Foundational Pillars:

1 - Nutrition/Sleep

2 - Muscular/Skeletal System

3 - Cardiovascular

4 - Flexibility

5 - Hand Eye Coordination

6 - Social Skills

These 6 Pillars will guide your P.E. curriculum during the school year.  Across all standards presented to you, one or more of these pillars are presented and provide relevance toward living a healthy lifestyle both inside and outside the walls of academia.  My challenge to you:

Throughout your P.E. journey, I ask that you determine what Foundational Pillar you are demonstrating in each activity that we participate in together.

Nutrition/Sleep

Nutrition and sleep go hand in hand. It is recommended that elementary age children get 9-12 hours of sleep a night. Good eating habits are directly correlated to getting a good night’s sleep.

                  FRUIT                                                              VEGETABLE

                          DAIRY                                                              PROTEIN

Apple Pie

Apple Slices

Side Salad               French Fries

 Ice Cream           Yogurt Parfait                                 Grilled Chicken      Fried Chicken

THIS or THAT

MUSCULAR/SKELETAL SYSTEM

Toning and strengthening muscles do not have to include lifting weights.  Children build their muscular/skeletal strength best by lifting their own body weight and doing body weight bearing exercises at least 3x per week.

Moving our bodies in ways they were intended to move requires strength in all planes of motion.  Strengthening our muscular/skeletal system ensures durability of our muscles, bones, and ligaments to support movement.  Exercises such as push ups, pull ups, lunges, planks, and bridges require minimal to no equipment.

Exercise Dice

Students will trace the solid lines of the diagram to the right.  The student will choose one exercise from Push, Pull, Squat, Lunge, Brace/Abs, and Hinge and write it on each side of the die.

***CHALLENGE***

- Now use your Exercise Die 3x per week.  

- Roll the die 10 different times and do each exercise for 10-20 reps or ALMOST until failure. 

CARDIOVASCULAR

One of the most important muscles in your body is your heart. Aerobic activities get your heart rate up and benefit not only your heart but also your lungs by improving cardiorespiratory fitness. Living a healthy lifestyle requires one to condition the heart to minimize the risk of heart disease.

Choose any of these fun activities!!!