WHAT OUR STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO

Our culture is constantly changing, as physical educators we need to promote physical activity and lifetime skills. The Salmon Fishing Unit Plan will meet both state and national standards.

The Council on Physical Education for Children (COPEC) of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), the nation's largest professional association of children's physical education teachers, believes that quality daily physical education should be available to all children. Quality physical education is both developmentally and instructionally suitable for the specific children being served.

Developmentally appropriate practices in physical education are those, that recognize children's changing capacities to move, and those that promote such change.  A developmentally appropriate physical education program accommodates a variety of
individual characteristics such as developmental status, previous movement experiences, fitness and levels, body size, and age. Instructionally appropriate education incorporates the best known practices, derived from both research and experiences teaching children, into a program that maximizes opportunities for learning and success for all children. The outcome of a developmentally and instructionally appropriate program of physical education is an individual who is “physically educated.”

In 1990, NASPE defined a physically educated person as one who:

    HAS  learned the skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities.
    DOES  participate regularly in physical activity.
     IS  physically fit.
    KNOWS  the implications of and benefits from involvement in physical activities.
    VALUES  physical activity and its contributions to a healthy lifestyle.

NASPE also created a list of standards for every physical education class:

• Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in few movement forms.
• Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
• Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
• Achieves and maintains a health enhancing level of physical fitness.
• Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.
• Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.
• Understands that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

Along with the NASPE goals, this curriculum is also in compliance with the Washington State Commission on Student Learning (CSL).  The CSL created the Washington State Essential Learning Requirements (ELR’s). These are guidelines instructors can follow to create an effective learning environment for students.

Physical Education Learner Objectives:
As a Result of Participation in the Salmon Fishing Unit Plan Students Will…

1. Demonstrate personal proficiency in performing various fishing skills.

2. Develop understanding of various equipment needed for successful salmon fishing.

3. Gain knowledge of salmon life cycles, species and other salmon facts.

4. Complete a preservation project.

5. Compile and organize a salmon fishing resource file.

6. Demonstrate professionalism during field trips and guest speakers.

7. Implement skills and concepts learned in daily physical education into activities outside of the school setting.

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