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Jericho Middle School Physical Education Curriculum Summary

Physical Education Department Goals

The goals of the middle school physical education curriculum are for students to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain personal fitness, perform basic motor and manipulative skills in a variety of activities, and to develop the ability to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.

To attain this goal, the curriculum focuses on the acquisition and refinement of sport specific motor skills, fundamental strategic play, decision making principles, as well as basic knowledge of rules, conventions, and appropriate behavior through a variety of modified game-like activities and situations.

Students also focus on the comprehension of fitness concepts through the students' abilities to evaluate their own fitness levels, personal goal setting and fitness program planning. Emphasis is on the knowledge of health-related and skill-related fitness components, principles of exercise and health risk factors.

A third focus is the comprehension of personal and social responsibility concepts. Students will identify specific behaviors consistent with safety, character, civility and citizenship related to sports and physical activities. These concepts are embedded in each modified activity through the instruction and reinforcement of sportsmanship, camaraderie and the enjoyment of play.

Brett Kornblum

Brett Kornblum
Curriculum Associate for Health, Physical Education, and Athletics
516-203-3600 ext. 3248
bkornblum@jerichoschools.org

Middle School Assessments and Units of Instruction

  • Throughout the course of the year, students will be assessed on specific content within activities. We will also assess students on one of the following fitness concepts each year:

    • Knowledge of healthy habits needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle
    • Knowledge of healthy habits needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle, including understanding of fitness training principles
    • Knowledge of personal fitness management

  • Dance Activities: Introduction to basic forms of dance (creative, cultural, and social).

    Fitness Activities: Presidential physical fitness challenge, resistance, and aerobic training.

    Net Games and Lead Ups: Badminton, tennis, volleyball, pickleball, two-square, box ball and wall ball.

    Personal Performance Activities: Basic swimming and aquatic safety skills, track and field (6th grade olympics), project adventure and yoga.

    Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge Assessment: All students will participate in pre and post testing in the following areas:

    • Mile
    • Pull Ups or Right Angle Push Ups
    • Shuttle Run
    • Sit and Reach
    • Sit Ups

    Striking/Fielding Activities: All's fair whiffle ball, and matball

    Team Passing Activities: Football, soccer, basketball, rugby, team handball/speedball, and ultimate games.

    It is our expectation that students will work at their optimum ability so that we can accurately assess their fitness levels which in turn will provide their teachers with the necessary data to develop lessons that will assist them in achieving higher overall levels of fitness.

High School Course Offerings

High School Course Offerings

Jericho High School Physical Education Curriculum Summary

Physical Education Department Goals

Physical education is based upon the acquisition of knowledge and skills as a foundation for engaging in physical activity. However, the mere acquisition of knowledge and skills is not enough. The mission of physical education is to enable all students to sustain regular, lifelong physical activity as a foundation for a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life. Our vision is to provide all students with a sequential program based on physical activities undertaken in an active, caring, supportive, meaningful, and non-threatening atmosphere in which every student is challenged and successful.

Scheduling: When the opportunity presents itself, we try to split classes into groupings that include grades 9 and 10 and 11 and 12. This enables us to focus curriculum on specific areas of fitness and activities based on student grade levels.

High School Assessments and Units of Instruction

  • Throughout the course of the year, students will be assessed on specific content within activities. We will also assess students on one of the following fitness concepts each year:

    • Knowledge of healthy habits needed to maintain a physically active lifestyle.
    • Knowledge of how to interpret and utilize health related fitness data.
    • Knowledge of personal fitness management.
    • Knowledge of the fitness training principles and FITT guidelines to monitor and adjust activity levels to meet person fitness needs.

  • During the course of students high school careers, they will be afforded opportunities to participate in the following activities:

    9th and 10th Grades

    Cooperative Games: Project Adventure

    Fitness Concepts: Aerobics, cardio training, Pilates, weight training, yoga, and Zumba fitness

    Team Sports: Basketball, diamond sports, flag football, soccer, team handball, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball

    11th and 12th Grades

    Individual: Golf and outdoor games

    Fitness Concepts: Aerobics, cardio training, Pilates, weight training, yoga, and Zumba fitness

    Racquet/Net Sports: Badminton, pickleball, tennis, and volleyball

    Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge Assessment

    All students will participate in pre and post testing in the following areas:

    • Mile
    • Pull Ups or Right Angle Push Ups
    • Shuttle Run
    • Sit and Reach
    • Sit Ups

    It is our expectation that students will work at their optimum abilities so that we can accurately assess their fitness levels, which in turn will provide their teachers with the necessary data to develop lessons that will assist them in achieving higher overall levels of fitness.