Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Physical Education
Grade: 2

Content Standard: A. Physical Fitness
Students will acquire the knowledge needed to be physically fit and to take part in healthful physical activity on a regular basis.
Common Assessment(s):
Performance Indicators
Students will be able to:

Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested
Performance Activities
Suggested
Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

 1. Identify the physical changes that accompany moderate to vigorous activity (e.g., sweating, increased heart rate, heavy breathing).

Students will be able to identify how vigorous activity affects the body.

Monitor  body systems before, during, and after vigorous (aerobic) activities, i.e. tag, rhythmics, etc., and warm-ups.
Books, stories
Video

Guided discussion: "How do you feel after playing a tag game?"
Teacher observation of response to questions

pulse
exercise
fitness
breathing
cardiovascular
aerobic

2. Engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity.

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3. Identify activities associated with each component of health related fitness (e.g., cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition).

Students will name an activity that will improve the components of health-related fitness.

Students will perform activities that  meet each of the components of health fitness as a warm-up activity.
Fitness Activity Unit

Student feedback
Teacher feedback
Guided discussion

heart
lungs
cardiovascular
blood
oxygen
muscles
endurance
strength
obesity

4. Move with an awareness of others.

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5. State reasons for safe and controlled movements.

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