SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Motor Skills
Pass Level 4 Red Cross swimming.	• Skills from the District swimming rubric that parallel the Red Cross Level rubric (see appendix)	√	√				√
Navigate a canoe/kayak skillfully and safely in an outdoor environment.		√	√				√
Participate in a badminton match using all basic skills, rules, and strategies with some consistency.	• Selected canoe/kayak maneuvering skills performed in an outdoor setting	√	√				√
Hit nine of ten arrows on target from forty feet.		√	√				√
Perform a variety of offensive/defensive strategies in a game of soccer.	• Badminton doubles	√	√				√
Demonstrate proper compression and respirations for one man CPR.	• Archery target shooting • Offensive and defensive strategies used in 3 vs. 3 soccer • CPR on a Rescu-Annie					√

Suggested Assessments

• Teacher observation
• Teacher observation with self-devised rubric
• Observation of a video of badminton match with a written evaluation of proficiency in the skills taught
• Calculation of percentage of accuracy of three rounds of target shots
• Rubric to evaluate player's use of the strategies
• Instructor evaluation according to performance requirements

SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Application
Demonstrate how biomechanical principles apply to the bump, set, and spike in volleyball.	• Breaking down the mechanics of the forearm pass	√	√				√
Demonstrate ability to correct movement patterns of a fellow student.	• Performing a lay-up while two other students observe and evaluate the movement pattern		√			√
Describe and demonstrate the significance of basic physiological principles to the development of a personal fitness program.	• Developing a four week weight program that will improve basketball performance	√	√				√

Suggested Assessments

• Determining three components of the skills performed correctly and one component to improve
• Teacher generated rubric
• Student project

SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Active Living
Participate regularly in physical activities that contribute to the attainment and maintenance of personal physical *activity goals.	• Journal listing participation inextra-curricular sports or clubs	√	√	√	√		√
Identify the effects of age, gender, race ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture upon physical activity preferences and participation.	• Research project of opportunities for physical *activity throughout the community					√	√
Understand the ways in which personal characteristics, performance styles, and activity preferences will change over one's life span.	• Collage displaying personal pursuit and maintenance of a nactive lifestyle through elderly years					√	√
Feel empowered to maintain and improve physical fitness, motor skills, and knowledge about physical activity.	• Personal fitness program designed to be performed three to four times a week over the course of a year to improve fitness, motor skills,and knowledge			√	√		√

*See list of "outside of school" activities in appendix

Suggested Assessments

• Teacher evaluation of journal
• Student and teacher evaluation of feasibility of activities
• Teacher evaluation
• Student and teacher evaluation of the components of the personal fitness program

SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Physical Fitness
Set personal goals for activity and work toward their achievement.	• Swimming mileage goal log of laps over a quarter/semester period			√	√		√
Maintain appropriate levels of cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition necessary for a healthful lifestyle.	• Heart rate recording before, during, and after an activity, repeated over time with a variety of activities and stored in student portfolio			√	√		√
Monitor exercise and other behaviors related to health-related fitness.	• Weekend outdoor experience  (e.g., hiking trip), keeping ajournal of observations onpersonal physical performance			√	√		√

Suggested Assessments

• Self-evaluation of completion of swimming goal
• Heart rate data collected over time for several different activities
• Teacher assessment of accuracy of student's cardiovascular data collection and interpretation
• Self-evaluation of personal physical performance

SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Personal and Social Skills
Apply appropriate etiquette in all physical activity settings.	• Research project on appropriate etiquette for playing a sport (e.g., golf, tennis, bowling) with presentation to the class					√	√
Create a safe environment for a specific skill practice.						√
Display a willingness to experiment with the sport and activity of other cultures.	• Floor plan design for a fitness center					√	√
Develop strategies for including persons of diverse background and abilities in physical activities.	• Native Youth Olympic events • Modification of a game forspecial needs children (e.g., basketball for a hearing-impaired student)					√	√

Suggested Assessments

• Teacher observation of student and how he/she reacts during conflicts
• Student/teacher collaboration to make environment safe
• Self-assessment – written or oral
• Evaluate success of modified rules or methods of communication in an actual game situation

SAMPLE CORE CONTENT/SKILLS	SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Value of Exercise
Understand and convey basic skills necessary to a specific activity (skill).	• Volunteer coach/instructor for a Boys and Girls Club youth activity					√	√
Develop strategies and skills required for a specific athletic endeavor.	• Participation in a local event (e.g., triathlon, body building)					√	√
Understand the importance of participation in lifelong fitness.	• Participation in a local health club					√	√

Suggested Assessments

• Evaluation by an activity sponsor
• Synopsis of experience
• Activity log