Physical Education Curriculum: Fostering Motor Skills & Healthy Habits
Objectives
1. Body Awareness and Physical Activity
Understand and appreciate their bodies and the role of physical activity in exploration, enjoyment, social interaction, and leisure time.
2. Physical Activity and Wellbeing
Recognize the importance of physical activity for overall wellbeing. Demonstrate a responsible attitude towards oneself and others, understanding the effects of exercise, hygiene, nutrition, and posture on health.
3. Adapting Movement to Different Situations
Utilize physical abilities, motor skills, and knowledge of body structure and function to adapt movements to various circumstances and conditions.
4. Problem-Solving and Autonomous Practice
Acquire, select, and apply principles and rules to solve problems and engage in effective and independent practice of physical activities, sports, and artistic expression.
5. Effort and Skill Development
Independently perform physical and sports activities that demand effort, skill, or ability, with an emphasis on exertion.
6. Effort Regulation and Respect for Others
Regularly and effectively distribute effort, achieving a self-imposed level commensurate with individual ability and the nature of the task. Develop attitudes of tolerance and respect for the possibilities and limitations of others.
7. Creative Expression Through Movement
Utilize the expressive resources of the body and movement to create aesthetic forms, communicating feelings, emotions, and ideas autonomously.
8. Teamwork and Cooperation
Develop individual initiative and the habit of teamwork, accepting established norms and rules.
9. Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
Participate in physical activities, sharing projects, and establishing cooperative relationships to achieve common goals. Resolve conflicts through dialogue and avoid discrimination based on personal characteristics, gender, social, and cultural background.
10. Appreciation of Physical Activities and Sports
Understand and appreciate the diversity of physical activities, games, sports, and cultural elements, demonstrating a critical perspective as both participant and spectator.
11. Environmental Awareness and Responsibility
Engage in activities in the natural environment creatively and responsibly, recognizing the value of nature and the importance of contributing to its protection and improvement.
12. Reading Comprehension and Information Exchange
Promote reading comprehension as a means of research, information exchange, and understanding game rules.
13. Utilizing Technology
Use information and communication technology as a resource to support learning in the area.
14. Traditional Sports and Games
Learn about and practice traditional sports and games popular in the Region of Murcia, appreciating their historical and cultural significance.
Assessment Criteria
1. Basic Motor Skills and Body Awareness
- Respond to visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli.
- Move, rotate, and jump in various ways.
- Perform throws and catches involving object manipulation.
- Balance the body in different postures, managing stress, relaxation, and breathing.
- Participate in and enjoy games.
- Play bodily structure or rhythm instruments.
- Symbolize characters and situations through body movement with ease and confidence.
- Demonstrate interest in body care, hygiene, and risk awareness in physical activity.
2. Coordination, Cooperation, and Rhythmic Expression
- Move and jump in a coordinated and balanced manner.
- Throw, pass, and receive balls with control, adapting to trajectories.
- Rotate longitudinally and transversely.
- Act cooperatively to solve challenges in group games.
- Participate in games and sports, understanding the rules and demonstrating acceptance.
- Propose and perform simple rhythmic structures.
- Use expressive body resources and participate in group communication using movement, music, art, or verbal cues.
- Maintain active behaviors consistent with the value of physical exercise for health, showing interest in body care.
3. Adaptability, Critical Thinking, and Group Interaction
- Adapt movements and jumps to different environments.
- Throw, pass, and receive balls with control, adjusting to the situation.
- Act cooperatively to solve challenges as both attacker and defender.
- Identify personal effort and group dynamics, acting accordingly.
- Formulate coherent and critical opinions regarding conflict situations in sports.
- Demonstrate active behaviors to increase physical fitness.
- Create group compositions, interacting with peers using expressive body movements and responding to musical, artistic, or verbal stimuli.
- Identify relationships between regular physical exercise and improved health.
- Participate in games and sports, understanding the rules and demonstrating acceptance towards others.