Junior Physical Education
Philosophy
The philosophy of The Sage School physical education program is for student to develop life-long habits for a physically fit and active lifestyle. As students progress through the program, they will develop physical abilities, social interactions, problem solving skills, and leadership through a variety of activities. The goal for students is to learn to overcome challenges and eventually challenge themselves.
Class Structure
All physical education classes include warm-up, stretching, and game play. As the students move through the program, they take on more responsibility for warm-up and stretching. Depending on the time allotted for class, a warm-up activity and a main game will be played. Warm-up activities usually focus on an individual skill (i.e. balance or hand-eye coordination). Depending on the grade level, the main game will focus on the overall goals of the unit and program. Following is a sample of a class at each level. Class schedules are as follows:
Junior Division – twice a week with one 45 minute class and one 60 minute class
After-school sports – 90 minutes twice a week for 5th through 8th graders who elect to participate
Goals
1. Understand physical fitness
2. Understand role on team
3. Basic game positions
4. Develop individual physical skills
5. Develop ability to multi-task in games
Content
1. Pirate Treasure
2. Dodgeball Games
3. Jump Rope
4. Soccer
5. Kickball
After School Sports Program
Goals
1. Increase cardiovascular conditioning
2. In-depth understanding of game strategy
3. In-depth understanding of positioning
4. Competitive approach to scrimmaging
Content
1. Soccer (boys)
2. Field Hockey (girls)
3. Basketball (boys/girls)
4. Lacrosse (co-ed)
Materials
Rohnke, Karl. Silver Bullets: a Guide to Initiative Problems, Adventure Games and Trust Activities.
Bailey, Guy. The Physical Educators Big Book of Sport Lead-Up Games. Camas: Educators P, 2004.
Bailey, Guy. The Ultimate Playground and Recess Book. Camas: Educators P, 2001.
Hughes, J D. No Standing Around in My Gym. 1st ed. Human Kinetics, 2002.
