Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.2E Grade 4 CPI 4

 

Standard: 2.2 - Integrated Skills

 

Strand: E - Leadership, Advocacy, and Service

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 -  The student will develop and articulate group goals.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·    THE RIVER CROSSING - Divide the class into groups of five to seven students. Give each group a scooter board and a jump rope. Draw a line (or use mats) at one end of the course and place another line (or mat) about 20 to 25 feet away. About halfway across the course, tape a hoop to the floor. Tell students to imagine this is a roaring river and they must travel across it to get to the other side. The goal is for all team members to get to the other side successfully. Any player touching the floor (the river) must return to the beginning of the course. If the team member is carrying equipment, he/she must also return to the beginning of the course. The only safe place is the rock (hoop) located in the middle of the river. Allow teams time to plan the crossing. After a designated time period to cross the river (all teams will not be successful), ask the following questions:

 

      -    Was your group successful? Why or why not?
-    Who went first? Why? How was the order decided?
-    Did certain people take control, or did the group make the decisions?
-    What problems arose that you did not anticipate? How did you solve those problems?

After discussion, validate the use of decision-making and problem-solving skills. Discuss how the skills might be used differently if the activity is repeated (using what you know—your experiences— to influence your decisions).

Variation: Add equipment to each team or assign roles to team members (e.g., a visually impaired-person, a small child, a person who cannot speak)

 

·        RESPECT - Write the word respect on the board and brainstorm definitions. Ask students to identify individuals whom they respect (e.g., parents, principal, police). Divide the class into small groups, and assign each group a situation. Groups develop respectful ways to handle the situation and share their ideas with the rest of the class. Students complete the following statement in writing: “I show respect to others by...”

SAMPLE SITUATIONS: RESPECT

Situation One: The Principal - You are one of five students in the lavatory when the principal comes in. Three of the other students were trying to stuff paper towels down the toilet. The principal tells you to report to the office. How do you explain to the principal, in a respectful manner, that you had nothing to do with the prank?

Situation Two: Police Patrol - You and two friends are riding your bikes home from the park when a police officer pulls up beside you. The officer says, “I know what you kids did back there in the park.” You’re not sure what he’s talking about, but you know all you did was play basketball. How do you
respond to the officer’s questions?

Situation Three: Parent Trap - Your little sister has done it again! She spilled an entire glass of juice on the floor. You are trying to clean up the mess she ignored when your mom walks in and starts yelling at you. What should you say? How can you defend yourself and still be respectful? The situation certainly looks bad for you!