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Spend less time planning and more time personalizing lessons with these practical guides. Previously compiled in a two-book set titled Physical Education Teaching Units for Program Development, these highly acclaimed unit plans provide a detailed scope and sequence for an early childhood movement program and an elementary physical education program.

The 135 units in these four books integrate movement concepts and skills into games, gymnastics, and dance experiences that children really enjoy. They contain clear objectives, sample assessments, and fitness activities that reflect the National Standards for Physical Education and the National Standards for Arts Education (Dance). New and experienced teachers alike can adopt the ready-to-use units as a complete instructional program or select specific units to enhance their existing curriculum.

Successfully used in public and private schools in suburban, inner city, and rural areas, the units are logically arranged to build on the motor skills acquired at each student’s unique stage of development. Each unit contains a progression of learning experiences, and each learning experience, in turn, is broken down into tasks that help students perform movement skills or understand movement concepts. To increase communication, learning, and motivation, the learning experiences are written in conversational, developmentally appropriate language and can be used as models for effective teaching.

Written by five specialists in physical education and dance, who together have more than 100 years of teaching experience, Physical Education Unit Plans will dramatically reduce time spent in day-to-day planning and preparation and challenge students to reach their full movement potential.

About the Author

Bette J. Logsdon, PhD, has 37 years of physical education experience—5 years in public schools and 32 years at the university level, preparing teachers with special interest in elementary school physical education. She spent the last 15 years of her career at Bowling Green State University (Ohio). During this time, she taught regularly scheduled elementary physical education classes to learn more about children, test theories, and stay abreast of the challenges facing elementary school teachers. Bette lives in Toledo, Ohio.

Luann M. Alleman, MEd, has 25 years’ teaching experience in public and private schools. She has worked with children, including physically challenged students, at the elementary and high school levels, and with college students in university teacher-preparation courses. She was the first intern consultant for physical education in the Toledo School System and provided in-service training for Toledo public school elementary physical education teachers. Retired after 17 years as department chair of elementary school physical education for the Toledo School System, Luann resides in Holland, Ohio.

Sue Ann Straits, PhD, has been a lecturer in the Department of Education at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) since 1993. Since beginning her career in physical education in 1972, she has gained extensive practical experience teaching physical education and dance in early childhood and elementary education settings both overseas and in the United States. She also has conducted workshops around the world on movement education. Sue Ann makes her home in Reston, Virginia.

David E. Belka, PhD, has taught physical education classes to elementary school students and pedagogy and elementary content courses at the college level. An expert in developing and teaching games, David is the author of Teaching Children Games, a practical guide that explains the why and how of teaching children to become skilled games players. For more than two decades, he has analyzed, critiqued, and reviewed elementary physical education texts. David lives in Oxford, Ohio, where he is a professor at Miami University.

Dawn Clark, EdD, is an associate professor and the coordinator of dance education at East Carolina University, where she teaches dance pedagogy. She taught physical education and dance at the elementary level for five years. In 1987 Dawn earned a certificate in Laban studies; this background has been especially helpful for the Physical Education Unit Plans books, whose units are organized around Laban’s movement themes and movement framework. Dawn is a resident of Greenville, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Physical Education Unit Plans for Preschool-Kindergarten
Preface
Introduction
How to Use the Units

Preschool Games
Unit 1. Ball Handling • Unit 2. Rolling and Collecting Balls • Unit 3. Striking Balloons • Unit 4. Bouncing and Collecting Balls • Unit 5. Kicking, Striking, and Throwing Balls

Preschool Gymnastics
Unit 1. Nonlocomotor and Locomotor Movement • Unit 2. Jumping • Unit 3. Traveling in Different Ways • Unit 4. Exploring Play Spaces

Preschool Dance
Unit 1. Traveling • Unit 2. Traveling, Turning, and Spinning • Unit 3. Motion and Stillness • Unit 4. Locomotor Movements

