Scope and sequence · PE & Health
Body Mechanics of Sport
A year of learning how the body moves in sport, from levers, balance and the whip of a good throw to bowling, tennis, golf, volleyball, baseball and soccer, with every skill practiced safely at home using balloons, soft balls, bottles and a broomstick.
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What to cover
32 of 32 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Your Amazing Body
- MUST COVER 1.1 Bones, Joints and Muscles: Levers in Your Body · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Balance and the Center of Gravity · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 The Kinetic Chain: Your Body’s Whip · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Practice Makes Progress · unit test
Unit 2: Bowling
- MUST COVER 2.1 From Skittles to Tenpins · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 The Four-Step Approach · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 The Pendulum Swing · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Aim, Spares and a Household Bowling Alley · unit test
Unit 3: Tennis
- MUST COVER 3.1 From the Jeu de Paume to Wimbledon · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 The Ready Position and the Split Step · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 The Forehand · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 The Serve Is a Throw · unit test
Unit 4: Golf
- MUST COVER 4.1 Old Tom Morris and St Andrews · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Grip and Stance: Vardon’s Grip · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 The Pendulum Putt · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 The Full Swing with a Broomstick · unit test
Unit 5: Volleyball
- MUST COVER 5.1 Morgan’s Game: Holyoke, 1895 · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 The Forearm Pass with a Balloon · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 The Set · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 The Serve: Hit Through the Ball · unit test
Unit 6: Baseball and Softball
- MUST COVER 6.1 Throwing with the Whole Body · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Catching Soft · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 The Level Swing · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Why Curveballs Curve · unit test
Unit 7: Soccer
- MUST COVER 7.1 Passing with the Inside of the Foot · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 The Instep Kick · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Dribbling and Balance · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Why Young Players Don’t Head the Ball · unit test
Unit 8: Practice, Safety and a Field Day
- MUST COVER 8.1 Warm Up and Cool Down · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Water, Rest and Sleep · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Filming a Skill to Check It · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 A Family Field Day · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 32-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Bones, Joints and Muscles: Levers in Your Body: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Balance and the Center of Gravity: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 The Kinetic Chain: Your Body’s Whip: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Practice Makes Progress: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 1 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 From Skittles to Tenpins: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 The Four-Step Approach: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 The Pendulum Swing: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Aim, Spares and a Household Bowling Alley: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 2 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 From the Jeu de Paume to Wimbledon: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 The Ready Position and the Split Step: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 The Forehand: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 The Serve Is a Throw: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 3 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Old Tom Morris and St Andrews: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Grip and Stance: Vardon’s Grip: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 The Pendulum Putt: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 The Full Swing with a Broomstick: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 4 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 17 | Catch-up and review week (no new lessons) | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Morgan’s Game: Holyoke, 1895: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 The Forearm Pass with a Balloon: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 The Set: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 The Serve: Hit Through the Ball: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 5 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Throwing with the Whole Body: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Catching Soft: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 The Level Swing: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Why Curveballs Curve: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 6 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Passing with the Inside of the Foot: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 The Instep Kick: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Dribbling and Balance: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Why Young Players Don’t Head the Ball: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 7 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Warm Up and Cool Down: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Water, Rest and Sleep: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Filming a Skill to Check It: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 project and scorebook | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 A Family Field Day: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 project and scorebook Session 3: Unit 8 review and portfolio project | ||
| Wk 34 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 35 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 36 | Year-end review, portfolio and records |
Grading: Projects (done safely, measured and recorded) 40%, Scorebook (predictions, tallies, drawings and reflections) 20%, Unit reviews 15%, Portfolio pieces 25%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60.