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Five Physical Fitness Components Lesson PlanFive Physical Fitness Components Lesson Plan
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Gustavus Adolphus University
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9th - 12th
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Five Physical Fitness Components

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Five learning stations for five physical fitness components: cardiovascular exercise, body composition, muscle endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility. As pupils progress through each station, they will complete assigned tasks, fill in corresponding worksheets, and compose short term goals for each component.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

fitness, muscles, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, aerobic exercise, aerobic activity, anaerobic activity

Additional Tags

physical education

Instructional Ideas

  • Include some form of continuous assessment after completing this lesson to see how your students are working on and progressing with each fitness component

Classroom Considerations

  • Several pieces of information in the document are specific to the author's individual class and grading system
  • Note that while the lesson outlines all activity instructions, you will need to copy and reproduce larger versions of them for each station

Pros

  • Includes anticipatory set, clear chronology of events, and worksheets

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.4 RI.11-12.4

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