Physical Education

 

The Primary Physical Education Program is based on both the Kindergarten to Senior 4 

Physical Education/Health Education: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes for 

Active Healthy Lifestyles (2000) and the Provincial Basic Movement Skills (1999) document. 

The fundamental movement skills and concepts will be developed through a variety of activities

that motivate children to participate in a positive rewarding way.

 

The five General Learning Outcomes include:              The five Physical Activity Categories include:

          
Movement                                                                                  Individual/Dual: Sports/Games
Fitness Management                                                                 Team Sports/Games
Safety                                                                                         Alternative Pursuits

Personal and Social Management                                             Rhythmic/Gymnastic Activities
Healthy Lifestyle Practises                                                         Fitness Activities

 

 

 

All students will be exposed to the basic movement skills, which will become the foundation for 

sport and activity skills learned in later grades.

 

Transport skills
running

jumping

hopping

skipping

galloping

 

Manipulative Skills       
rolling

bouncing

catching
underhand throwing

overhand throwing

striking

kicking

 

Balance Skill
static (stationary)
dynamic (in motion)

 

Students learn and move at various rates through three stages of development.

 

Initial Stage: represents a child’s early attempts at performing movement skill

 

Formative Stage: the child has developed some aspects of the skill

 

Mature Stage: period when all aspects of a skill can be used and applied to a variety of situations

  

 

The Intermediate Physical Education Program is based on both the Kindergarten to Senior 4 Physical Education/Health Education: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes for 

Active Healthy Lifestyles (2000) and the Provincial Basic Movement Skills (1999) document.  

Students will continue to develop the fundamental movement skills and concepts through a variety of physical activities.  At this level emphasis will be placed on the general movement skills and concepts.

  

Physical Activity Categories

The following activities contribute to the development of skills related to the five general learning outcomes. Throughout the year students will participate in several of these activities.