Scope and sequence · PE & Health
Grade 6 Physical Education & Health
A quarter of real stories, from George Williams and the first YMCA to Sydney Ringer’s beating frog heart, Wilbur Atwater’s food-energy chamber and Kenneth Cooper’s 12-minute run, each one taken apart to see what people learned and how the body works, and then lived out in a planned workout, a heat-safety plan, a label lab 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 George Williams and the YMCA: Spirit, Mind and Body · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Flexibility and the Warm-up: Ling’s Gymnastics · unit test
Unit 2: Hydration
- MUST COVER 2.1 Electrolytes: Sydney Ringer and the Beating Heart · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Heat Safety: Shade, Rest, Water and the Heat Index · unit test
Unit 3: Nutrition
- MUST COVER 3.1 Macronutrients by the Gram: Wilbur Atwater’s Chamber · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Added Sugar and the Nutrition Facts Label · unit test
Unit 4: Strength
- MUST COVER 4.1 Muscles, Tendons and Levers: Borelli’s Machine · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Sets, Reps and Rest: Walter Camp’s Daily Dozen · unit test
Unit 5: Aerobic Training
- MUST COVER 5.1 Kenneth Cooper and the 12-Minute Run · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Target Heart Rate, Simply · 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 George Williams and the YMCA: Spirit, Mind and Body: 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 Flexibility and the Warm-up: Ling’s Gymnastics: 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 Electrolytes: Sydney Ringer and the Beating Heart: 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 Heat Safety: Shade, Rest, Water and the Heat Index: 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 Macronutrients by the Gram: Wilbur Atwater’s Chamber: 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 Added Sugar and the Nutrition Facts Label: 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 Muscles, Tendons and Levers: Borelli’s Machine: 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 Sets, Reps and Rest: Walter Camp’s Daily Dozen: 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 Kenneth Cooper and the 12-Minute Run: 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 Target Heart Rate, Simply: 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 plans, 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.