Lesson Planning
The teacher designs lessons so that students have opportunities
to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the various units, strands,
and activity areas within Wellness 10. For example, in Week 2, Teacher B has
chosen the strand Physical Activity and Fitness and the activity area of Games.
During this lesson, students will not only participate in game activities,
they will also learn something about Physical Activity and Fitness that will
enable them to progress toward attainment of the objectives for the Physical
Activity and Fitness strand of Wellness 10. For instance, after having participated
in two or three different game activities, the teacher could have students
compare (analyze) the activities in terms of their contributions to the development
of each component of physical fitness. Questions for discussion might include:
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To what extent (i.e., lots, some, a little, not at all)
did the first/second/third activity contribute to the development of your
cardiovascular endurance?
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To what extent did the first/second/third activity contribute
to the development of your muscular endurance?
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To what extent did the first/second/third activity contribute
to the development of your muscular strength?
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To what extent did the first/second/third activity contribute
to the development of your flexibility?
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To what extent did the first/second/third activity contribute
to maintaining a healthy body weight?
As indicated on the Teacher B semester plan during Week 2, the
teacher provides students with an opportunity to learn about the relationship
between the Physical Activity and Fitness strand, and the Leisure strand and
how they influence each other.
Lessons are designed to enable students to progress toward attainment
of the objectives for the unit or strand of Wellness 10. Except for lessons
that are held in a classroom, during which students are not physically active,
students will spend some time during each lesson:
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actively participating in some physical activities in order
to improve or maintain their level of physical fitness, develop movement
patterns and skills, learn game strategies and rules, demonstrate increasingly
responsible personal and social behaviours, and other objectives as appropriate.
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extending their knowledge base and understanding of how
these physical activities can help them attain and maintain personal wellness
– not only in the physical dimension of their lives but also in the
psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions.
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making connections between Physical Activity and Fitness
and other strands of wellness – “weaving” the strands
into and through physical activity.
An example of this can be demonstrated by referring to the sample
semester plans. During Week 1, Teacher B has planned for students to be in
the gymnasium for two lessons. During a portion of these two lessons, students
will actively participate in a variety of physical fitness learning experiences.
Teacher B has designed these two lessons in order to provide opportunities
for her students to increase their knowledge and understanding of physical
fitness. The students are still developing their Physical Activity and Fitness
action plans and these learning experiences will enable them to produce more
realistic, effective, and achievable action plans.
In Week 5, Teacher B has planned for students to spend some
time during this series of lessons:
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actively participating in individual and dual activities
in order to improve or maintain their level of physical fitness, to develop
movement patterns and skills, to learn game strategies and rules, to develop
personal and social responsibility, and other objectives as appropriate.
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extending their knowledge base and understanding of how
these individual and dual activities can help them attain and maintain personal
wellness – not only in the physical dimension of their lives but also
in the psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions.
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making some connections between individual and dual physical
activities and the Stress Management strand of wellness.
The teacher may also provide opportunities for students to expand
their awareness of how physical activity can be used as a vehicle to improve
wellness in their local community and in the global community.
Two sample lesson planning forms are included at the end of
this section.
Sample Planning Forms
Sample planning forms to assist in planning the Wellness 10
program appear on the following pages.
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