5th Grade P.E.
The following learning targets represent the major concepts studied and assessed in this course.
August - December
Unit 1: Locomotors
- 4th Grade
- Combines traveling with manipulative skills of dribbling, throwing, catching and striking in teacher- and/or student-designed small-sided practice tasks
- 5th Grade
- Combines locomotor and manipulative skills in a variety of small-sided practice tasks/games environments
Unit 2: Human Body
- 4th Grade
- Recognize what systems work together to move your body (e.g. muscular and skeletal)
- Label major muscles (e.g. abdominals, quadriceps, biceps) and bones (e.g. tibia, fibula, radius)
- 5th Grade
- Identify the major functions of circulatory (blood flow); respiratory (oxygen); muscular (strength and motor performance) and skeletal (body support) systems
Unit 3: Throwing/Catching
- 4th Grade
- Throws overhand using a mature pattern in non dynamic environments (closed skills). Throw a variety of objects (frisbees, deck tennis rings, footballs), demonstrating both accuracy and distance
- Throws to a moving partner with reasonable accuracy in a non dynamic environment (closed skills)
- Throws overhand to a partner or at a target with accuracy at a reasonable distance
- 5th Grade
- Throws overhand using a mature pattern in non dynamic environments (closed skills), with different sizes and types of objects
Unit 4: Ball Handling
- 4th Grade
- Dribbles in self space with both the preferred and the nonpreferred hands using a mature pattern
- Dribbles in general space with control of ball and body while increasing and decreasing speed
- 5th Grade
- Combines hand dribbling with other skills during 1v1 practice tasks.
Unit 5: Nutrition *Taught throughout year*
- 4th Grade
- Discusses the importance of hydration and hydration choices relative to physical activities
- 5th Grade
- Analyzes the impact of food choices relative to physical activity, youth sports & personal health
Unit 6: Volleying
- 4th Grade
- Strikes/volleys underhand using a mature pattern, in a dynamic environment (e.g., 2 square, 4 square, handball)
- 5th Grade
- Applies volley skills in various situations
January - May
Unit 1: Jump Rope
- 4th Grade
- Creates a jump-rope routine with either a short or long rope
- 5th Grade
- Creates a jump- rope routine with a partner, using either a short or long rope
Unit 2: Foot Skills
- 4th Grade
- Dribbles with the feet in general space with control of ball and body while increasing and decreasing speed
- Kicks a ground ball, a lofted ball, and punts using mature patterns
- 5th Grade
- Foot dribble a ball while preventing an opponent from stealing the ball
Unit 3: Striking with Implement
- 4th Grade
- Strikes an object with a long-handled implement (e.g., hockey stick, golf club, bat, tennis racket, badminton racket), while demonstrating 3 of the 5 critical elements of a mature pattern for the implement (grip,stance, body orientation, swing plane and follow through)
- 5th Grade
- Continuously strike toward a target or a partner with a paddle, using forehand and backhand strokes
Unit 4: Fitness
- 4th Grade
- Identifies the components of health-related fitness and recognize activities that contribute to the development of each component
- 5th Grade
- Identify activities that contribute to the development of each health-related component of fitness