1. Field Day
Essential: What is physical activity?
Unit: What are some ways to stay physically active?
How many different ways can you move to stay physically active?
Content: How can being physically active improve your health benefits?
What are some health benefits of being physically active?

2. Unit Summary
• In this unit, students will perform several forms of
activities such as throwing, catching, running, and
jumping.
• There will be a field day to showcase their skills

3. Role of Teacher
• The role of the teacher will be to oversee the field
day competitions and make sure that each activity is
set up properly and appropriate for the students.

4. Role of the Parent
• The role of the parent is to attend the field
day event and enjoy watching their children
compete in different activities

5. Role of the Students
• The roles of the students are to learn the
applied skills for the field day and have
practices to prepare for the field day.

6. Benefits
• This will allow students to be efficiently
physically fit.
• This will enhance their social skills and make
physical activity enjoyable
• Students will learn many different activities to
maintain a physically active lifestyle.

7. Standards
• P.E.1.2.) Apply varied effort and pathways to
running, jumping, and throwing.
• P.E.1. 4.) Demonstrate manipulative skills by catching a
bounced ball with hands, volleying a soft
object, kicking a stationary object, and throwing a ball
underhand with two hands
• P.E.1. 1.) Demonstrate jumping and landing skills by
using one- and two-foot takeoff methods, balancing at
varying levels on multiple body parts, and forming
bridges using different body parts

8. Objectives
• When asked to throw a ball, the students will
throw the ball with at least 80% accuracy
• When given the opportunity to catch a
ball, the students will catch with at least 80%
accuracy
• When given the opportunity to run, students
will run properly with at least 80% accuracy
• When asked to jump, students will jump
properly with at least 80% accuracy

9. Project Based Learning
• Project Based Learning allows students to
work together as a group and combine
different ideas as a whole
• It will allow students to use 21st century skills
to relate their ideas to outside world

10. Contact Info
• Blayne Green
• Email Blgreen1@crimson.ua.edu
• Office Hours 11-12:30, 2-3:00 pm