Unit Plan Template

A template based on Understanding by Design

Title of Unit

Grade

Fitness Inquiry

Grade 4

Level
Physical Education

Subject

Time

HACE
English Language Arts

Frame

Until the students have exhausted their

research and are ready to present.

Science

Developed By

Stephanie Charboneau

Stage 1 Desired Results

Prescribed Learning Outcomes/Curricular Competencies:
English Language Arts:
Access and integrate information and ideas from a variety of sources and from prior knowledge to build understanding
Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding
Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create texts for a variety of purposes and audiences
Health and Physical Education:
Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create texts for a variety of purposes and audiences
Describe how personal health choices contribute to overall well-being
Science:
Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world
Suggest ways to plan and conduct an inquiry to find answers to their questions
Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams and simple reports, using digital
technologies as appropriate

Unit Theme/Issue of Inquiry/Narrative

Inquiry into the reasons behind why/how stretching improves your health
Prior knowledge includes the students knowledge about physical fitness, physical anatomy, and understanding of how
working our muscles makes us stronger?
Links to previous grade Health and Physical Education core competecies

Rationale: This unit of study is important because it encompasses elements of 3 subjects in the BC curriculum.
I am teaching this unit to encourage and develop my students curiosity and ability to develop meaningful and interesting questions that

can then be turned into research ideas. We will then present that research and find ways to share our finding within our community.

Understandings:

Essential Questions:

Students will investigate, wonder, and discuss research on how

stretching makes us feel, how stretching reduces illness,
improve our health in general.
Students will be able to formulate questions that
are relevant and meaningful
Students will turn their questions into research
topics and create a medium on which to present their
research
students will be able to share their learnings within
their community

Why do people stretch?

How does stretching benefit our bodies?
How do we share our findings with our community?
Why does my body move differently than yours?
What questions might spark student interest / engagement
in the topic?

Students will then understand how stretching or yoga can

benefit their bodies, improve quality of life, reduce illness, and
improve overall health.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence

Formative Assessments

Summative Assessments

Create a rubric together with the student on how their

projects will be marked

Presentation and write up based on rubric created together

Observations: observe how the students work in their

groups, their progress and their direction of research.
Mini Conferences: Speak with students individually and
ask how they feel about the project and if they need any
additional support.
Reflection: Have students write or blog about a midpoint
reflection and include an action plan.
Allow students to hand in their research projects before
hand to receive feedback and formative assessment.

Ability to influence and get their information out into their

community

Stage 3 Learning Plan

Should be Differentiated
Potential Barriers to Success / Areas to Differentiate:
Engagement
Motivation
Support of the school and other teachers

Introducing the Unit:

Students will engage in yoga sessions that will help us become centered and improve our health.
Students may wonder how/why essentially stretching improves our help?
Guide students through an inquiry based project based on this wonder?

Sequence of Lessons: The basics of what you plan to do in each lesson of the unit.
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Lesson
Title

1
Yoga

2
Wonder

Lesson Activities (Learning Experiences)

Continue on with weekly yoga routine of Sun
Salutations
Talk about how stretching improves your health
Students Wonder how/why stretching improves ones
health
Students work together to formulate good questions
that promote curiosity and research
Students discuss and wonder about different aspect
of health that yoga could benefit?
students break into groups and choose an area of
research
areas could include but are not limited to
benefits to oneself emotionally
benefits to physical health
benefits to warding off illness or diseases
benefits to community and cohesiveness

Assessme
nt
Self
Assessme
nt on
participati
on
Formative

Resource
s
Yoga
Props

chart
paper
to record
brain
storm
and
groups

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Plan

4
Research
5
Research

Peer edit

7
Final copy
8
Presentati
ons
9

Digital
citizenshi
p

Students get together in their groups and make a

game plan
Students create a timeline, brainstorm web, list of
questions, predictions, and possible outlets to help
change the community.
Students and teacher will create a marking rubric
together
Teacher will sign off on and provide guiding
questions before students start their research
Students conduct research in their groups
Teacher provides guidance when needed
Students continue to conduct research and start to
write rough draft of their findings
students work together and start to write up a rough
draft of their way to show the community their new
information
Teacher provides guidance when needed
students conduct a peer edit
student then conducts their final edit
Teacher will sign off on rough copy
Students can start their good copy of write up
Students work on their final copy and presentation
layout
Students may practice presentations
Students will present their findings and how they will
inform their community on their findings
students will be marked on the rubric that was
created together during the planning stages
Teacher will provide an extension time and pose the
question: Now that we have informed our community how
can we tell everyone else? How can we show them what
we are doing and set a good example for schools
everywhere?

Formative

brainstor
m map

Formative

ipad/com
puters
library
ipad/com
puters
library

Formative

Formative
Formative
Summativ
e based
on rubric
created in
class
participati
on

ipad/com
puters
library
Ipad/com
puters
library
projector
posters
rubric

internet
access

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