Unit Plan:

3rd Grade Fitness

Quarry Hill
Community School
Evan Chamberlain
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

Psychomotor:
(P)
Demonstrate with strong effort and display active participation in
cardiovascular/muscular strength activities that include
jumping/landing, locomotor movements and other various fitness
related activities.

Cognitive:
(C)
Identify at least 2 exercises associated with cardiovascular
fitness/muscular strength and at least 2 ways exercise benefits the
human body.

Affective:
(A)
work cooperatively with others and display safety throughout
each fitness activity.

Unit MACF Lesson Content Assessment

Outcomes National
Standards
Affective Domain National Content: Affective
Standards: Assessments
1. work Entire Unit
cooperatively with (S4.E6.3) Work Informal
others and display (S5.E4.3) cooperatively in observation
safety throughout each small groups
fitness activity. MACF: through physical
 activity.
2.7 Display safe
5.1 movement
7.2
behaviors at all
National times.
Standards Cognitive
Cognitive Domain assessments
(S3.E3.3) Content:
1. Identify at least 2 (S3.E1.3b) Quiz: Pretest
exercises associated Day 1: (Day 1 of
with cardiovascular MACF: unit)
Resting
fitness/muscular 2.4 heart rate Quiz: Post
strength and at least 2 2.5 Changes in test (last
ways exercise benefits heart rate lesson of unit)
the human body. Exercises to
improve heart
health/muscular
strength.
Day 2
Why is
exercise
important?
Physiological
changes during
and after exercise.
National Day 3
Standards Review first
(S1.E3.3) two days content.
Psychomotor Domain (S1.E27.3) Class Student
(S3.E2.3) Parachute after participation
1. Demonstrate with fitness stations to checklist
strong effort and display MACF: conclude unit.
active participation in Demonstrates
cardiovascular/muscular 2.1 which
strength activities that students are
2.2 Day 1: Heart health
include jumping/landing, displaying
2.7 Benefits of
locomotor movements exercising the strong, active
and other various heart. participation.
fitness related activities. Impact of
muscles
Heart rate
both resting and
after exercise.
Day 2: Physiological
changes
What
changes do you
notice after
exercise?
Muscular
strength activities:
Jumping
Cardiovascul
ar activities.
Nutrition and
drinks to consume
after exercise.
Day 3: Review each day
Conclude
unit

Grading Policy

Effort: 60%
Student arrives to physical education class
cooperatively and displays proper classroom behavior.
Student is consistently active in the lesson,
displays good effort.
Unit Quiz: 25%
 Summative assessment focused on the
student learning objectives and unit outcomes for
fitness.
Safety in PE Class: 15%
Student consistently displays safe behavior.
Follows classroom rules and all safety
considerations in order to keep all students safe in PE
class.

Daily Grading System: Points

3points: Excellent participation, good effort, safety.
2 points: Average participation, misbehavior, off task
2+
1 point: Consistently off task, had to sit out, safety
rules were not displayed.

Student Participation Observation Form

Names Day 1 Score Day 2 Score Day 3 Score
 Fitness Quiz: Pre test
Name:______________________________________

Homeroom teacher:_______________________

1. Before starting any exercise activity, it is important to start off with a

a. Cool down activity
b. Warm up activity
c. 20 mile run
2. Please circle two areas of your body where you can find your heartbeat or pulse.
a. Heart
b. Wrist
c. Right side of neck
d. Ankle
3. True or false: Exercise helps strengthen your heart, blood flow, and muscles.
a. True
b. False
4. True or false: Drinking water and taking deep breaths is a good way to cool down after exercise.
a. True
b. False
5. In the space below, write down one exercise activity that improves the health of your heart.

6. In the space below, write down one exercise that improves muscles in your upper body.
7. In one sentence, please explain why it is important to exercise throughout childhood and adulthood.

8. True or false. Eating lots of candy is a good way to refuel your body after exercise.

a. True
b. False

Fitness Quiz: Post test

Name:______________________________________

Homeroom teacher:_______________________

1. Before starting any exercise activity, it is important to start off with a

a. Cool down activity

b. Warm up activity
c. 20 mile run

2. Please circle two areas of your body where you can find your heartbeat or pulse.

d. Heart
e. Wrist
f. Right side of neck
g. Ankle

3. True or false: Exercise helps strengthen your heart, blood flow to muscles, and makes you feel good.

h. True
i. False

4. A strong effort and a good attitude is essential for a positive exercise experience.

j. True
k. False

5. In the space below, write down one exercise activity that improves the health of your heart.

6. In the space below, write down one exercise that improves muscles in your upper body.
7. In one sentence, please explain why it is important to exercise throughout childhood and adulthood.

8. True or false. It is unhealthy to make your heart beat faster.

a. True or b. False

9. Finish the sentence. Students at Quarry Hill Community School participate in a yearly fitness fundraiser

called

__________________________________________________________________________________

10. Name 2 healthy things that you can do in 2017 to make yourself healthier.

___________________________________________________________________________________

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 References

Couturier, L., Chepko, S., Holt/Hale, S., Persse, D., Rettig, B., & Roberts, G. (2014).

Grade-level outcomes for K-12 physical education. SHAPE America.

Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks. (1999).

Graham, S Holt/Hale & M. Parker (2008) Children Moving: A reflective Approach to

Teaching Physical Education (8th edition).

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