updated 6 May, 2007

Physical Development/Health Grade 5

Manipulative Skills

  • Send strike, kick, trap, and receive objects

Physical Fitness and Body Development

  • Learn about aerobic, strength, fexibility conditioning activities and circuit training
  • Study personal fitness and fitness principles

Rhythms and Dance

  • Participate in square, folk/ethnic dances and rhythmic activities (i.e., juggling, individual and long rope jumping)

Lead Up Activities to Team and Individual Sports

  • Participate in lead up activities to games (football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, etc.)

Health

Learn about:

  • Safety and prevention of unintentional injuries
  • Community health
  • Consumer health
  • Environmental health
  • Nutrition
  • Mental and emotional health
  • Substance use and abuse
  • Human growth and development
  • Prevention and control of disease
  • Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS

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