Physical Education - Grade 3 [Spring 2016]
Lesson Plans

Strand 3

Students will understand the components necessary to maintain a healthy level of fitness to support physical activity.
Students will understand how applied knowledge of physical activity and nutrition can result in overall wellness.

Standard 3.3.2

Participate in activities during class without teacher prompting.

• Elementary PE Individual Jump Rope Skills
  This lesson is to teach 3-5th grade students five basic individual jump rope skills.  Students will be taught how to find the correct jump rope size for them, and the five basic skills of forward jumping, backward jumping, jog step jumping, one foot jumping, and skier jumping.  They will also be shown  other jumps they can try for fun.  They will work alone, and then with a partner who will video them doing the five different skills.  They then have a rubric to fill out and self-assess their jumping.  They will be taught about basic digital citizenship skills of getting permission before filming others and not posting videos online without their parents permission.
• Parkour Unit Plan
  In this unit lesson plan, teachers will be guided through three different trimesters, each with four different units for students to study. These units include: parkour, soccer, hockey, and more.

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