Grades K‐5

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

GRADES K–5 OVERVIEW

The Elementary Physical Education Curriculum encourages a healthy lifestyle providing opportunities to:

 Experience movements and movement patterns in relationship to wellness.  Perform a variety of motor skills in relationship to physical activities.  Understand rules, safety practices and procedures during physical activities  Appreciate engaging in daily physical activities.  Maintain a healthy enhancing level of physical fitness.  Participate in Project Adventure and cooperative activities which increase confidence through personal and group challenges.  Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior.  Modify all activities to meet each individual learners needs as directed by their IEP, 504 or EIP.

The Waterford Public Schools’ Physical Education Curriculum is based on National and Connecticut Content Standards. Experience in each of the content areas is vital to the physically literate individual developing a healthy lifestyle. Special focus areas are outlined as follows:

Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2  Safety  Sportsmanship  Locomotor and Non‐locomotor  Manipulative Skills (throwing, catching, bouncing, kicking, etc.)  Climbing Apparatus  Low Organizational Games and Activities Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade5  Sports Related Skills  Modified Sports Related Games and /activities  Physical Fitness Assessments  Cooperative Activities