Course Sequence Goal
- Course Sequence Goal
- Sixth Grade Course Description: Introduction to Wellness
- Seventh Grade Course Description: Fitness and Wellness
- Eighth Grade Course Description: CPR, First Aid, and Wellness
- Related High School Programs and Academies
- Related Clubs and Extracurricular Activities
Course Sequence Goal
Sixth Grade Course Description: Introduction to Wellness
Course Description
Students will be introduced to Health and Physical Education standards. Students will receive instruction on how to become more responsible for their overall health status and how to demonstrate knowledge and skills that promote physical activity throughout their lives.
This course is nine weeks in length.
Academic Standards
Physical Education Standards
- 1: Demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
- 2: Apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics to movement and performance.
- 3: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
- 4: Demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior that exhibits respect for self and others.
- 5: Demonstrate value of physical activity for health, emjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.
Health Standards
- 1: Students will comprehend content related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
- 3: Access valid information, products and services to enhance health.
- 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance healthy behaviors.
- 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
- 8: Advocate for personal, family and community health.
Approaches to Learning Skills
Thinking Skills
- Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
- Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument
- Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
- Apply skills and knowledge in unfamiliar situations
- Combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions
Social Skills
- Practice empathy
- Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making
- Help others to succeed
- Take responsibility for one’s own actions
- Make fair and equitable decisions
- Manage and resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
- Encourage others to contribute
- Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
Communication Skills
- Give and receive meaningful feedback
- Take effective notes in class
- Give and receive meaningful feedback
Self-Management Skills
- Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
- Set goals that challenging and realistic
- Bring necessary equipment and supplies to class
- Create plans to prepare for summative assessments (examinations and performances)
- Practice strategies to develop mental quiet
- Demonstrate persistence and perseverance
- Practice strategies to reduce anxiety
- Practice ‘bouncing back’ after adversity, mistakes and failures
- Practice ‘failing well’
Research Skills
- Collect, record and verify data
- Access information to be informed and inform other
Seventh Grade Course Description: Fitness and Wellness
Course Description
Students will receive a deeper understanding Health and Physical Education standards. Students will become more responsible for their overall health status and how to demonstrate knowledge and skills that promote physical activity throughout their lives.
This course is 18-weeks in length.
Academic Standards
Physical Education Standards
- 1: Demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
- 2: Apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics to movement and performance.
- 3: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
- 4: Demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior that exhibits respect for self and others.
- 5: Demonstrate value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.
Health Standards
- 1: Students will comprehend content related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
- 2: Use decision-making skills to enhance healthy behaviors.
- 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance healthy behaviors.
- 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Approachings to Learning Skills
Thinking Skills
- Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
- Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument
- Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
- Apply skills and knowledge in unfamiliar situations
- Combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions
Social Skills
- Practice empathy
- Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making
- Help others to succeed
- Take responsibility for one’s own actions
- Make fair and equitable decisions
- Manage and resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
- Encourage others to contribute
- Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
Communication Skills
- Give and receive meaningful feedback
- Take effective notes in class
Self-Management Skills
- Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
- Set goals that challenging and realistic
- Bring necessary equipment and supplies to class
- Create plans to prepare for summative assessments (examinations and performances)
- Practice strategies to develop mental quiet
- Demonstrate persistence and perseverance
- Practice strategies to reduce anxiety
- Practice ‘bouncing back’ after adversity, mistakes and failures
- Practice ‘failing well’
Research Skills
- Collect, record and verify data
- Access information to be informed and inform other
Eighth Grade Course Description: CPR, First Aid, and Wellness
Course Description
Students will continue to explore Health and Physical Education standards. By the end of the class they have an opportunity to be CPR and First Aid certified.
Academic Standards
Physical Education Standards
- 8.1: Demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Combinations of Movement Patterns and Skills
- 8.2: Apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics to movement and performance
- 8.3: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
- 8.4: Demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior that exhibits respect for self and others.
- 8.5: Demonstrate value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.
Health Standards
- 8.1: Students will comprehend content related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
- 8.5: Use decision-making skills to enhance healthy behaviors.
- 8.6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance healthy behaviors.
- 8.7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
- 8.8: Advocate for personal, family and community health.
Approaches to Learning Skills
Communication Skills
- Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
- Gather and organize relevant information to formulate and argument
- Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
- Apply skills and knowledge in unfamiliar situations
- Combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions
Social Skills
- Practice empathy
- Help others to succeed
- Take responsibility for one’s own actions
- Manage and resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
- Make fair and equitable decisions
Communication Skills
- Give and receive meaningful feedback
- Take effective notes in class
Self-Management Skills
- Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
- Create plans to prepare for summative assessments (examinations and performances)
- Set goals that are challenging and realistic
- Bring necessary equipment and supplies to class
- Practice being aware of body-mind connections
- Practice strategies to develop mental quiet
- Demonstrate persistence and perseverance
- Practice strategies to reduce anxiety
- Practice ‘bouncing back’ after adversity, mistakes and failures
- Practice ‘failing well’
Research Skills
- Collect, record and verify data
- Access information to be informed and inform others