Physical Education Grade 4 A/B

Physical Education Grade 4, Semester A, promotes well-being through physical activity and includes practice of skills used in sports such as basketball and volleyball. Sport and game topics include moving and balancing the body; catching, throwing, dribbling, volleying, and striking; combining actions to play complex games; executing simple offensive strategies; and engaging in game experiences with peers. Personal fitness topics include setting fitness goals and developing routines with skills such as running and jumping rope.

Physical Education Grade 4, Semester B, combines foundational movements and motor skills, including jumping, landing, traveling, and balancing, to create and perform a gymnastics sequence. Topics include manipulative skills needed in baseball (throwing, catching, and batting) and in field hockey and soccer (passing, dribbling, and scoring), elements of folk and partner dances, as well as offense and defense strategies, good sportsmanship, hydration, analyzing fitness assessment results, and the benefits of exercise.

The materials needed for this course include standard fitness equipment.

Coming this summer!