Unit: Basic Skills Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 5 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: August 27, 2018 F. Analyze the effects of positive and negative interactions of adolescent group members in physical activities. E. Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements. What core concepts are required to demonstrate an ability to perform basic swimming skills? bob ten times without holding their nose. float on their stomach and back for a minimum of ten seconds. The student will experience the concept of the body follows the head by changing their head position as instructed. glide on their stomach in a streamline and X position. - Teacher modeling and demonstration of correct technique for bobbing, floating, and gliding - Extra practice putting the chin, mouth, nose, and then forehead under the water - Practice bobbing and prone floating by holding the nose (remedial) - Holding on to the wall to practice floating/bobbing (remedial) - Floating horizontally on back (enrichment) student drills discussion on concepts test based on the material presented in the class Alternative assignments for those not participating in the water
Unit: Entries/Diving Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 3 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: fitness activity goals. F. Analyze the effects of positive and negative interactions of adolescent group members in physical activities. E. Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements. What knowledge and skills are necessary for an individual to perform a front dive?? demonstrate core concepts when performing one or more of the following dives: sitting, kneeling, crouching, tip-in, and standing dive. perform a head-first and feet-first surface dive. demonstration of correct procedure and technique of a diving progression - Sit and slide in or jump in shallow or deep water (remedial) - Lead-up diving drills o Sitting o Kneeling o Crouching o Tip-in o Standing - Head-first and feet-first surface dive (enrichment) - American Red Cross instructional diving video segments students drills and diving skills test Class participation per class guidelines examination questions on material presented Sitting dive skill test Kneeling dive skill check Crouching dive skill check Tip-in dive skill check Standing dive skill check Head-first surface dive skill check Feet-first surface dive skill check
Unit: Flutter Kick & Strokes Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 18 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: fitness activity goals. C. Identify and apply practice strategies for skill improvement. D. Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements. What core concepts are required to be mastered to do the flutter kick and strokes that utilize a flutter kick?? perform a flutter kick in the following body positions: prone, back, and on the side. perform rhythmic breathing. explain and demonstrate correct head and body position, kick, arm power phase, and arm recovery phase in freestyle and backstroke. explain and demonstrate how rolling the body will increase stroke efficiency in backstroke and freestyle. demonstration of correct technique of the flutter kick, breathing, freestyle, and backstroke - Drills o Kicking with a kickboard - prone, back, side o 3/3 drill or rhythmic breathing o 3/1 drill o 6 kick switch o Shark drill (enrichment) o Lane line drill (remedial) - Videos o Swimming and Diving video segment - American Red Cross drills regarding correct technique of the flutter kick, breathing, freestyle, and backstroke Peer rubric: flutter kick, rhythmic breathing, backstroke, freestyle discussion regarding correct technique of the flutter kick, breathing, freestyle, and backstroke examination questions on material presented in class Skills check: demonstrate flutter kick, rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke
Unit: Water Safety/Survival Swimming Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 10 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: 10.3.9 Safety and Injury Prevention A. Analyze the role of the individual responsibility for safe practices and injury prevention in the home, school, and community. B. Describe and apply strategies for emergency and long-term management of injuries. What knowledge and skills are necessary for individuals to swim safely, and to perform elementary forms of rescues? demonstrate safe personal behavior. demonstrate safe and correct use of equipment. perform circle swimming within a lane with other swimmers. The student will recognize signs of a swimmer in distress. The student will demonstrate the correct and safe body position for performing a reaching rescue. perform a throwing rescue. demonstrate the correct way to wear a personal flotation device. demonstration of correct PFD usage and skills and the correct and safe principles of reaching and throwing rescues - Drills o Lap swimming o Reaching and throwing rescues o River Drill - Prone/back float - Treading (while holding a kickboard - remedial, without using their hands - enrichment) - Review of survival swimming strokes - 20 minute endurance continual swim (with a kickboard - remedial) student drills discussions regarding the correct PFD usage and skills and the correct and safe principles of reaching and throwing rescues examination questions of material presented in class
What skills could be done to sustain a swimmer for twenty minutes or more if necessary? The swimmer will be able to tread water for 15 minutes. The swimmer will be able to float for 1 minute. The swimmer will be able to perform survival swimming for 20 minutes.
