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6th through 8th Grade Physical Education
What days do we have PE? 6th, 7th, and 8th grade have PE on Monday and Thursday in the afternoon.
What kind of shoes do we need? Shoes need to be athletic type shoes that either tie with laces or can be tightened with Velcro straps. The type of shoe that just has elastic criss-crossed up the shoe with no method of tightening the shoe around the ankle are not permitted. Skateboard shoes that have very loose shoestrings that are tucked behind the tongue of the shoe are also not permitted unless the shoe is tied tightly like a regular gym shoe.
Overview of the year
Middle school classes still need to work on developing the skills that will make sports and games enjoyable and beneficial for the students. Lead-up activities, modified games and sports, and sports education should fill the majority of the class time. Skill development is more important than the actual playing of the game. Students who have the skills will be able to utilize them when the opportunities occur. Without the skills, participants will frequently lose both the interest in and the benefit of sports and games. Fitness activities and cooperative activities comprise the remainder of the physical education program. Some examples of 6th through 8th grade objectives are:
- Continue to control balance in variety of positions, in motion and at rest
- Increase flexibility and range of motion
- Identify and understand basic rhythmic and dance terminology.
- Develop increasingly sophisticated throwing and catching skills
- Develop striking skills using various implements
- Develop greater control in volleying skills
- Develop increasingly sophisticated rope-jumping skills (varying speed, steps, involving others, etc.)
- Develop greater ability to control direction, force and speed of variety of sports balls (baseball, soccer ball, basketball, volleyball, bowling ball, football, tennis ball, etc.)
- Create games or routines using specific skills and/or manipulatives.
- Identify proper warm-up and cool-down techniques and reasons for using them
- Follow safety rules and procedures related to physical activities
- Engage in warm-up and cool down periods before and after strenuous activity
- Know the five components of physical fitness (flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, and cardiovascular endurance)
- Assume responsibility for development of personal fitness and establish realistic personal fitness goals.
- Monitor heart rate before and after strenuous activity.
- Improve cardiovascular efficiency, strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility and coordination through regular exercise.
- Show regard for the safety of all participants in an activity.
- Recognize, accept and appreciate individual differences
- Demonstrate emotional control and concern for others in a variety of activities and games
- Know basic rules involved in games and sports.
- Understand the need to practice to improve skills.
- Understand techniques of handling game and sports equipment
- Gain an understanding of strategies and tactics used in sports.
- Understand the value of learning to play many kinds of positions.
- Know terminology used in various popular sports and activities
- Demonstrate basic skills of several popular sports
- Understand scoring for games and sports and score them correctly
- Gain an awareness of sports through participation.
- Identify various positions in sports.
- Practice good sportsmanship
- Assess personal performance