Overview
The Physical Education program provides an opportunity for all students to develop personal wellness and increase physical literacy. It enables learners to participate in an environment that:
- focuses on development and refinement of fundamental movement and motor skills. This will provide students with the foundation for participation in many life-long sports and physical activities (Physical Literacy);
- fosters learning and innovation skills (creativity and innovation), critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration;
- fosters life and caring skills; and develops the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to engage in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments with confidence and competence.
The subject matter of the Physical Education program is human movement. It is directed toward understanding human movement, including the human and environmental factors that affect and are affected by movement. The curriculum is designed around three domains of learning: Psychomotor, Affective, and Cognitive.
The Kindergarten-Level III Physical Education program consists of three domains of learning which contextualize six general curriculum outcomes.
Psychomotor (Moving and Doing)
- Perform efficient, creative, and expressive movement patterns consistent with an active lifestyle.
Understanding and Applying (Cognitive)
- Demonstrate critical thinking and creative thinking skills in problem posing and problem solving relating to movements.
- Assess attitudes and behaviours during activity in relation to self, the class, the school, and the community.
Cooperation and Responsibility (Affective)
- Demonstrate socially responsive behaviour within the school and community.
- Exhibit personal responsibility for the social, physical, and natural environment during physical activity.
- Exhibit personal development such as positive self-esteem, self-responsibility, leadership, decision-making, cooperation, self-reflection, and empowerment during physical activity.
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The outcomes of the Physical Education program encourage learners to develop physically, cognitively, socially, emotionally and spiritually. Process skills are emphasized and students develop movement strategies to react to various situations, solve problems, and make decisions.
The curriculum includes a wide range of movement activities that are employed through the following movement themes.
- Games: Space, Directions and Body Awareness
- Games: Locomotor Skills
- Games: Non-locomotor Skills
- Games: Manipulative Skills – Projecting and Receiving
- Games: Manipulative Skills – Accompanying Apparatus
- Rhythmic Activities
- Body Management and Orientation
- Gymnastics
- Sports Lead-Up Activities
- Fitness
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The curriculum includes a broad range of movement activities that are employed through six movement themes.
- Alternative Activities
- Court and Field Activities
- Fitness Activities
- Leadership/Cooperative Activities
- Outdoor Activities
- Rhythmic Activities
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- extends the range of skills and knowledge acquired from kindergarten to grade nine;
- facilitates and builds upon movement concept knowledge;
- provides an opportunity for personal achievement through group and individual activities; and
- acknowledges the wide range of teacher expertise, equipment, and facilities available.
The curriculum includes a broad range of movement activities that are employed through three movement themes:
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- Alternative Activities
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- places a strong emphasis on outdoor/adventure activities and provides opportunities to develop appreciation for nature and the outdoors
- provides skills needed to assess risk and make decisions that minimize hazards to self and others
- requires students to assume varying levels of participation within groups such that cooperation among leaders, followers, supporters, facilitators, helpers and other roles becomes essential for harmonious, successful group function
- focuses on varying levels of participation and/or leadership within the school and community
The program includes a broad range of movement activities that are employed through three movement themes:
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