Kindergarten Games
Unit 1. Ball Handling and Space Awareness • Unit 2. Dribbling and Trapping • Unit 3. Throwing and Catching • Unit 4. Passing and Trapping • Unit 5. Overhand Throw • Unit 6. Rolling and Collecting a Small Ball • Unit 7. Tapping a Balloon • Unit 8. Dribbling With the Hand • Unit 9. Kicking a Ball

Kindergarten Gymnastics
Unit 1. Traveling on Different Body Parts • Unit 2. Forward Roll • Unit 3. Changing Base of Support While Traveling • Unit 4. Safely Mounting and Dismounting Apparatus • Unit 5. Introduction to Weight on Hands • Unit 6. Changing Levels and Directions on the Balance Beam

Kindergarten Dance
Unit 1. Responding to Signals While Traveling and Pausing • Unit 2. Making Different Body Parts Important • Unit 3. Listening While Moving • Unit 4. Rhythm and Movement • Unit 5. Galloping, Skipping, and Sliding to Music

Appendix A. Content Standards in Physical Education
Appendix B. Content Standards in Dance
References
Resources
About the Authors

Physical Education Unit Plans for Grades 1-2
Preface
Introduction
How to Use the Units

First Grade Games
Unit 1. Dribbling, Passing, and Trapping • Unit 2. Overhand Throw • Unit 3. Traveling and Stretching to Catch • Unit 4. Tapping a Ball With the Hand • Unit 5. Dribbling, Changing Directions, and Stopping • Unit 6. Throwing, Striking, and Kicking • Unit 7. Passing and Trapping

First Grade Gymnastics
Unit 1. Forward Roll • Unit 2. Traveling on Different Body Parts • Unit 3. Rolling and Taking Weight on Hands • Unit 4. Jumping, Landing, and Rolling • Unit 5. Traveling Into and Out of Balances

First Grade Dance
Unit 1. Making Shapes With the Body • Unit 2. Traveling, Turning, and Body Shapes • Unit 3. Skipping, Pausing, and Changing Body Shapes and Levels • Unit 4. Body Shapes and Movement Through Space • Unit 5. Traveling, Pausing, and Changing Speed

Second Grade Games
Unit 1. Passing With the Feet • Unit 2. Catching With One Foot Stationary • Unit 3. Dribbling With Either Hand • Unit 4. Tapping With the Dominant Hand • Unit 5. Throwing and Catching • Unit 6. Bouncing a Ball and Traveling at Different Levels • Unit 7. Punting and Kicking • Unit 8. Batting From a Tee and Fielding

Second Grade Gymnastics
Unit 1. Changing Levels, Directions, and Supporting Body Parts While Traveling • Unit 2. Backward Roll • Unit 3. Balancing, Rolling, and Step-Like Actions • Unit 4. Making Body Shapes With Apparatus • Unit 5. Step-Like Actions of the Hands and Feet

Second Grade Dance
Unit 1. Stepping to a Metric Rhythm • Unit 2. Rising, Sinking, and Changing Directions and Pathways • Unit 3. Creating Dance Phrases With Locomotor and Nonlocomotor Movements • Unit 4. Relationships Among Body Parts

Appendix A. Content Standards in Physical Education
Appendix B. Content Standards in Dance
References
Resources
About the Authors

Physical Education Unit Plans for Grades 3-4
Preface
Introduction
How to Use the Units

Third Grade Games
Unit 1. Throwing Lead Passes • Unit 2. Striking a Ball With a Paddle • Unit 3. Kicking Lead Passes • Unit 4. Forearm Pass • Unit 5. Unilateral Throw and One-Handed Catch • Unit 6. Throwing and Fielding

Third Grade Gymnastics
Unit 1. Rolling, Stepping, and Flight-Like Movements • Unit 2. Relationships of the Feet With Weight on Hands • Unit 3. Cartwheels and Roundoffs • Unit 4. Traveling on Hands and Feet, Mounting and Dismounting • Unit 5. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Shapes

