Welcome to Health and Physical Education 10.
Students in grade 10 are proficient in fundamental movement skills and skill combinations and are competent in self-selected physical activities that they are likely to pursue throughout life including outdoor pursuits, fitness activities, dance and rhythmic activities, aquatics, selected individual performance activities, and net/wall and target games. They understand and apply concepts and principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement and apply the concepts and principles of the body’s metabolic response to short-term and long-term physical activity. Students are good leaders and good followers; they respect others, and anticipate and avoid unsafe physical activity situations. They develop the ability to understand and they anticipate how physical activity interests and abilities change across a lifetime. Students demonstrate competency in lifelong physical activities and plan, implement, self-assess, and modify a personal fitness plan. Students are prepared to lead a physically active lifestyle.
Students in grade ten demonstrate comprehensive health and wellness knowledge and skills. Their behaviors reflect a conceptual understanding of the issues associated with maintaining good personal health. They serve the community through the practice of health-enhancing behaviors that promote wellness throughout life.
The table below shows the breakdown of topics to be taught each marking period. The links to the Curriculum Map/Pacing guide, lessons and assessments will assist you in teaching the Curriculum for Health and Physical Education 10.
*Note that many of the topics below are covered in unison throughout the 9 weeks.
Health & Physical Education Curriculum Maps/Pacing Guides for Grade 10