WELLNESS SYLLABUS

Teacher: Jeff Hopkins
Room: 001A
Textbook: Health: A Guide To Wellness (Glencoe)

FIRST NINE WEEKS
Character Education: “Respect”
Ch. 1 “Your Health and Wellness”
Ch. 2 “Making Healthful Choices”
Ch. 28 “Infectious Diseases”
Ch. 3 “Physical Fitness and Your Health”
Ch. 4 “Physical Activity for Life”

SECOND NINE WEEKS
Character Education “Responsibility/Citizenship”
Ch. 5 “Nutrition and Your Health”
Ch. 6 “Food and Your Health”

THIRD NINE WEEKS
Character Education “Self Discipline/Perseveance”
Ch. 9 “Managing Stress In Your Life”
Ch. 10 “Mental and Emotional Problems”
Ch. 12 “Healthy Family Relationships”
Towards No Drug Abuse Program

FOURTH NINE WEEKS
Character Education “Honesty”
Ch. 21 “Adolescence-A Time of Change”
Ch. 22 “The Life Cycle Continues” (Parenthood)
Ch. 35 “Providing First Aid and Handling Emergencies”

UNIT OUTLINE
TEACHER: Jeff Hopkins UNIT LENGTH: 15 days
SUBJECT: Physical Education GRADE: 9TH
TYPE OF UNIT: Skill
UNIT TITLE (TOPIC): THE PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE FITNESS TESTS.

1. ABSTRACT:
A. RATIONALE: This unit has been designed and developed to teach young people ages 6-17 how they can attain optimal their
Optimal fitness level by participating in the Presidential Fitness
Tests. The content of this unit is valid and appropriate because students can attempt to achieve their optimal level of fitness by training for the test.
During the course of this unit, students will perform five different physical exercises exhibiting the skills needed to master each.
B. SOURCE: The source from which this unit was formulated and planned is as follows: The President’s Challenge Program of 1998-99. This program has been approved by the Tennessee Education Association for students, ages 6-17.
C. DURATION: This unit (testing) is expected to be completed after fifteen, 55-minute class periods.
D. GOALS AND RELATED INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: With the completion of this unit, the student will be able to compare themselves with other students, their age, across the United States as to the results of the five tests of abilities.
1. The student will be able to measure abdominal strength/endurance by the maximum number of curl-ups performed in one minute.
2. The student will perform the shuttle run test as fast as possible.
3. The student will measure the heart/lung endurance by completing the fastest time to cover the one -mile run/walk test.
4. The student will measure upper body strength/endurance by completing the maximum number of push-ups.
5. The student will show flexibility of the lower back and hamstring by reaching forward in the V position.
II. INSTRUCTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
A. Target Group: This unit has been designed so that all students from the ages 6-17 may compare how they measure up to other students their age across the United States.
B. Instructional Environment: This unit will be presented to all Wellness classes at Collierville High School. The students will perform these tests in the gymnasium and they will be practiced in a four -station rotation.
C. Assessment of Individual Differences: To make provisions for individual differences in the gym, the teacher will:
1. Establish different learned outcomes for students, or groups of students necessary.
2. Vary the conditions for mastery by allowing students multiple tries at each test if needed.
III. MATERIALS/MEDIA:
The following materials will be used throughout this unit:
1. Tumbling mats: Used for sit-ups.
2. Stop watches: Used to time sit-ups, shuttle-run, and one mile run/walk.
3. Erasers: Used to perform the shuttle-run test.
4. Cones: Used to perform the mile-run/walk test.
IV. EVALUATION PLAN:
1. The teacher will incorporate the five tests into daily exercise programs for all students.
2. The teacher will observe and monitor the students as they perform the in-class activities.
3. At the completion of this unit, the teacher will evaluate the students’ performance by using national standards set by the Presidents’ Challenge Youth Physical Fitness Committee.
V. EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS:
The qualifying standards presented by the President’s Challenge Committee on Physical Fitness Awards.
VI. PLAN FOR REPORTING LEARNER PROGRESS:
The teacher will post standards that will be expected from students in order to achieve levels of excellence. The students will be graded on daily participation (effort) and mastery of skills needed to perform the exercise activities. The teacher will closely monitor student success and offer suggestions as to how skills might be improved. Each test result will be posted on Powergrade.