Psychomotor Skills and Movement Concepts
To start out the year, the kindergarten through second graders are learning how to move through general space. The students are learning about personal space and how to move without running into others. Following this basic introduction to movement, students will learn about locomotor and non-locomotor movements.
Locomotor Movement - Traveling from one place to another. Examples: walking, running, skipping, hopping, galloping, sliding, leaping, jumping
Non-Locomotor Movement - Moving in the same place. Examples: turning, twisting, bending, stretching, swinging, swaying, balancing
Locomotor Movement - Traveling from one place to another. Examples: walking, running, skipping, hopping, galloping, sliding, leaping, jumping
Non-Locomotor Movement - Moving in the same place. Examples: turning, twisting, bending, stretching, swinging, swaying, balancing
P.E. Scientists - Pedometers
The first and second grade students will be learning how to use pedometers to measure the amount of steps they take during different activities. Each step represents exercise which in turn represents a healthy lifestyle. The students are learning why everyone will take a different amount of steps while performing the exact same exercise. Each person has a different size stride or gate. A stride is the length of a person's step. Taller people usually have larger strides. The more steps we take during an activity, the more exercise we're getting!
We are also integrating some simple math and science concepts during this unit: estimation, hypothesis and observation. We are then synthesizing our results!
We are also integrating some simple math and science concepts during this unit: estimation, hypothesis and observation. We are then synthesizing our results!
Bouldering - Muscular Strength and Endurance
In order to build muscular strength and endurance, the primary students will start learning how to boulder the rock wall. Bouldering is a style of rock climbing that is typically a short climb without a rope, using a crash pad. The students learn to climb up and down the rock wall using strength, endurance and problem solving skills to find the best route.
Manipulative Skills
A manipulative skill is a motor skill in which an object is being moved. Some examples include:
*Hitting
*Kicking
*Throwing
*Catching
*Striking
*Dribbling
All students will have the opportunity to learn and practice several different manipulative skills.
*Hitting
*Kicking
*Throwing
*Catching
*Striking
*Dribbling
All students will have the opportunity to learn and practice several different manipulative skills.
Nutrition
We are learning about Nutrition and how to make healthy food choices. We have learned about the resource, My Plate, and how it can help us understand how much of eat food group we should eat each day to help build a strong body and provide us with the energy we need to learn and play! Check out this great resource and make the pledge for a healthy plate!
We are learning about Nutrition and how to make healthy food choices. We have learned about the resource, My Plate, and how it can help us understand how much of eat food group we should eat each day to help build a strong body and provide us with the energy we need to learn and play! Check out this great resource and make the pledge for a healthy plate!
F.I.T.T. Principle
The F.I.T.T. Principle is a framwork for designing an exercise plan or routine. When creating a fitness plan, a goal must be set first! Then the F.I.T.T. Principle will be applied in order to take the plan into action.
F = Frequency (how often a person exercises)
I = Intensity (how hard a person is exercising and how much effort is used) The intensity can be measured by a person's heart rate!
T = Time (how long a person is exercising)
T = Type (kind of activity and component of fitness being improved)
We will apply the F.I.T.T. Principle in class to different pretend exercise routines. In second grade, we will learn how to measure our heart rate in order to determine the intensity of an exercise/activity.
F = Frequency (how often a person exercises)
I = Intensity (how hard a person is exercising and how much effort is used) The intensity can be measured by a person's heart rate!
T = Time (how long a person is exercising)
T = Type (kind of activity and component of fitness being improved)
We will apply the F.I.T.T. Principle in class to different pretend exercise routines. In second grade, we will learn how to measure our heart rate in order to determine the intensity of an exercise/activity.