Physical Education

The MYP physical education programme at TISA is designed to develop the ‘whole student.’ We adopt a holistic approach to education, helping students develop personally, socially, mentally and physically. We provide students with a skills-based and broad curriculum, giving them the opportunity to develop performance and improve their knowledge and understanding of a variety of sporting activities.

Each grade level participates in 1 single (45minutes) and 1 double (90minutes) period of PE per week. Each unit is planned and assessed in line with the MYP arrangements documents and consists of both practical and theoretical elements in order to provide students with the skill-set and knowledge to achieve their full potential. Students are expected to come prepared to each class with their PE kit, appropriate footwear, water bottle and their PE diaries. Students must keep their PE diaries up to date with personal reflections after each lesson, highlighting strengths and weaknesses in their performance and suggesting possible plans for improvement. The MYP PE course is also supported by the TISA after-school sports programme. Students can train in a variety of sporting activities and teams and have the opportunity to represent TISA in both national and international tournaments and events.


Teachers
Assistants
1) Aims of your program (from the MYP Subject Guide)

Aims

The aim of the PE department at TISA is to help students develop a combination of transferable skills that will encourage maximum participation in sport and exercise throughout their school life and into adulthood. Our course is designed to encourage and enable students to develop:

• an appreciation and understanding of the value of physical education and its relationship to a healthy, balanced lifestyle
• an interest in the promotion of health and wellness
• the motivation to participate fully in all aspects of physical education
• their optimal level of physical fitness
• effective communication strategies, verbal, non-verbal and written
• the skills and understanding necessary to participate successfully in a variety of physical activities, for example, learning, practicing, refining, adapting, thinking, interacting
• the ability to reflect critically on all aspects of physical education, including being a critical performer
• an understanding of international perspectives on physical activity, sport and health education
• a lifelong interest in and enjoyment of physical activities as a participant.  

2) Scope and Sequence Chart

MYP Curriculum Annual Overview 2010-11
Updated April 15, 2011
Subject: Physical Education M1 – M5

Grade		Term 1		Term 2		Term 3
M1 Mr. Havercamp		Cooperative Games (Team building) Football Creative movement - Gymnastics Racquet sports		Basketball Fitness Tests Theory: “Exercise and the body systems”		Athletics kickball “Sport is Fun”
M2 Ms. Natasha		Cooperative Games (Team building) Football Creative movement - Gymnastics Team Handball		Basketball Fitness Tests Theory: “A closer look at bone, muscles and joints”		Athletics Softball “Sport is Fun”
M3 Miss Barclay		Cooperative Games (Team building) Football Creative Movement – Dance Racquet sports		Basketball Fitness Tests Theory: “Factors affecting performance”		Athletics Quick Cricket “Sport is Fun”
M4 Miss Barclay		Cooperative Games (Team building) Football Creative Movement – Dance/Gymnastics Volleyball		Basketball Fitness Tests Theory: “What choices do I have?”		Athletics Cricket “Sport is Fun”
M5 Miss Barclay		Badminton Theory - skills and Techniques in badminton Football Creative Movement - Choreography		Basketball Theory: Structures and strategies in basketball Fitness		Athletics Baseball “Sport is fun to organize”

3) BRIEF overview of each unit starting with M1 – you do NOT need to include every topic that you teach – please keep it to a couple lines.

All students from M1-M4 will start the year with an introductory unit of cooperative games and end the year with ‘sport is fun’. During the cooperative games unit, students will be involved in different adventure challenge, ice breaking and team building activities. They will understand the importance of working together cooperatively, sharing ideas, solving problems and communicating with their peers. The ‘sport is fun’ unit will involve students in many different fun activities. They will be responsible for organizing and leading games with their peers. Team work and cooperation will be highlighted in this unit with the intention of developing their social skills

M1 Physical Education

Football
Students will be taught techniques of passing and receiving, dribbling, shooting and tackling in football. They will understand how to accept refereeing decisions and abide by the rules, the importance of warm-up exercises in football. Specific activities will include football drills, three-on-three plays, a variety of team discussions, half -field seven a side game play.

Creative Movement
Students will develop an understanding of the importance of warm-up exercises for the gymnastics activities, along with issues relating to balance and the factors that affect it; concepts of take off, flight and safe landing. Specific activities will include performing a variety of individual and partner balances, different rolls and performing a variety of flight movements over apparatus, as well as leading class warm-up activities. Students in groups will practice their gymnastics routines, combined music, dance and costumes and present to both M1 classes during their gymnastics and dance presentation.

