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Content Area: Health and Physical Education
Index: 2.6C Grade 2 CPI 1
Standard: 2.6 - Fitness
Strand: C - Achieving and Assessing Fitness
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 - The student will engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity that develops all components of fitness.
Grade: 2
Sample Activities:
· WHO'S GOT MUSCLE? - Begin this activity by asking: “Who’s got muscle?” (Students will name super heroes, TV or movie stars or athletes.) Point out muscles in the arms, legs, etc. Next, have students participate in a variety of muscular strength and endurance tasks. If you have permanent playground equipment, such as a horizontal ladder or monkey bars, use them as stations. Establish several stations and review the activity to be performed at each station. Divide the class into small groups and begin one group at each station. Rotate stations every two to three minutes. After all students have completed the fitness tasks, reconvene the group and discuss how they used their muscles.
Variation: Create a series of cards with specific strength and endurance tasks illustrated on them. Distribute one card per student. On signal, students perform the task and then trade cards with another student. Continue until all students have performed several tasks, then stop and discuss the use of specific muscles for each task.
· LET'S START WALKING - The purpose of this activity is to have everyone walk one mile. Use a specific walking course or the high school track. If you use the track, give each student a popsicle stick or chip to keep track of each lap. At the end of the mile, discuss the benefits of walking (e.g., better health, breathing fresh air, looking at nature).
Variation: Invite parents and community members to walk with the class. Students develop a family/ friends walking program and keep a log or diary of their walking experiences.
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