5^th Grade Physical Education

Year Unit Plan

5 Components of Fitness – these are taught during the entire school year.

• 5 components of fitness are taught – one component of fitness is covered each week.   
• Effort grade based on pedometer steps- recorded on spreadsheet.  Average is then calculated and graded. O- Outstanding (1500 steps), S-Satisfactory (1499-1000 steps) and N-Needs Improvement (999 steps or less).

1^st Quarter

Heart Rate Monitors – 10% of grade

• Fifth graders take resting heart rate and determine their target heart zone.
• Practice the heart rate monitors and then they are graded.

Pedometers are used every day and recorded for the effort grade

PACER Test – this is the cardiovascular endurance test taken twice a quarter by the fifth graders.  Written goals are set for each student. This is 10% of their grade

Football – 40% of grade

• There are three parts to the football grade. 10 percent of the football grade is a written test, fifteen percent of the football grade is skill testing using  rubrics that follows the criteria set up by the curriculum, and fifteen percent of the grade is game play also assessed by a rubric.

Soccer – 40% of grade

• There are three parts to the soccer grade. 10 percent of the soccer grade is a written test, fifteen percent of the soccer grade is skill testing using rubrics that follow the criteria set up by the curriculum, and fifteen percent of the grade is game play also assessed by a rubric.

2^nd Quarter

Heart Rate Monitors – 10% of grade

Pedometers are used every day and recorded for the effort grade.

PACER – this cardiovascular test is run twice during the second quarter.  The teacher and students review the goals that were set and if the students have attained their goal they set new goals. 10% of their grade

Volleyball – 40%

• There are three parts to the volleyball grade:  ten percent of the grade is a written test, twenty percent of the volleyball grade is skill testing using rubrics that follow the criteria set up by the curriculum and 10 percent of the grade is game play also assessed by a rubric. 

Basketball – 40%

• There are three parts to the basketball grade:  ten percent of the grade is a written test, twenty percent of the basketball grade is skill testing using rubrics that follow the criteria set up by the curriculum and 10 percent of the grade is game play also assessed by a rubric.

3^rd Quarter

Heart Rate Monitors – 10% of grade

Pedometers are used every day and recorded for the effort grade.

PACER Test – the PACER is run twice during the third quarter.  The students review their goals that they have set.  If they have attained their goal a new goal is set.  10% of total grade

Dance – 40%

• Twenty percent of the dance grade is assessed by a rubric that assesses the correct patterns to the dances that are taught by the teacher; twenty percent of the grade is based on a dance that the students make up themselves using jump bands.

Racket Sport – 40%

• Ten percent of the grade is based on a written test, Fifteen percent of the grade is based on rubrics used to assess the skill patterns that are required in the curriculum and fifteen percent of the grade is based on a rubric that assesses the game play as specified in the curriculum. 

Climbing Wall – not graded

Snowshoe – not graded

4^th Quarter

Heart Rate Monitors – 15% of grade

Pedometers are used every day and recorded for the effort grade.

PACER – this is run twice during the fourth quarter.  The students’ goals are reviewed for the last time and when the test is done the teacher and students review the goals and see if the students have attained what they have set out to do.  10% of total grade

Rollerblade – 25%

• Fifteen percent of the grade is based on rubrics that are used to assess the skills that are required as part of the curriculum, ten percent of the grade is based on written test.

Softball – 25%

• Ten percent of the grade is based on a written test; fifteen percent of the grade is based on rubrics that assess skill level and game play as required by the curriculum. 

Frisbee Golf – 25%

• Ten percent of the grade is based on a written test; fifteen percent of the grade is based on rubrics that assess skill level and game play as required by the curriculum. 

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