Personal health and wellness
• Identify an elementary grade level (FL: K-6). Instead of using FL standards, we are going to use Mississippi grade 2nd or 3rd grade only one grade.
https://www.mdek12.org/OAE/college-and-career-readiness-standards
• Include unit objectives/performance outcomes written in a behavioral format and correlated to the Florida State standards in Physical Education and Health. Include ESOL standards.
• Integrate into unit objectives/performance outcomes, instructional strategies, instructional activities, materials and resources, and assessment appropriate information that reflects knowledge and understanding of ESOL Standards.
• Include five lesson plans (use Appendix B for the lesson plan format) consisting of at least one lesson for each of the following Competencies and Skills for P.E. and Health:
o Personal health and wellness (interrelatedness of physical activity, fitness, and health; nutrition and its role in promoting health; decision making and goal setting in promoting individual health and wellness).
o Physical, social, and emotional growth and development (structure, function, and interrelatedness of the systems of the human body; principles of sequential progression of motor skill development; human growth and development and its relationship to physical, social, and emotional well-being; factors and problems associated with social and emotional health; factors related to responsible sexual behavior).
o Community health and safety issues (factors contributing to substance use and abuse and signs, symptoms, effects, and prevention strategies; home, school, and community resources that provide valid health information, products, and services; violence prevention strategies and safety and injury prevention strategies for home, school, and community)
• Select instructional strategies and instructional activities that reflect the principles of child growth and development and address effectively the learning styles and needs of ESL/LEP, and ESE children in an elementary classroom.
• Include instructional strategies, including ESOL strategies, that provide opportunities for a variety of group and individual physical education experiences.
• Select instructional materials for students, including ESOL, that are developmentally appropriate and show evidence of integrating electronic and multimedia resources.
• Select teacher materials that reflect appropriate theories and research for teaching physical and health education at the elementary school level.
• Include rubrics for performance- based assessment in the evaluation section of the unit.
Sample Answer
This unit focuses on promoting healthy habits and understanding the connection between physical activity, nutrition, and overall well-being for third-graders. It incorporates the Mississippi Physical Education Framework and Health Education Framework for Grade 3, while considering the needs of English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Exceptional Student Education (ESE) learners.
Unit Objectives:
- Students will identify and participate in activities that promote physical fitness and well-being (PE.G.3.K.1). (Kinesthetic Learners)
- Students will explain the importance of balanced nutrition for healthy growth and development (HE.G.3.K.1). (Verbal Learners)
- Students will demonstrate positive decision-making skills related to healthy choices (HE.G.3.K.4). (Visual Learners)