Jami Wiebe

October 2, 2012
Curriculum and Instruction

Physical Education Curriculum Overview

Rational and Philosophy:

The Aim:
*The aim of the K-12 Physical Education program is to enable individuals to
develop the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to lead an active and
healthy life.
Benefits:
The benefits of Physical Education are: health, active lifestyle, skill development,
positive interactions, self-confidence/self-esteem, goal setting, economic, and
academic achievement.
Exemptions:
-Exemptions may be warranted if and an individual holds certain religious beliefs, or
has medical reasons. Exemption is only warranted if an official written statement is
provided to the school.
-Class, Grade or School exemptions may be warranted if there is limited access to a
facility in which case documentation needs to be approved by school authority.
Addition Information:
***In September 2005, DPA (Daily Physical Activity) was implemented into the
curriculum. It states that grades 1-9 need to participate in 30 minutes of
physical activity daily.

General Outcomes:
It is organized by stating the general outcome, then following them by subheadings,
which are the specific learning outcomes. The SLOs describe the knowledge, skills,
and attributes that the students are expected to achieve by the end of each grade.
The P.O.S also states specific learner outcomes which are more detailed descriptions
of what is expected to be complete by each student at the end of each grade.

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K-12 Physical Education is based off 4 general outcomes:

Benefits of Health

Activity

Cooperations

Do it dailyfor life

Students will
A) Activity: Acquire skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate
movement activities; dance, games, type of gymnastics, individual activities
and activities in an alternative environment; eg. Aquatics and outdoor
pursuits.
Basic Skills: locomotor, Nonlocomotor, Manipulative
General outcomes B-D are interdependent/ interrelated and are achieved
through participating in activity.
B) Benefits Health: Understand, experience and appreciate the health benefits
that result from physical activity.
Function fitness, body image, well-being
C) Cooperation: Interact positively with others.
Communication, fair play, leadership, teamwork
D) Do it Dailyfor life: Assume responsibility to lead an active way of life.
Effort, safety, goal setting/ personal challenge, active living in the community
Each general outcome includes specific outcomes, by grade, and at the
High School level by course grade. Students are expected to demonstrate these
outcomes to the best of their ability, by the end of each course.
These general outcomes are interrelated and inter dependent. Each is to be
achieved through a variety of physical activities. Students must have the
opportunity to participate in dance, games, types of gymnastics, individual
activities, and activities in an alternative environment. Eg. Aquatics or outdoor
pursuit.
Specific Outcomes:
The sequence of the curriculum stays consistent throughout all the grade
levels, however, the tasks required become more challenging.
For example:
The task is very similar but instead of performing a basic locomotor skill like
jumping, as in required in grade two, the students in physical education 20 will
have to develop and perform complex dances.
Within each grade level these are taught through different activities. These
outcomes can be meet in a variety of ways, but it is up to the teacher to

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decide how the outcomes will be met and which activity to use to meet the
outcomes of each grade levels.
Examples:
Example #1:
Grade Four:
GLO: Students will interact positively with others. (Objective C)
SLO: Communication, fair play, leadership, and teamwork.
Specific Outcomes: Communication
- Articulate and demonstrate respectful communication skills appropriate to context.
Grade Ten:
GLO: Students will interact positively with others. (Object C)
SLO: Communication, fair play, leadership, and teamwork.
Specific Outcomes: Communication
- Communicate thoughts and feelings in an appropriate
respectful manner as they relate to participation in physical
activity.
- Discuss issues related to positive athletic/active living role
models.
As we see through the example the GLO and SLO stay consistent but the specific learner
outcomes become more articulate and complex.
Example #2:
Grade Four:
GLO: Students will assume responsibility to lead an active way of life. (Objective D)
SLO: Effort, safety
Specific Outcomes: Effort
- Demonstrate a willingness to participate regularly in physical
education class.
- Demonstrate factors the encourage movement
Grade Ten:
GLO: Students will assume responsibility to lead an active way of life. (Objective D)
SLO: Effort, Safety
Specific Outcomes: Effort
- Demonstrate a commitment to an active lifestyle through
participation in and out of class
- Develop a person plan that is self- motivating and encourages
ongoing participation.

Again the complexity and work required outside the classroom is increased however the
general learning outcome and specific learner outcomes remain consistent.

How it compares between grades:

Encourages students to be successful in short term and long term goals that will aid them in
living a healthy active life, as well as promotes safety.
Grades 1-7: requires students to demonstrate and identify factors and strategies to encourage
participation and movement.

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Grades 8- Physical Education 30: Requires students to apply previous knowledge to develop a
personal plan that encourages ongoing participation in a healthy lifestyle.

*Over all, the Physical Education Program Of Studies is laid out in an

effective and understandable manner. The four general outcomes are
unified at all grade levels which makes it really valuable to show
persistence and the importance of the underlining developmental skills.
To find more information go to:
Alberta Education- Program of Studies- Physical Education
http://www.health.alberta.ca
http://centre4healthyliving.ca

Resources:
Alberta government, (2012). Physical Education- Physical Education Kindergarten to
Grade 12, 2000. Retrieved September 27, 2012 from:
Http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/curriculum/bysubject/physed/phys
2000.pdf
Alberta government, (2012). Physical Education. Retrieved September 30, 2012
from:
http://education.alberta.ca/media/450871/phys2000.pdf