PE & Health 6

Analyzing your own fitness and choosing a goal with a tracking sheet, then outdoor technique: walking pace, hills and uneven ground, road safety, bench and step strength work, warm-ups, a backyard circuit, effort ratings, pacing and hydration in the weather.

• 1 · Welcome to Middle School PE & Health
• 2 · Thinking Like an Analyst About Your Own Fitness
• 3 · Choosing Your Own Fitness Goal
• 4 · Building Your Goal-Tracking Sheet
• 5 · Planning Your Check-In Schedule
• 6 · The Mechanics of a Good Walking Pace
• 7 · Reading the Terrain: Hills, Curbs, and Uneven Ground
• 8 · Road and Path Safety Awareness
• 9 · Using a Park Bench or Step for Strength Work
• 10 · Warm-Up and Cool-Down for Outdoor Workouts
• 11 · Designing Your Own Backyard Circuit
• 12 · Running Your Circuit and Logging Effort
• 13 · Pacing Strategy for a Longer Distance
• 14 · Hydration and Weather for Outdoor Activity
• 15 · Putting It Together: A Self-Designed Outdoor Session

Building, counting, rehearsing and performing a movement sequence, then carbohydrates, protein and fat, balancing macronutrients, reading a nutrition label, serving-size math and percent daily value, with two review days.

• 16 · What Makes a Movement Sequence
• 17 · Choosing Your Movement Vocabulary
• 18 · Sequencing and Counting Your Moves
• 19 · Rehearsing and Smoothing Transitions
• 20 · Performing Your Sequence
• 21 · Carbohydrates: Your Body's Quick Fuel
• 22 · Protein: Building and Repairing Your Body
• 23 · Fat: Energy Storage, Insulation, and Absorption
• 24 · Balancing the Three Macronutrients
• 25 · Anatomy of a Nutrition Label
• 26 · Serving Size Math: How Many Are You Really Eating?
• 27 · Percent Daily Value: What the Percentages Mean
• 28 · Analyzing a Real Food Label
• 30 · Block Closing Review

Plus 1 review day, not listed.

Correct form for the four health-related components (jogging, squat, plank, stretching), the five skill-related ones (agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time and speed), then offense and defense tactics for invasion games.

• 31 · Cardiovascular Endurance — Why Form Matters When You Jog
• 32 · Muscular Strength Form — The Bodyweight Squat
• 33 · Muscular Endurance Form — Holding a Plank
• 34 · Flexibility Form — Static Stretching the Right Way
• 35 · Health-Related Fitness Circuit — Putting Form Together
• 36 · A New Category — Skill-Related Fitness: Agility
• 37 · Skill-Related Fitness: Balance
• 38 · Skill-Related Fitness: Coordination
• 39 · Skill-Related Fitness: Power
• 40 · Skill-Related Fitness: Reaction Time and Speed
• 41 · Invasion Games — Spreading Out to Create Open Space
• 42 · Offense: Changing Speed to Create Separation
• 43 · Offense: Changing Direction to Create Separation
• 44 · Offense: Moving to Open Space
• 45 · Offense Practice Game — Combining Space-Creation Tactics
• 46 · Defense: Guarding Space, Not Just a Person
• 47 · Defense: Staying Between the Opponent and the Goal
• 48 · Defense: Closing Space as the Play Approaches
• 49 · Defense: Reading the Offense to Anticipate Movement
• 50 · Defense Practice Game — Offense vs. Defense Combined

How the heart and blood vessels circulate blood, why exercise strengthens the heart, measuring heart rate and zones, how the lungs work, breathing and heart rate during exercise, and tracing oxygen's full journey, ending with a block review.

• 51 · The Heart as a Muscle — Intro to the Cardiovascular System
• 52 · Blood Vessels and the Circulation Pathway
• 53 · Why Exercise Makes Your Heart Stronger
• 54 · Measuring Your Heart Rate and Heart Rate Zones
• 55 · Cardiovascular Endurance and Long-Term Heart Health
• 56 · How Your Lungs Work — Intro to the Respiratory System
• 57 · Breathing and Heart Rate Working Together During Exercise
• 58 · Why Exercise Strengthens Your Lungs Over Time
• 59 · The Cardiorespiratory System — Tracing Oxygen's Full Journey
• 60 · Block Review — Fitness Form, Space Tactics, and Your Heart and Lungs

A long-handled swing, underhand, sidearm and overhand throws, rolling for accuracy, a self-toss batting motion, striking into open space, and shot selection and offensive tactics in net/wall and striking/fielding games.

• 61 · The Long-Handled Swing: Grip and Ready Stance
• 62 · Building the Swing Path: Low to High
• 63 · Finding the Contact Point
• 64 · Long Swing Challenge: Putting It All Together
• 65 · Underhand vs. Overhand: Why the Technique Changes
• 66 · The Sidearm Throw: A Quick In-Between Technique
• 67 · Choosing the Right Throw for the Job
• 68 · Rolling for Accuracy: Technique and Target Practice
• 69 · Self-Toss Striking: Introducing the Batting Motion
• 70 · Rotating the Hips: Power in the Self-Toss Swing
• 71 · Striking to Open Space
• 72 · Self-Toss Striking Challenge
• 73 · Shot Selection: Placement Over Power in Net/Wall Games
• 74 · Two Shots, Two Purposes: The Drop and the Drive
• 75 · Reading the Rebound: Choosing Where to Aim
• 76 · Net/Wall Shot-Selection Challenge
• 77 · Finding Open Space: Offense in Striking/Fielding Games
• 78 · