Augusta School System

Physical education gives students the knowledge and skills to make the most of their physical and mental abilities. It gives them building blocks for good health: physical fitness and skills, coordination, and good sportsmanship. Students learn to assess their own physical fitness and maintain healthy levels of physical activity. They learn new skills and improve performance, while gaining the self-discipline to take part in individual and group activities. Students who participate in physical education activities on a regular basis, learn the benefits of that participation and value its contribution to a healthy lifestyle.

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Motor Skills -Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4 & Grade 5

Personal and Social Interactions: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5

Physical Fitness: Grades 6-8

Wellness: Grades 9-12

Sports Elective: Grades 9-12

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Grades K-2

Schools

Physical Education Expectations	Maine Learning Results Performance Indicators	Units/Activities
Students will be able to identify the physical changes that accompany moderate to vigorous activity	Identify the physical changes that accompany moderate to vigorous activity (e.g., sweating, increased heart rate, heavy breathing)	Use of heart rate monitor, take a resting and exercising heart rate; place hand on heart before and after exercise, discuss difference; discuss sweating, as a cooling system; faster breathing during exercise
Students will be able to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity	Engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity	Various warm-ups, tag games, practice trials, activities
Students will be able to identify activities associated with each component of health-related fitness	Identify activities associated with each component of health-related fitness (e.g., cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition)	Fitness test; question and answer period; stations
Students will be able to move with an awareness of others	Move with an awareness of others	Personal space; movement exploration; spatial awareness
Students will be able to state reasons for safe and controlled movements	State reasons for safe and controlled movements	Safety first; use of demonstrations

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MOTOR SKILLS

Kindergarten

Physical Education

Expectations

Maine Learning Results

Performance Indicators

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Catching:

Students will be able to catch an 8” foam ball and throw at a distance of 5’

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Beanbags, balloon toss, various balls

Catching with self, partners, in a group

Throwing:

Students will be able to demonstrate an overhand throw using a dominant hand

Demonstrate improving from when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Identify the critical elements of fundamental movement pattern (e.g., throwing; ready position, arm preparation, turn side to target, step in opposition, etc.)

Various balls, beanbags, yarn-balls

Tossing to wall, partners, targets, backyard game

Physical Education

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Maine Learning Results

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Striking:

Students will be able to strike a stationary ball from a dominant side

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Badminton racquets, foam balls, balloons, hockey sticks, bats, yarn-balls, beach-balls

T-ball, balloons with racquets and hands, beach-balls

Balance:

1. Students will be able to stand on one foot for 3 seconds.

2. Students will be able to walk from a 12’ balance beam without falling

Demonstrate progress in mastering locomotor skills

Balance beam, stilts, foam beam lines, balance boards, ropes

stand on a line

tight rope

balance on body parts

creative balance games

Kicking:

Students will be able to demonstrate a kick using a dominant foot

Demonstrate progress in mastering non-locomotor skills

Various balls, balloons

kicking to walls

kicking to partners

backyard game

Dribbling:

Students will be able to bounce a playground ball three times using dominant hand

Demonstrate progress in mastering locomotor skills

Playground balls, basketballs

dribble in self-space

creative dribble

dribble and walk

Physical Education

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Maine Learning Results

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Movement Education Themes:

Students will be able to demonstrate basic components in movement education

Apply movement concepts (e.g., patterns of movement, direction, speed, etc.) to a variety of fundamental skills

Balance beams, cones, hurdles, lines, ropes, hula hoops

1. Levels – high, medium, low

2. Spatial Awareness – small space, big space

3. Body Awareness – body parts

4. Time – fast, medium, slow

Locomotor Skills:

Students will be able to perform locomotor skills successfully

Demonstrate progress in mastering locomotor skills (skills used to move from one place to another (e.g., walking, running, jumping, hopping) and non-locomotor skills (skills used to move in place e.g., turning, twisting)

1. walking

2. jogging

3. running

4. jumping

5. galloping

6. sliding

7. hopping

8. skipping

Physical Education

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Maine Learning Results

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Tumbling:

Students will be able to roll from one side of mat to the other while maintaining a straight path

Students will be able to hold body weight on hands

Students will be able to demonstrate proper tripod position with head and hands

Students will be able to demonstrate proper “tack’ position in beginning a forward roll