Unit: Scissors Kick & Strokes Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 10 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: fitness activity goals. D. Identify and describe the principles of training using appropriate vocabulary. E. Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements. What core concepts are required to be mastered to do the scissors kick and strokes that utilize the scissors kick? perform a scissors kick. identify the sidestroke, overarm sidestroke, and the trudgen. The student will perform the sidestroke for 25 yards. The student will perform the overarm sidestroke for 25 yards. perform the trudgen/trudgen crawl for 25 yards. describe a survival swimming stroke and identify which scissors kick stroke is a survival swimming stroke. demonstration of a scissors kick, sidestroke arms, overarm sidestroke arms, trudgen, and trudgen crawl - Drills: o Kickboard o Arms - Sidestroke arms with a flutter kick (remedial) - Student modeling (enrichment) - Swimming and Diving video segment - American Red Cross students doing drills, peer assessment rubrics, and skill checks Scissor kick and sidestroke peer evaluation rubric Compare and contrast scissors kick strokes to whip kick and flutter kick strokes discussion on the scissors kick and strokes using the scissors kick examination questions Skills check: demonstrate scissors kick, sidestroke, overarm sidestroke, trudgen/trudgen crawl Stroke identification quiz
Unit: Fitness Circuit Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 10 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: 10.4.6 Physical Activity C. Identify and apply ways to monitor and assess the body s response to moderate to vigorous physical activity. fitness activity goals. C. Analyze factors that affect the response of body systems during moderate to vigorous physical activities: How can the components of fitness be demonstrated in aquatic exercise? compute their resting heart rate and their target heart rate zone. determine their body mass index (BMI). While executing exercises in an interval station circuit, the student will be able to identify their heart rate in relation to their individual heart rate zone. While executing exercises in an interval station circuit, the student will be able to identify the components of fitness that each station addresses. demonstration of taking a heart rate and the exercise stations in the fitness circuit - Handouts regarding the components of fitness, FITT concept, resting heart rate, target heart rate zone, and body mass index (BMI) - Body fat analyzers - Pulse meters - Warm up/cool down activities: o Water jogging o Jumping o Stretching o Swimming students completing worksheets, performing stations, doing warm-up and cool-down activities, using the body fat analyzers Class discussion Calculate target heart rate BMI worksheet Design a week s worth of activity following the FITT concept examination on material presented in class D. Identify and describe the principles of training using appropriate vocabulary.
While executing exercises in an interval station circuit, the student will be able to identify different muscle groups. state the importance of warm-up and cool-down activities. explain the FITT concept and its use in developing an exercise plan. - Circuit stations: o Running in place o Half jacks o Human washing machine o Cymbal clap o Jumpees o Double leg lifts o Treading o Pull ups o Pull outs o Pullovers o Arm raises
Unit: Whip Kick & Strokes Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 10 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: fitness activity goals. D. Identify and describe the principles of training using appropriate vocabulary. E. Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements. What core concepts are required to be mastered to do the whip kick and strokes that utilized the whip kick? perform a whip kick in the prone position and on the back. identify the elementary backstroke, the breaststroke, and the inverted breaststroke. The student will perform the breaststroke with correct technique for 25 yards. The student will perform the elementary backstroke with correct technique for 25 yards. perform the inverted breaststroke with correct technique for 25 yards. demonstration of the whip kick, elementary backstroke, inverted breaststroke, and breaststroke - Drills o Kickboard - prone and on the back o Vertical kicking o Arm stroke o Kickboard sitting o Vertical pulling o Walking into swimming (remedial) o Distance per stroke (enrichment) o Fist swim o Breast stroke arms with flutter kick o 3 kicks / 1 pull - Pull, Breath, Kick, Glide (enrichment) - Swimming and Diving video segment - American Red Cross student drills, performance rubrics, and skills checks Peer evaluation: whip kick, elementary backstroke, breaststroke discussion on the whip kick and strokes using the whip kick examination questions of material presented in class Skills check: demonstrate whip kick, elementary backstroke, inverted breaststroke, breaststroke Compare and contrast whip kick strokes to scissors kick and flutter kick strokes Stroke identification quiz
Unit: Water Games Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 3 classes Level/Track: All Date Approved: fitness and activity goals. F. Describe and apply game strategies to complex games and physical activities. What knowledge and skills are necessary to participate in a water game? tread water and swim above and under water during a water polo game. swim and run through the water during a basketball game. follow some rules learned in physical education class for a game of volleyball. - Modeling and demonstration of skills used in the games. - Explanation of rules (remedial or enrichment) - Games in the shallow end (remedial) - Games in the deep end with a PFD - Games in the deep end without a PFD (enrichment) student activities discussion on concepts class guidelines Alternative assignments for those not participating in the water Plan a 4-lap relay for your lane