Racquet sports
Students will learn about the basic principles of playing badminton, they will also practice their serving and hitting skills. Students will understand the specifics of warm-up exercises for badminton and short tennis. Individual activities will include badminton/short tennis skills, simple game play and team discussions.

Basketball
Students will be taught techniques of passing, dribbling and shooting in basketball. They will learn the basic principles of play, as well as how to accept refereeing decisions and abide by the rules. They will understand the nature and variety of warm-up exercises in basketball. Specific activities will include a variety of basketball drills, one-on-one play and simple game of five-a-side. Students will take part in different competitions (M1 mini basketball tournament, Chevron – TISA challenge tournament, etc)

Fitness Tests
The teacher will check the student’s fitness level using a variety of fitness tests. Students will understand how to improve upon their results in different fitness tests and will be encouraged to collect their own personal records of these events in their journals, which they can subsequently keep and update at various age levels. Specific activities will include undertaking a beep test, a curl-up test, a push-up test, a skipping challenge test, a sit-and-reach test, vertical and standing long jumps, checking heart rates before and after some of these tests.

Theory: Exercise and the body systems
Students will understand how the skeletal, hormonal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and digestive body systems work. Specific activities will include health-related fitness activities, class discussions, theory lessons and written tests. This is an interdisciplinary unit with science.

Athletics
Students will understand the specific techniques involved in short, middle and long distance running, including the starting position for each event and learn how to improve their performance. They will develop their take-off, flight and landing techniques in jumping events and the techniques of shot put, discus and javelin. Additionally, students will gain an understanding of the importance of warm-up and cool-down exercises before and after the athletics events and the differences in heart rates after running events. Students will have the opportunity to compete in competitions (Wild wind track and field events, Secondary sport day, etc)

Kickball
Students will learn about the key techniques of pitching, catching and base running in kickball. They will understand team tactics and strategies, and the importance of positional responsibility in playing the game, and will also have the opportunity to referee a game themselves. Specific activities will include practicing skills, discussing team tactics and strategies within the game.

M2 Physical Education

Football
Students will continue to develop techniques of passing, dribbling, heading, shooting, and tackling in football. They will be further encouraged to accept refereeing decisions and abide by the rules, as well as to understand the benefits of warm-up exercises in football. Specific activities will include football drills, four-on-four play, and team discussions.

Creative Movement
Students will understand the importance of warm-up exercises in gymnastics, and will develop their ability within the four areas, Flight, Balance, Inversion and Rotation. Students will further analyse the different ways the body can rotate and turn, refine rotation techniques, and explore ways of turning. Specific activities will include rotations and turns, combining a sequence to music, and partner compositions.

Handball
Students will become more familiar with the various techniques of passing, dribbling and scoring in handball. They will understand the rules and basic principles of play, along with the importance of teamwork. Specific activities will include handball skills development, drills and simple game play.

Basketball
Students will further develop techniques of passing, dribbling and shooting in basketball. They will understand the basic principles of play, along with how to accept refereeing decisions, and abide by the rules. They will gain awareness of the nature and benefits of various warm-up exercises in basketball. Specific activities will include basketball drills, two-on-two play, and simple game play.

Fitness Tests
Students will be working on improving their Personal Fitness. They work on their upper body strength, lower body strength, flexibility, cardio-respiratory endurance, and muscular endurance. Students will understand how to improve their performance in different fitness tests, and will be encouraged to create their own personal record of these events, which they can subsequently keep and update at various age levels. Specific activities will include a beep test, a curl-up test, a push-up test, and a skipping challenge test, along with checking of the heart and breath rates before and after the tests.

Theory: A Closer Look at Bones, Muscles, and Joints
Throughout the year, students will improve their understanding of how the skeletal and muscle systems work, as well as developing an awareness of injury protection and prevention. Specific activities will include class discussions, theory lessons, and preparing a poster sharing their understanding of how bones, muscles and joints work while doing physical activities.

Athletics
Students will be taught running (hurdles, relays 4x100 + 4x400, middle distance and long distance, with an emphasis of developing the ability to pace themselves whilst running for a longer period of time) jumping (high jump, long jump, step-step jump and triple jump) and throwing (shot put, discus and foam javelin). Students will learn about the benefits of different warm-up exercises in athletics events. Students can represent TISA in the annual Wild Wind Track Meet in May at the Olympic Stadium.