Demonstrate simple combinations of motor patterns

Identify the critical elements of fundamental movement pattern

Mats, Log roll

Hand stand, mule walk, bear walk, crab walk

Head stand

Forward roll

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Motor Skills

Grade 1

Physical Education

Expectations

Maine Learning Results

Performance Indicators

Units/Activities

Catching:

Students will be able to catch a whiffleball from a distance of 10’

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Balloons, beanbags, beach balls, various balls balls

Partners, self-practice, throwing to wall

Throwing:

Students will be able to step with opposite foot while demonstrating an overhand throw

Demonstrate improving from when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Identify the critical elements of fundamental movement pattern (e.g., throwing; ready position, arm preparation, turn side to target, step in opposition, etc.)

Various foam balls, beanbags, frisbees

Backyard, dodge ball, partners pass, throw to a wall, beanbag toss, target games

Physical Education

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Striking:

Students will be able to demonstrate proper batting stance in baseball

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Identify the critical elements of fundamental movement

Various balls, balloons, bats, badminton racquets

hit ball off tee

- striking balloons with hands, racquets

Balance:

Students will be able to walk heel to toe across a 12’ balance beam

Demonstrate progress in mastering locomotor skills

Balance beams, ropes, stilts, balance boards, mats, bases

walk balance beam, lines on floor

creative balance using body parts

balance course

Kicking:

Students will be able to approach a stationary ball and kick it with dominant foot

Demonstrate simple combinations of motor patterns (e.g., dribbling while running)

Various foam balls, balloons, beanbags, soccer balls

Dribbling:

Students will be able to dribble a playground ball for 5 seconds with a dominant hand

Demonstrate progress in mastering locomotor skills

Playground balls, basketballs, dribble tag, follow the leader, creative dribble

Physical Education

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Maine Learning Results

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Movement Education:

Students will be able to perform various tasks which incorporate movement education terms

Apply movement concepts (e.g., patterns of movement, direction, speed, etc.) to a variety of fundamental skills

Levels - low, medium, high

Speed – slow, medium, fast

Directionality – right, left, sideward

Spatial Awareness – in front, above, below, behind, near, far

Body Awareness – body parts, joints

What body can do – twist, turn, rotate, bend

Pathways – straight, curved, zigzag

Locomotor Skills:

Students will be able to perform locomotor skills using proper form

Demonstrate progress in mastering locomotor skills (skills used to move from one place to another (e.g., walking, running, jumping, hopping

Warm-ups, relays, laps, chase games

Walking, running, jogging, sliding, galloping, hopping, skipping, jumping

Physical Education

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Maine Learning Results

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Tumbling:

Students will be able to kick legs upwards while balancing on both hands

Students will be able to lift legs off mat while balancing on head and hands

Students will be able to roll forward out of a “tuck” position

Demonstrate simple combinations of motor patterns

Identify the critical elements of fundamental movement

Mats

Hand stand, mule kicks, bear walk, crab walk

Head stand

Forward Roll

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Motor Skills

Grade 2

Physical Education

Expectations

Maine Learning Results

Performance Indicators

Units/Activities

Catching:

Students will be able to catch a whiffleball from a distance of 10’

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Catching with self, partner and group; catching games

Throwing:

Students will be able to demonstrate proper twisting/rotation technique and follow through

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports accessories (e.g., throwing a ball, catching a beanbag, hitting a hockey puck)

Identify the critical elements of fundamental movement pattern (e.g., throwing; ready position, arm preparation, turn side to target, step in opposition, etc.)

Partner, group, and team games (ex. Tiger Hunter, Knock the Pin, etc.)

Striking:

Students will be able to demonstrate proper stance and swing when striking a ball off a tee

Demonstrate improving form when using various sports

Striking a ball off a tee or cone

Physical Education

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Maine Learning Results

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Kicking:

Students will be able to kick a dropped or stationary ball

Demonstrate simple combinations of motor patterns

Various forms of kicking; basic soccer kicking

Bouncing/Dribbling:

Students will be able to dribble a ball with either hand for a distance of 20’

Demonstrate simple combinations of motor patterns (e.g., dribbling while running)

Dribble tag; bounce ball with self