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Willsboro
Central
School
Physical
Education Dept.
Coach St. Louis and Coach Bronson
Curriculum
Designed
to meet the following objectives via the indicated activities and
levels:
A.
Fitness
Students will be physically fit and will have a desire to
maintain fitness as evidenced by their scores on the New York State
Physical Fitness Screening Test and their participation in class and
extra class activities. The
Fitness Tests are administered every year at all levels.
B.
Skills
Students will demonstrate body management and physical skills
commensurate with the abilities as shown by their ever increasing
proficiency with the emphasis in balance, movement control, eye-hand and
foot eye coordination in and manual dexterity in the manipulation of
objects.
C.
Safety
Students will demonstrate safety practices in physical education
activities as evidenced by compliance with the rules and procedures of
all of the activities in the program.
D.
Expression
Students will be able to express themselves and communicate
effectively as evidenced by a positive interaction with both their peer
groups and the community. Special efforts are made in this area at grade
levels 10-12 through lifetime activities.
E.
Social
Students will be able to better understand themselves and others
as evidenced by a growing ability to cooperate and compete with others,
to demonstrate respect for individual differences, to maintain a
wholesome attitude towards victory or defeat, and to display ethical
conduct during activities. This
will be emphasized at grades 6-8 in team sport activities.
F.
Effects
Students will be aware of the effects of physical activities on
the body as shown by their recognition of good physical fitness and
through efforts to improve performance weaknesses; through improved
ability to relax; and through a striving for excellence.
This will gradually be given emphasis as students’ progress
through the total program.
G.
Leadership
Student initiative, leadership and responsibility will be
evidenced by their demonstration a feeling of self-adequacy in the
elementary program and taking leadership roles in the secondary program.
Elementary
Level Pre-k-6
1.
Movement
Expression and Body Mechanics
Ex.
Playground balls, jump ropes, sponge balls, scooter
2.
Fitness
Routines
Ex.
Activities include jumping jacks, sit-ups, agility exercise
3.
Rhythmic
Activities
Ex.
Movements to music beat and dance activities
4.
Simple
Games, activities and Relays
Ex.
Story games, relays, group games
5.
Sport
Skills and Activities
Ex.
Soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, floor hockey (skill
variation as per level)
Secondary
Level grades 7-12
1.
Dance Activities
Ex.
Aerobics
2.
Goal
Sports
Ex.
Flag and Arena football, soccer, Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee,
Floor hockey
3.
Net
and Wall Sports
Ex.
Badminton, Handball, Racquet Ball, Volleyball
4.
Outdoor
Activities
Ex.
Mountain
Biking, Snow Shoeing, Cross Country Skiing
5.
Personal
Performance Activities
Ex.
Strength Training, Track and Field, orienteering
6.
Target
sports
Ex.
Archery, Bocce, horseshoes, bowling
7.
Striking/
Fielding Sports
Ex.
Softball, baseball, cricket
Required
Instruction
Grades
Pre-k-12th will be on a six day scheduling cycle.
During this cycle students will receive Physical education class
3 of the 6 days for at least 30 minutes.
Grades
9-12 must accumulate 2 units of credit.
Credit is given ½ credits per school year as long as the student
had attended, participated and passed physical education class.
Should numerous absences exist, they will have to be made up in
order to receive the proper physical education credit for graduation.
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