Third Grade Dance
Unit 1. Symmetry and Asymmetry • Unit 2. Moving Alone and With a Partner • Unit 3. Meeting and Separating • Unit 4. Creating Group Shapes at Different Levels • Unit 5. Designing Phrases and Making Curved Pathways

Fourth Grade Games
Unit 1. Spiral Football Pass • Unit 2. Forehand Strike • Unit 3. Lead Passes, Offense and Defense • Unit 4. Overhead Volleyball Pass • Unit 5. Throwing and Catching Deck Tennis Rings • Unit 6. Offensive and Defensive Repositioning • Unit 7. Developing Defensive Relationships in Baseball

Fourth Grade Gymnastics
Unit 1. Creating and Performing Matching Sequences • Unit 2. Muscle Tension and Extension of Nonsupporting Body Parts • Unit 3. Developing Phrases With a Partner • Unit 4. Twisting and Turning Into and Out of Balances • Unit 5. Transferring Weight Between Feet and Hands • Unit 6. Developing Partner Sequences

Fourth Grade Dance
Unit 1. Combining Weight and Time Qualities • Unit 2. Refining the Five Basic Jumps • Unit 3. Group Shapes and Movement Sequences • Unit 4. Combining the Effort Qualities of Space • Unit 5. The Polka Step

Appendix A. Content Standards in Physical Education
Appendix B. Content Standards in Dance
References
Resources
About the Authors

Physical Education Unit Plans for Grades 5-6
Preface
Introduction
How to Use the Units

Fifth Grade Games
Unit 1. Throwing and Receiving a Football • Unit 2. Repositioning in Basketball • Unit 3. Underhand Volleyball Serve and Team Strategies • Unit 4. Repositioning and Passing Off in Deck Tennis • Unit 5. Forehand Backhand Stroke • Unit 6. Refining Dribbling, Kicking, and Passing in Soccer • Unit 7. Offensive and Defensive Strategies in Softball • Unit 8. Passing, Catching, and Dodging

Fifth Grade Gymnastics
Unit 1. Creating Shapes in Flight • Unit 2. Traveling On and Off Apparatus • Unit 3. Developing Sequences With a Partner • Unit 4. Balances, Traveling, and Changing Body Part Relationships to Apparatus • Unit 5. Introducing Counterbalance and Countertension

Fifth Grade Dance
Unit 1. Contrasting and Matching Movement • Unit 2. Matching Movement to Poetry • Unit 3. Using Tinikling to Match, Mirror, and Contrast • Unit 4. Becoming a Responsive Partner

Sixth Grade Games
Unit 1. Pass Plays in Football • Unit 2. Offensive and Defensive Relationships in Basketball • Unit 3. Overhead Pass and Setting Skills in Volleyball • Unit 4. Layup Shots and Defense in Basketball • Unit 5. Refining the Backhand Stroke • Unit 6. Creating Options and Cutting Off Passing Lanes in Soccer • Unit 7. Place Hitting, Covering Bases, and Backing Up a Receiver

Sixth Grade Gymnastics
Unit 1. Mounting, Dismounting, and Linking Movement on Apparatus • Unit 2. Counterbalance and Countertension • Unit 3. Matching, Cannoning, Supporting, and Being Supported • Unit 4. Rolling and Initiating Momentum • Unit 5. Creating Shapes and Vaulting Partner Balances

Sixth Grade Dance
Unit 1. Altering Body Shape Using Partners • Unit 2. Introducing Theme and Variation • Unit 3. Designing a Repeatable Dance Sequence • Unit 4. Strict Canon, Free Canon, and Moving in Unison • Unit 5. Designing a Partner Sequence Around Interpersonal Relationships

Appendix A. Content Standards in Physical Education
Appendix B. Content Standards in Dance
References
Resources
About the Authors

Audiences

Curriculum guides and references for physical education, movement education, and classroom teachers of preschool through grade 6. Textbooks for physical education methods courses.

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