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Activity
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Methodology
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Resources
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1. Encouraging Participation
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a. Introduction to course
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Introduce course, marking scheme, expectations for attendance, punctuality. Stress following instructions and participating.
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Course title page
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b. Parts of participation
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Discover the components of participation by first creating a mind map, and then reviewing the participation rubric. Rubric will be used for teacher and self-evaluation whenever we do activities.
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Gym Participation Mind Map
Gym Participation Rubric that will be used for all gym activities throughout the course (based on Course Profile Unit 1 Appendix A)
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c. Gym routines
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Go through the usual gym routine (warm-up, short run, stretch, long run, strength).
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Gym equipment as necessary; Phys Ed Activities Binder
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d. Low organization games
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Several low organization games done inside and outside (e.g., dumping ground, murder ball, British bulldog, etc.).
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2. Values and Responsibility
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a. Who am I?
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Complete a worksheet to help understand what they think about themselves. Then choose five statements on the worksheet that were not "most of the time," and in sentences explain why not.
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What do you think about yourself? worksheet
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b. What do I value?
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On a worksheet with values statements (about courage, fairness, freedom, honesty, respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, cooperation, fair play) write whether or not they value the behaviour. After completing the worksheet it should be clear that they do value these things.
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What do I value? worksheet
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c. Values case study
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Read a short case study involving values and answer questions.
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Today's Teen (p. 51) "Making a Difference"
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d. Taking responsibility
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Complete a mind map of how to take responsibility for your actions, and answer questions on how this connects to gym activities.
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worksheet based on Today's Teen p. 53
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3. Groups and Teams
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a. Building healthy relationships
*introduce self-inventory portfolio
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Complete a self-inventory about building healthy relationships, and then respond to questions based on the score
Self-inventory worksheets will be completed throughout the course and assessed regularly. Keep them in a portfolio that will be used at the end of the course for a final assessment project.
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Worksheet based on Glencoe Health p. 257, 271
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b. What is group work?
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Make a list of good group work skills (following instructions, taking turns, encouraging others, participate in making decisions, fair share of work), and discuss. Also discuss methods of reaching group agreement (consensus, majority rules).
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Cooperation puzzle (Relationships & Communications Activities, p. 78) and jelly-bean guessing (Today's Teen, p. 65)
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c. Group building exercise
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Do several group-building exercises in groups of 3 to 5 students.
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Gym equipment as necessary; Phys Ed Activities Binder
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d. Team-building game
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Play tug of war. Play capture the flag outside on the field, using a defined territory and rules that students help define.
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