Physical Education

About this course

First grade PE and Health builds on the basic movements of kindergarten and turns them into real activities. The year covers fitness basics (walking and running, jumping jacks, skipping, hopping and galloping, throwing and catching, climbing, exercising with a partner, and taking your own pulse), classic group games (Duck Duck Goose, Red Light Green Light, Simon Says, tug of war, parachute games, bowling with plastic bottles, relay races, hula hoop, jump rope), individual challenges (hopscotch, balance beam walking, target throwing, standing long jump, forward rolls, bear crawl and crab walk, obstacle courses, kicking a ball), health and nutrition (eating a food rainbow, drinking water, handwashing, sleep, too much sugar, saying grace, helping in the kitchen), flexibility and balance (toe touches, tree pose, animal poses, cool-down stretches, moving to Bible songs), and outdoor activities (nature walks, scavenger hunts, kite flying, planting seeds in a cup, bird watching, puddles and leaves and snow).

There are 108 lesson files arranged in nine units of twelve. Six units are distinct; the last three repeat the fitness, team-game, and individual-activity units from earlier in the year, so your student meets those 36 lessons a second time as review rather than getting new material there. A lesson is planned for about 25 minutes and follows the same rhythm each day: a short prayer, about five minutes of introduction, roughly twelve minutes of the actual activity, and a review. Every lesson ends with a ten-question quiz that grades itself.

The written portion is short, three paragraphs a first grader can hear read aloud, and most of it is instructions for something to go do. The middle paragraph is always a specific assignment with real numbers, such as running a movement course three times, knocking down bottle pins from two distances, or measuring a standing jump in footsteps, so the balance leans firmly toward doing rather than reading. Each lesson closes with a KJV verse tied to the day's activity. Equipment stays household: a ball, a jump rope, chalk, a rope, plastic bottles, a bedsheet in place of a parachute, and a cup of soil and a few bean seeds. What the course does need is room to move, ideally a yard or park, and a second person, since a good number of the games want a partner or the family to join in.

What the course covers

• Running, jumping jacks, skipping, hopping, and galloping
• Throwing, catching, and kicking a ball
• Group games: Duck Duck Goose, Red Light Green Light, tug of war, parachute
• Jump rope, hula hoop, hopscotch, and bowling
• Balance beam walking, forward rolls, bear crawls, and obstacle courses
• Nutrition: the food rainbow, water, sugar, and helping prepare meals
• Handwashing, sleep, rest, and daily health habits
• Stretching, animal poses, and cool-downs
• Outdoor activities: nature walks, kites, gardening, and bird watching
• Heart rate, why we exercise, and the body as God's temple

What your student will be able to do

• Perform and name a range of movements including skipping, galloping, and jumping jacks
• Throw, catch, kick, and roll a ball toward a target with control
• Play a group game by its rules and take turns fairly
• Find a pulse and tell the difference between rested and active heart rate
• Stretch safely before and after activity
• Choose colorful foods and explain why water and sleep matter

Scope and sequence

All 9 units of Physical Education for Grade 1, in the order they are taught.

Every lesson, by title

All 108 lesson titles are listed here — nothing is withheld until you download. Open a unit to read its contents.

One whole lesson, exactly as it comes

This is a real lesson taken from the middle of the course — the teaching text, the practice, the homework, and the first three quiz questions with their answers. It is not a marketing excerpt.

What you will need

Drawn from the materials named across all 108 lessons of this course. Most families already own most of it.