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Here Is Listed a General Outline Which I Follow:

                                                                       

Five-Day-A-Week Program

(an inexperienced class that meets 185 days)

 

Lesson Topic / Activity    % of School Year   Number of Days
Establishing the Learning Environment 4 7
Spatial Awareness 9 16
Effort 5 9
Relationships 5 9
Traveling 7 12
Chasing/Fleeing/Dodging 4 7
Jumping & Landing 5 9
Rolling 7 12
Balancing 5 9
Transferring of Weight 5 9
Punting & Kicking 7 12
Throwing & Catching 7 12
Volleying 3 6
Dribbling 3 6
Striking w/ Rackets 4 7
Striking w/ Hockey Sticks 2 4
Striking w/ Bats 3 6
Striking w/ Golf Clubs 2 4
Fitness & Wellness 6 11
Field Day Events / Programs 3 6
Others 6 10
     

 

 

Sequence For a Five-Day-A-Week Program

(an inexperienced class that meets 185 days)

 

Week

      Skill / Concept Focus

1   Establishing Learning Environment; Self Exploration
2   Personal Space; Manipulation of Body Parts; Traveling in Personal Space; Force (fast and slow)
3   Traveling (galloping, skipping, hopping, etc) in Various Directions; Change of Direction; Throwing
4

  Force (hard/strong & soft/light); Shapes (round, big, small, twisted, etc); Dropping; Kicking;

     Catching; Traveling (hopping, galloping, etc)

5

  Fitness; Low Organized games ("crazy cones"); Balancing; Relationships (near, far, inside, etc); 

     Flow During Movement; Catching; Throwing; Traveling (skipping, galloping, hopping, running)

6

  Relationships (over, under, around, etc); Kicking; Catching w/ Partner; Traveling (skipping,

     galloping, hopping, running)

7

  Locomotor Sequencing; Rhythms; Ball Manipulation; Chase/Flee/Dodge; Low organized game

   (sharks & minnows); Jumping and Landing; Body Parts; Pathways (curved, straight, zigzagged)

8

  Fitness (stretching and exercising); Catching w/ partner; Kicking w/ Partner;  Stations (practice

    work; Dribbling; Climbing (climbing wall)

9

  Throwing to Targets (over and underhanded); Dribbling (hand

    and foot);  Locomotor skills (skipping, galloping, hopping);

    Concepts (left, right, sideways, front, & back)

10

  Fitness (vocabulary, healthy practices); Rhythm Sticks; Traveling Through Space; Kicking;

   Catching; Force; Climbing (climbing wall)

11

  Kicking (w/ partner and while moving);  Striking w/ Body Parts;

    Jumping Rope; Balancing (moving& on various body parts)        

12   Rhythm Sticks; Movement Concepts; Levels; Throwing; Catching; Kicking; Dribbling
13   Jumping Rope; Traveling; Low Organized Games; Hiking (nature trail);
14   Striking (w/body parts and paddles); Volleying; Jumping Rope; Locomotor Skills

15   Introduce Routines (holiday program); Movement Sequencing
16   Practice Routines; Rhythm; Traveling; Dance
17   Review & Practice (cover majority of skills)
18   Review & Practice (cover majority of skills for upcoming assessments)
19   Assessments (checklist and analysis)
20   Tumbling; Rolling; Body Manipulation; Partner Stunts
21   Rolling; Balancing; Traveling; Stunting (gymnastics)
22   Striking w/ paddles; Dribbling; Kicking (punting & moving); Catching; Obstacles Course
23   Low Organized Game; Striking w/ long handled implements (bats, putters); Throwing; Catching
24   Balancing; Fitness; Jumping; Traveling
25   Jumping Rope;  Jumping & Leaping; Transfer of Weight
26   Throwing to partners (lead passing); Catching w/ Equipment; Kicking (lead passing)

27

  Volleying; Striking w/ Bats & Clubs; Shooting and Passing to

     Targets

28   Throwing; Kicking; Catching: Dribbling (foot & hand); Locomotor Skills
29   Levels; Force; Relationships; Fitness; Jump Rope
30   Low Organized Game; Directions; Locomotor Skills; Practice Skills
31   Introduce Routines for Schoolhouse Rock (spring program)
32   Practice Movement Routines; Special Events
33   Station Work Days; Special Event
34   Review Days (station workdays)
35   Assessment (formal checklist)
36   Scavenger Hunt (hiking, swinging, climbing, running, biking, crawling);  Special Events

 

                           Scope & Sequence based upon Children Moving, (Graham, Holt/Hale, Parker)

                                    Along with personal experiences and practice