Physical Education Icon The Movement Category Activities chart provides a list of suggested activities within each of the three movement categories. This is not a complete list, but indicates the types of activities within each category that could help students achieve the prescribed learning outcomes.



Movement Category Activities
Movement Categories
Individual and Dual Activities
Games
Alternative-Environment Activities
Activities Athletics (Track & Field)
  • runs
  • jumps
  • throws

Combative
  • martial arts
  • self- defence
  • wrestling
  • fencing

Manipulatives
  • juggling
  • skipping
  • hacky sack

Fitness
  • aerobics
  • tai chi
  • yoga
  • training programs
  • CPR

Creative Movement Gymnastics
  • rhythmic
  • Olympic

Dance
  • ballroom
  • folk
  • line
  • square
  • jive
  • jazz
  • creative
  • modern
  • multicultural

Also see the Fine Arts: Dance curriculum.
Territorial

Goal
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • field hockey
  • lacrosse
  • team handball

Line
  • football
  • rugby
  • disc sports
  • broomball

Net and Wall
  • volleyball
  • tennis
  • badminton
  • pickleball
  • table tennis
  • handball
  • racquetball
  • squash

Fielding
  • cricket
  • softball
  • rounders

Innovative
  • minor
  • co- operative
  • multicultural

Target
  • archery
  • bocci
  • bowling
  • curling
  • golf
Land-Based

Summer
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • rock climbing
  • camping
  • orienteering
  • horseback riding
  • in-line skating
  • skateboarding
  • roller blading
  • survival

Winter
  • snowshoeing
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • skating
  • winter camping
  • survival

Water-Based
  • canoeing
  • rowing
  • kayaking
  • sailing
  • sailboarding

Aquatic
  • survival techniques
  • snorkeling
  • water games
  • diving
  • underwater games



The Framework for Developing Instructional Activities chart provides examples of contexts or themes that teachers can use to develop instructional activities. Again, this is not a complete list, but examples of themes and activities that teachers might use to help students achieve the prescribed learning outcomes.

Framework for Developing Instructional Activities
Context / ThemeInstructional TopicSample Movement Activities
Sports and Recreation Management

Planning and organizing use of school and community programs and resources.
  • facility scheduling
  • program planning
  • promotion of programs
  • events and co- curricular activities co- ordination
  • personnel co- ordination
  • plan volleyball intramurals (Games)
  • organize a hiking trip (Alternative- Environment Activities)
  • allocate officials for a basketball tournament including referees, minor officials,
  • and clean- up crew (Games)
Leadership

Establishing a plan that moves people toward a predetermined goal.
  • coaching
  • officiating
  • CPR and First Aid
  • plan a soccer practice to improve dribbling skills (Games)
  • referee mini games (Games)
  • emergency- scene management (Individual and Dual Activities)
Fitness and Conditioning

Designing and implementing training programs.
  • fitness assessment
  • fitness program design
  • nutrition analysis
  • assess the components of fitness (Individual and Dual Activities)
  • design and implement a personal weight training program (Individual and Dual Activities)
  • write a daily journal of food intake and analyse the data (Individual and Dual Activities)
Sport and Leisure Pursuits

Practising and developing motor skills in activities of interest.
  • co- operative games
  • rules, strategies, etiquette, and fair play
  • strive for personal best in active pursuits, individually and in groups
  • improve personal best in high jumping (Individual and Dual Activities)
  • increase distance in cross- country skiing (Alternative- Environment Activities)
  • apply understanding of the rules and etiquette in field hockey (Games)
Sports Exercise Science

Enhancing physical capabilities through knowledge of the human body.
  • anatomy and physiology
  • biomechanical motion analysis
  • anaerobic and aerobic energy systems
  • care and prevention of athletic injuries
  • increase vertical jumps through training (Individual and Dual Activities)
  • videotape and analyse a golf swing (Individual and Dual Activities)
  • interval training and analysis (Individual and Dual Activities)
  • tape an ankle (Individual and Dual Activities)


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