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Grade 3 - 5 , Bouldering Wall Unit |
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Overview
Climbing is a lifetime sport and activity that students can participate in
at the elementary level. The bouldering walls are 8 feet high and range in
varying distances. Climbing is integrated with with emotional and
intellectual characteristics such as problem solving, patience ,
perseverance and courage. Bouldering on the Traverse Wall builds muscular
strength, flexibility, coordination and cardiovascular fitness through the
entire muscle spectrum, through repetitive movement climbing builds muscular
strength through out the whole body. Reaching for the hand holds and
stretching for the foot holds develops flexibility. Moving hands and feet
back and forth in different directions develops coordination. Cardiovascular
fitness is developed by making longer and faster traverses. Climbing will
influence students in a wide range of levels, it will help increase self
confidence, improve participation in life time and outdoor activities
through out ones life.
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Standards:
Enduring Understandings
- important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the
instruction received this year.
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A
complete fitness program promotes participation in grade level skills
and activities that build health and wellness including cardiovascular,
flexibility, body composition, muscular strength and endurance, and
lifetime activity.
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Following rules of
safety and play teach responsibility for
yourself and the safety of others.
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We
can increase our health and wellness by participating in the physical
activities we lead or participate in by ourselves and with others.
Essential Questions
- most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer
after completing learning activities.
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How does repetitive movement on the wall help to increase body strength and overall health?
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Do
I need to stretch my muscles before participating in this activity?
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Why do we have to be responsible for our own behavior?
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What is the purpose of having rules for the Bouldering Wall?
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Why is cooperation important in games and in life?
Standard
1: Demonstrates skills in a variety of activities
Benchmark: Loco
motor, non-loco motor, manipulative skill development and movement
District Indicator: Repeatedly performs loco motor, non-loco motor, and
manipulative skills in isolation and combination
Standard 2: Exhibits components of physical fitness
District Indicator:
Demonstrates
cardiovascular endurance
District Indicator: Demonstrates flexibility
District Indicator: Demonstrates muscular strength and endurance
Essential Skills
Demonstrates loco motor, non-loco
motor, and manipulative skills in isolation and combination
Demonstrates
cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility.
Participates in a standardized fitness test.
Cardiovascular - Participates in activities that require increased heart rate
doing this
sustained activity for increasingly longer periods of time.
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