OPERATION
- GET FIT
Title:
Overview
Grade
Level:
Kindergarten
through fifth Grade
Subject:
Physical Education, Health, Math, Social Studies
Description:Reports
show that young children are not getting the physical activity they
should.
We wanted to introduce our students to a fun program that they can use
to get fit and at the same time learn about areas in their state that
provide
these same physical activities. We chose four physical activities
and the locations where they are offered:
Students will
learn
about each area and how each physical activity will improve their
health.
All activities will be conducted at school during scheduled physical
education time.
After learning
about the activity of the day and its benefits, the students will
perform
the activity and calculate the amount of miles or minutes they
accomplished
that day and complete the assigned journal worksheet. Teachers
predetermine
their own conversion chart (of the miles to travel to each destination
and a number of laps/minutes performed by students) for each
activity.
As they calculate the miles converted from their journal sheets,
students
will then fill in the mileage on a map to plot their progress on our
round
trip to our four sites. They will continue this process each day
to the four destinations.
The goals of
this
unit are for students to:
-
Increase their awareness of the
lack
of physical activity in West Virginia children;
-
Participate in four physical
activities
and be able to state how each activity will improve their physical
fitness;
-
Learn that West Virginia offers
many
attractions that they can participate in to become physically fit.
Duration
of Unit: 7 days with
30-60 minutes allowed daily.
Materials:
Technology
Tools:
-
Computers with Internet access
-
Projection device
-
Microsoft Powerpoint
-
Mapping Software---
Mapquest
and Arcview
-
Word Processing Software
-
Calculators
Teacher
Notes:
-
Teacher
chooses
areas and activities to correspond with locale.
-
Teacher
reviews
Powerpoint
presentation before beginning the unit. Teacher can decide to
control the Powerpoint presentation with a mouse click or time it
automatically.
-
Teacher
takes into
account all health and safety concerns for each activity.
-
Teacher
calculates
the mileage to each activity and converts these distances into
minutes/laps
that the students will exercise.
Lesson
Plans
Titles:
-
Overview
-
Lesson One: Getting Fit
-
Lesson Two: Walk to Fitness
-
Lesson Three: Pedal for
Physical Power
-
Lesson Four: Reach for the Top
-
Lesson Five: Swim to Win
-
Lesson Six: Homeward Bound
Modifications:
-
Follow
IEP and
504 plans where applicable.
-
Activities
can
be modified according to the ages and abilities of students.
Enrichment:
-
Students
can choose
their own attractions and activities.
-
Students
can work
in cooperative groups to create their own physical activities, maps and
journals.
-
Students
can research
on the Internet for attractions in their own locales.
-
Students
take actual
field trips to the attractions to perform the activities.
-
Students
record
heart rate and calorie
readings for each activity.
Journal
pages:
These
are the worksheets and maps that make up the student journals.
Lesson 1:
Getting
Fit
Lesson 2: Walk to Fitness
Lesson 3: Pedal for Physical Power
Lesson 4: Reach for the Top
Lesson 5: "Swim to Win"
Lesson 6: "Homeward Bound"
Powerpoint
Presentation:
This is the Powerpoint
presentation that will be used throughout the entire unit.
Evaluation:
-
Rubric
-
Completion
of the
activities
-
Completion
of journal
pages
-
Completion
of assessment
worksheet
National
Standards:
-
Physical
Education:
Understands
the benefits and costs associated with participation in physical
activity.
-
Health:
Knows how to maintain and promote personal health;
-
Math:
understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts
of
measurement.
-
Social
Studies: Know basic elements of maps and globes.
West
Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
-
Physical
Education: PE: K.3.1, 1.3.1, 2.3.1, 3.3.1, 4.3.1, 5.3.1
-
Health:
HE: K.6.2, 1.4.3, 2.6.2, 2.7.2, 3.1.6, 3.3.1,5.1.1
-
Social
Studies: SS: K.4.2, K.4.3, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 3.4.1, 4.4.2,
WV.4.1-WV.4.9
References:
Additional
Websites:
Resource Books:
-
County
adopted
Health series
-
From
Head to
Toe by Eric Carle
-
Movin
and Groovin
by Peggy Buchanan, Linda Swartz
Authors:
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