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Scope and sequence · PE & Health

Grade 5 Physical Education & Health

A quarter of real stories, from Eric Liddell’s Sunday decision and the London bus conductors to James Lind’s lemons and Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile, each one taken apart to see what people learned and how the body works, and then lived out by the student in a workout, a water log, a kitchen task or a timed run.

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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 A Temple to Care For: Eric Liddell · unit test
  • MUST COVER 1.2 Sit Less, Move More: Jerry Morris and the London Buses · unit test

Unit 2: Hydration

  • MUST COVER 2.1 Water: Your Body’s Coolant and Delivery Service · unit test
  • MUST COVER 2.2 Sweat, Salt and the Florida Gators · unit test

Unit 3: Nutrition

  • MUST COVER 3.1 Daniel’s Ten-Day Test · unit test
  • MUST COVER 3.2 James Lind and the First Fair Test · unit test

Unit 4: Strength

  • MUST COVER 4.1 Milo of Croton and Getting Stronger Little by Little · unit test
  • MUST COVER 4.2 Good Form: Jack LaLanne and the Bodyweight Basics · unit test

Unit 5: Aerobic Training

  • MUST COVER 5.1 William Harvey and the Heart’s Circuit · unit test
  • MUST COVER 5.2 Roger Bannister’s Four-Minute Mile · 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.

WeekPlanDoneNotes
Wk 1Session 1: Lesson 1.1 A Temple to Care For: Eric Liddell: 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 2Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Sit Less, Move More: Jerry Morris and the London Buses: 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 3Session 1: Lesson 2.1 Water: Your Body’s Coolant and Delivery Service: 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 4Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Sweat, Salt and the Florida Gators: 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 5Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Daniel’s Ten-Day Test: 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 6Session 1: Lesson 3.2 James Lind and the First Fair Test: 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 7Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Milo of Croton and Getting Stronger Little by Little: 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 8Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Good Form: Jack LaLanne and the Bodyweight Basics: 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 9Session 1: Lesson 5.1 William Harvey and the Heart’s Circuit: 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 10Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Roger Bannister’s Four-Minute Mile: 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
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Grading: Activities (effort, participation and good form) 40%, Fitness journal (dated logs, tables, graphs and reflections) 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.