/Resourc
# Focus/Objectives will be used to monitor
Lesson Activities student progress. es
New: Formative: Lecture
What are fitness concepts and why Verbal Survey PowerPoint
Introduction to Fitness Concepts are they important Entrance Slip on fitness concepts
1 Cardio Endurance The importance of Cardiovascular Exit Slip on fitness concepts
Endurance. Observation

2 Cardio Endurance Review: Formative: Lecture

What are fitness concepts and why Q+A before/after class Informational Packet:
are they important Observation Website
The importance of Cardiovascular Magazines
Endurance Summative: Worksheets
New: Quiz on Introduction of Fitness
Types of cardio exercises Concepts
Running
Biking
Swimming
Walking
How to use different types of
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3 Flexibility
4 Flexibility
5 Muscular Endurance
cardio exercises effectively
Review: Formative: Lecture
Types of cardio exercises Observation Demonstrations
How to use different types of Q+A review of why flexibility is Informational Packet:
cardio exercises effectively important Types of stretching + uses
New: Exit Slip on benefits of flexibility
The importance of flexibility
before, and after exercise and
throughout life
Benefits of flexibility
Review: Formative: Lecture
The importance of flexibility Observation Guest speaker on Yoga and how
before, and after exercise and Verbal Survey of knowledge of Yoga to perform
throughout life Class members demonstrate sport Video on proper stretching
Benefits of flexibility specific stretches
Exit Slip on benefits of yoga
New:
Types of flexibility and
stretches
Dynamic Active
Static Passive
Isometric PNF
Ballistic
Proper stretching mechanics
Choosing the proper stretch
Yoga: pre/post workout, life skill
Review: Formative: Safety/ Rules of the resistance
Types of flexibility and Observation training area
stretches Exit Slip on the difference between Safety video on proper lifting
Proper stretching mechanics endurance and strength Safety video on cleanliness in
Choosing the proper stretch Safety Worksheet the resistance training area
Yoga: pre/post workout, life skill Spotting Worksheet Lecture
New: Summative: Demonstration
The importance of Muscular Quiz on flexibility
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Endurance Each student will perform two yoga

Safety poses
Spotting
Difference between endurance and
strength
Review: Formative: Informational Packet:
The importance of Muscular Observation 10 Big Lifts
Endurance Resistance Training with spotter Lecture
Safety Peer Assessment Reading Material (take home)
Spotting Summative:
Difference between endurance and Cumulative Exam of Unit
6 Muscular Strength
strength Class Project: Creating a Workout
New: Regimen
The importance of Muscular
Strength
How to achieve
Exercises to use

Assessment Evidence/Artifacts of Learning

Formative (Pre) Assessment - Describe your method(s). What questions will you ask? What types of tasks
will you ask them to demonstrate?
Student will fill out a questionnaire as well as give insight into what they would like to get out of this class and any interests they have about the class.
Questions will range from: have you ever used fitness concepts before? What would you like to get out of this class? Why is staying in shape important to
you? What can you get from being physically active?
Summative (Post) Assessment Performance Tasks - Describe your method(s). What types of tasks will
you ask them to demonstrate?
Students will have a choice to pick either three resistance training exercises or three yoga poses and teach to the class. They must provide exit slips or
homework assignments for their classmates and explain how these exercises will help you to be physically fit during your life.

Suggested Enrichment Activities:

Students will participate in a fitness concept project where they will create an exercise regimen, to include the fitness concepts, for themselves and log
information weekly. They will write explaining how they felt before and after the week, what they ate and how many times they worked out and
describing what exercises they did.
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Suggested Modifications:
Non-Loading Resistance Training (Body Weight) Circuit Training
Band Training Isometric Training