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Physical Education Class, Grade 9

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The target learners are 9th grade students. The class is comprised of English proficient students and ELLs (Spanish).

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CA Standard: 2.11 Explain the role of physical activity in the prevention of disease and the reduction of health care costs.

(cde.ca.gov , 2022)

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Class will watch a video that provides an overview of the health benefits of exercise. The video will be offered in both English and Spanish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBRmIfW867g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEuMZs0C7RE

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HealthWorks! Healthy Living Series: Benefits of Exercise | Cincinnati Children's

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Instructional Activity:

1. Students research a physical activity and write a one page paper that outlines the activity and a minimum of three health benefits of the activity.

2. Students will include two personal fitness goals in their paper.

3. Also include two weekly activities to incorporate into their schedule that will help them achieve their personal fitness goals.

4. Students must cite 2 sources.

Available reading and writing tools:

Google Translate, translate.google.com

Read&Write, https://www.texthelp.com/products/read-and-write-education/

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1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the connection between physical activity and health.

2. Students will incorporate two activities into their lifestyle during the semester that will support a healthy lifestyle.

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Students will collaborate weekly on Padlet to:

1. Share updates on physical activities.

1. What is working

2. What is not working

3. Modifications

2. Progress on fitness goals.

3. Brainstorm new physical fitness activities.

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Physical Education Class, Grade 9

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Physical Literacy to Promote Lifelong Engagement in Physical Activity

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Physical Literacy to Promote Lifelong Engagement in Physical Activity

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In groups of 5 students discuss:

1. The progress they are making on their fitness goals identified in the previous assignment.

2. Health benefits they are experiencing as a result of the progress they have made.

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Let's Check for Understanding - answer the below questions in a comment.

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1. What are some specific health benefits of regular exercise?

2. Have you or someone you know used exercise to improve health? Provide specifics?

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Researching fitness - one click at a time!

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Answer the following questions utilizing online resources:

1. How does participating in physical activity make you feel - physically and emotionally?

2. What physical activities can you incorporate into your daily life?

3. What things can you work on to improve physical activity?

4. What challenges have you faced when trying a new activity?

5. What things can you do to overcome challenges with new activities?

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1. Students return to their previous group of 5 and share the information identified in their research.

2. As a group, students agree on top 5 takeaways from their research and share with the class utilizing Padlet.

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1. Students learn to analyze information and form sound conclusions.

2. Students develop their ability to collaborate and learn from each other.

3. Students will connect fitness education to their daily lives.

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1. Students will add to Activity 1 weekly Padlet collaboration updates that link to the classroom follow-up activity.

2. Specifically, students will comment and reflect on how the 5 takeaways from the classroom follow-up activity are impacting their daily behaviors.

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1. Students will select a smartphone app they will use to facilitate continued physical fitness learning.

2. The smartphone app must be approved by the teacher and installed on students' phones at the conclusion of the activity.

3. Students who do not have access to a smartphone can select a web-based app that they can access utilizing school resources.

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1. The below link will take you to the assessment located on LiveBinders.

2. Follow the directions in each tab.

3. Make your LiveBinders document public or private. If you make it private, assign a key.

4. Submit your LiveBinders link (and key if one is used for private access)to me by the end of the week.

https://www.livebinders.com/b/3647069