Table Of ContentPreface Introduction How to Use the Units Fifth Grade Games Unit 1. Throwing and Receiving a Football - Unit 2. Repositioning in Basketball - Unit 3. Underhand Volleyball Serve and Team Strategies - Unit 4. Repositioning and Passing Off in Deck Tennis - Unit 5. Forehand Backhand Stroke - Unit 6. Refining Dribbling, Kicking, and Passing in Soccer - Unit 7. Offensive and Defensive Strategies in Softball - Unit 8. Passing, Catching, and Dodging Fifth Grade Gymnastics Unit 1. Creating Shapes in Flight - Unit 2. Traveling On and Off Apparatus - Unit 3. Developing Sequences With a Partner - Unit 4. Balances, Traveling, and Changing Body Part Relationships to Apparatus - Unit 5. Introducing Counterbalance and Countertension Fifth Grade Dance Unit 1. Contrasting and Matching Movement - Unit 2. Matching Movement to Poetry - Unit 3. Using Tinikling to Match, Mirror, and Contrast - Unit 4. Becoming a Responsive Partner Sixth Grade Games Unit 1. Pass Plays in Football - Unit 2. Offensive and Defensive Relationships in Basketball - Unit 3. Overhead Pass and Setting Skills in Volleyball - Unit 4. Layup Shots and Defense in Basketball - Unit 5. Refining the Backhand Stroke - Unit 6. Creating Options and Cutting Off Passing Lanes in Soccer - Unit 7. Place Hitting, Covering Bases, and Backing Up a Receiver Sixth Grade Gymnastics Unit 1. Mounting, Dismounting, and Linking Movement on Apparatus - Unit 2. Counterbalance and Countertension - Unit 3. Matching, Cannoning, Supporting, and Being Supported - Unit 4. Rolling and Initiating Momentum - Unit 5. Creating Shapes and Vaulting Partner Balances Sixth Grade Dance Unit 1. Altering Body Shape Using Partners - Unit 2. Introducing Theme and Variation - Unit 3. Designing a Repeatable Dance Sequence - Unit 4. Strict Canon, Free Canon, and Moving in Unison - Unit 5. Designing a Partner Sequence Around Interpersonal Relationships Appendix A. Content Standards in Physical Education Appendix B. Content Standards in Dance References Resources About the Authors
SynopsisSpend less time planning and more time personalizing lessons with these practical guides. Previously compiled in a two-book set titled Physical Education Teaching Units for Program Development , these highly acclaimed unit plans provide a detailed scope and sequence for an early childhood movement program and an elementary physical education program. The 135 units in these four books integrate movement concepts and skills into games, gymnastics, and dance experiences that children really enjoy. They contain clear objectives, sample assessments, and fitness activities that reflect the National Standards for Physical Education and the National Standards for Arts Education (Dance). New and experienced teachers alike can adopt the ready-to-use units as a complete instructional program or select specific units to enhance their existing curriculum. Successfully used in public and private schools in suburban, inner city, and rural areas, the units are logically arranged to build on the motor skills acquired at each student's unique stage of development. Each unit contains a progression of learning experiences, and each learning experience, in turn, is broken down into tasks that help students perform movement skills or understand movement concepts. To increase communication, learning, and motivation, the learning experiences are written in conversational, developmentally appropriate language and can be used as models for effective teaching. Written by five specialists in physical education and dance, who together have more than 100 years of teaching experience, Physical Education Unit Plans will dramatically reduce time spent in day-to-day planning and preparation and challenge students to reach their full movement potential.