Introduction
Standard 4 - Develops personal skills, identifies personal benefits of movement, and chooses to engage in physical activity.
Rationale: Through learning experiences in physical education, the student develops an understanding of how movement is personally beneficial and subsequently chooses to participate in physical activities that are personally meaningful (e.g., activities that offer social interaction, cultural connection, exploration, choice, self-expression, appropriate levels of challenge, and added health benefits). The student develops personal skills including goal setting, identifying strengths, and reflection to enhance their physical literacy journey.
Today you will work with your group to help gain a better understanding of how movement is beneficial to you. We will focus on self-expression and developing personal skills including goal setting.
Task
For this assignment, you will visit several websites where you will gain useful information to help you gain a better understanding of the tasks that need to be completed. After visiting these websites, you will be able to write a paragraph about the importance of movement as well as answer 4 multiple choice questions about personal goals.
Process
1 - Read why movement is important https://www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/why-movement-matters
2 - Read about the benefits of exercise
3 - Watch this video about movement:
4 - Read about why setting goals is necessary https://childwatch.com/blog/2019/05/11/the-importance-of-goal-setting-for-children/
5 - Learn how to set effective goals https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/goal-setting-for-kids?srsltid=AfmBOor-PtFLdgsb8tnNcVXpLnHBZBN72A38sMT3xhWknMtPCbzkrzTI
6 - Watch this video about setting goals:
Evaluation
| Paragraph |
50 Correct grammer. Paragraph is correct and supports the main idea. |
30 Somewhat correct grammer. Paragraph is correct half of the time and supports the main idea. |
10 Grammer is not correct. Paragraph has incorrect details and does not support the main idea. |
| Multiple Choice |
50 Student gets 4 of the multiple choice questions correctly. |
30 Student gets 3 of the multiple choice questions correctly. |
10 Student gets 2 of the multiple choice questions correctly. |
Conclusion
At the completion of this webquest, you should be able to explain why movement is important to everything living. Movement makes us healthier and allows us to live longer lives. You will also be able to set personal goals that mean something to you. When you set goals, you have something to work towards.
Credits
Youtube
Big Life Journal
Community Play Things
Child Watch
Teacher Page
This WebQuest was created in alignment with the Shape America Standards. This WebQuest was created for a 6th grade physical education classroom.