Softball
Students will learn about the key techniques of pitching, catching and base running in softball. They will understand team tactics and strategies, and the importance of positional responsibility in playing the game. Specific activities will include practicing skills, discussing team tactics and strategies within the game.

M3 Physical Education

Football
Students will develop their understanding of the rules within football and ensure they are applying them in game situations. They will learn about roles and responsibilities within different positions and will develop the skills and techniques necessary for active participation. Students will work as a team to develop tactics and strategies and will implement them into their games.

Creative Movement - Dance
Students will learn and develop their skills and techniques in dance, looking at finishing movements, design, form, space, level, direction, creativity, fluency and control. Students will build their confidence through dance development lessons, where they will learn motifs from their teacher and build upon them with their own ideas. They will look at linking movements together and composing their own routines.

Racquet sports
Students will further develop their knowledge of the rules and principles of play in a variety of racquet sports; they will practice their serving and returning techniques and improve their footwork. Students will focus on specific skill development and practice methods in order to monitor their progress and make improvements. They will start to improve their performance in both attacking and defensive situations and develop a clearer understanding of badminton and short tennis.

Basketball
Students will learn and develop skills and techniques in basketball, alongside developing their understanding of the importance of defence systems and team work within the game. Specific skills will include footwork, ball control, shooting (lay ups), blocking shots, performing defensive plays, and three-on-three plays.

Fitness Tests
Students will test their level of fitness at the beginning of the unit and will create a fitness profile for themselves. They will learn about different training methods and exercises used to develop specific aspects of fitness. Students will test their speed, strength, stamina, flexibility, muscular endurance and power throughout this unit and improve their performance. Specific tests covered in this unit will include a beep test, curl-up test, push-up test, sit-up test, squat thrust and shuttle runs. Students will discuss the impact that our level of fitness has on our health and well-being and look at factors that affect our participation in sport.

Theory: Factors Affecting Your Performance
Students will learn about factors that affect performance, such as the body, mental factors, and environmental factors. Students will also learn about issues relating to drugs in sport. Specific activities will include class discussions, theory lessons and practical tests.

Athletics
Students will learn and develop their technique in Running, Jumping and Throwing events in athletics, focussing mainly on sprint technique, long jump and discus. Students will also enhance their understanding of the purpose and nature of warm-up exercises in athletics events. They will work together and use peer observation and feedback to help improve performance. Student results will be recorded during class competition.

Quick Cricket
Students will develop their skills and techniques in quick cricket. They will improve their awareness of the basic principles of play, and the rules. There will be a focus on sportsmanship, accepting refereeing decisions and abiding by the rules of the game. Specific activities will include practising cricket skills and techniques and game play. Students will gradually build up their skills and knowledge so they can progress onto cricket in M4.

M4 Physical Education

Football
Students will understand team strategies and tactics, and attacking and defensive systems. They will learn how to accept refereeing decisions and abide by the rules, They will also learn about different roles and responsibilities including how to referee the game. Specific activities will include football drills, five-on-five play, team tactics, and refereeing the game. Creative Movements – Dance/gymnastics Students will develop and build upon their skills and techniques in and gymnastics, re-capping on the four areas, flight, balance, inversion and rotation. Students will work with a partner to create a routines linking these areas together and performing their routines with control and fluency. Students will then combine these skills with dance movements and compose group dance/gymnastics routines which they will perform to their peers. Students will understand and demonstrate their knowledge of rhythm, timing and fluency of movements. They must also consider the use of space, level, direction, form, creativity and teamwork.

Volleyball
Volleyball is a complex game of simple skills, students will firstly develop the skills and techniques through partner work and 1v1 games. Students will then progress to 2v2 controlled games and then 3v3. The main areas of focus will be control, footwork and decision making and teamwork. Students will also develop the main skills and techniques; service, the dig, the set, the block and the spike.

Basketball
Students will develop and build upon their skills and techniques in basketball. They will work independently with their team mates to develop structures and strategies used to outwit their opponents. They will look at aspects of fitness necessary within different positions in basketball and highlight their strengths and weaknesses with each position. Students will learn how to prepare their body for active participation. Specific skills will include Man-to-man and zone defense, offensive play, including screening and communication and team work.

Fitness Tests
Students will test their level of fitness at the beginning of the unit and will create a fitness profile for themselves. They will then learn about different training methods and principles of training that they can use to develop and improve their level of fitness. This fitness unit will link in with science and students will use their results to complete scientific lab reports. Students will test their speed, strength, stamina, flexibility, muscular endurance and power throughout this unit and improve their ability. Specific tests covered in this unit will include a beep test, curl-up test, push-up test, sit-up test, squat thrust and shuttle runs. Students will check their heart rate regularly and have a clear understanding of their recommended training zone.

Theory: What choices do I have?
Students will understand what is meant by the terms ‘general’ or ‘health-related fitness’, ‘skill-related fitness’, and ‘specific fitness’. They will practice using different fitness testing procedures. Specific activities will include class discussions, fitness testing, theory lessons, and a written project.

Athletics
Students will learn about specific running techniques for long distance running. They will learn how to improve their performance and stamina and learn how to pace themselves in order to continue running for longer. They will also learn and develop the correct ‘baton passing’ technique for relay. Specific activities will include competing against peers, and undertaking a 1-mile run, where they will check their heart rates before and after the race.

Cricket
Students will further develop their cricket skills and techniques, focussing on the correct batting technique, stance and grip. They will also work on their bowling technique and learn more about wicket keeping. By the end of this unit, students will have a better understanding of the game and be able to organise themselves into teams and play a competitive game of cricket.

M5 Physical Education

Badminton (performance and written assignment)
Throughout this badminton unit, students will learn about skill acquisition and development and learn about what makes a skilled performance. They will collect initial data on their performance and learn about ways to improve their performance. Specific focus will be given to ‘stages of learning’, ‘practice methods’ and ‘feedback’. Students will be assessed on their practical performance and on a written assessment within this unit.

Football
Students will learn more about team strategies and tactics, and about attacking and defensive systems. Opportunities to referee games themselves will promote understanding of this aspect of the game, along with providing further encouragement to accept refereeing decisions and to abide by the rules in appropriate ways. Specific activities will include football drills, seven-on-seven play, team tactics and strategies, and refereeing games.

Creative Movement - Choreography
Students will develop and build upon their skills and techniques in gymnastics and dance. The will be solely responsible for choreographing their group routines and presenting them to their peers. Students will also be involved in an M5 showcase, where they will present their routines to other students during assembly. Students will understand and demonstrate their knowledge of rhythm, timing and fluency of movements. They must also consider the use of space, level, direction, design, form, creativity and teamwork.

Basketball (performance and written assignment)
Students will consider the importance of positional responsibility in assisting others in team plays, and will work with their team-mates to perform complex offensive and defensive plays, including taking on different offensive and defensive rolls and responsibilities based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. Specific activities will include working with their teams and planning defensive and offensive plays, class discussions about tactics and strategies, five-on-five play and a written assignment based on structures and strategies in basketball.

Fitness
Students will complete initial fitness tests to give them and their teacher a clearer indication of their level of fitness. Students will understand how to improve their level of fitness, and will be encouraged to create or update their own personal records of their achievements. The main aim of this unit is to help students understand the importance of exercise and the effects it has on their health and to encourage them to sustain a healthy balanced lifestyle during school and into adulthood. Students will also complete an aerobics (exercise to music) assessment throughout this unit, which will involve them composing their own aerobics routine that they will then teach the class.

Athletics
Students will practise specific techniques required in running, jumping and throwing events, as well as those involved in passing the baton in a relay race. They will learn how to improve their performance in athletics events, and understand how to organise and lead athletics sessions to primary children. Specific activities will include different distance running, jumping and throwing events, taking part in class discussions, and participation in competitions.

Baseball
Students will learn more about the specific techniques of pitching, catching, hitting, base running and fielding in Baseball. They will understand team tactics and strategies, along with the importance of positional responsibility in playing the game. Specific activities will include practising skills, discussing team tactics and strategies, and game play and looking at mental factors the affect performance.

‘Sport is fun to Organise’
Students will learn how to plan sporting activities and games for younger students and learn how to lead and deliver practical sessions through working with elementary students. They will learn about communication, organisation, time management and leadership.


4) Assessment Criteria (Highest Band level for each subject). I can do this.

PE Assessment Criteria

Criterion A: Use of Knowledge – maximum 6
Criterion B: Movement Composition – maximum 6
Criterion C: Performance – maximum 10
Criterion D: Social Skills and Personal Engagement – maximum 8