Scope and sequence · PE & Health
Grade 3 Physical Education & Health
A quarter of true stories, from a volleyball net in Holyoke and a doctor in a roasting-hot room to Captain Cook’s sauerkraut, George Washington Carver’s peanuts and a paper tube that let a doctor hear the heart, each one followed by a real game, workout, water test, snack or run that the student does, records and tries to improve.
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What to cover
10 of 10 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: Keeping Active
- MUST COVER 1.1 Sixty Minutes a Day · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 William Morgan Invents Volleyball · unit test
Unit 2: Hydration
- MUST COVER 2.1 Sweat: Your Body’s Air Conditioner · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Clean Water: The Roman Aqueducts · unit test
Unit 3: Nutrition
- MUST COVER 3.1 Captain Cook’s Sauerkraut · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 George Washington Carver and the Peanut · unit test
Unit 4: Strength
- MUST COVER 4.1 Bones, Muscles and Joints: Borelli’s Levers · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Good Form: Squats and Push-ups · unit test
Unit 5: Aerobic Training
- MUST COVER 5.1 Laennec’s Paper Tube: Listening to the Heart · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Run-Walk Pacing · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
This is a 10-week course. Pair it with another course in the same subject, or spread it over the year at a lighter pace.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Sixty Minutes a Day: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 William Morgan Invents Volleyball: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 1 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 Sweat: Your Body’s Air Conditioner: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Clean Water: The Roman Aqueducts: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 2 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Captain Cook’s Sauerkraut: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 George Washington Carver and the Peanut: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 3 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Bones, Muscles and Joints: Borelli’s Levers: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Good Form: Squats and Push-ups: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 4 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Laennec’s Paper Tube: Listening to the Heart: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Run-Walk Pacing: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 5 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 11 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 12 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 13 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 14 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 15 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 16 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 17 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 18 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 19 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 20 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 21 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 22 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 23 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 24 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 25 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 26 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 27 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 28 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 29 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 30 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 31 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 32 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 33 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 34 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 35 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 36 | Open week: second course, project or review |
Grading: Activities (effort, participation and good form) 40%, Fitness journal (dated tallies, logs, charts and sentences) 25%, Unit reviews 15%, Unit challenges 20%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69. Below 60: repeat the activity or review with help.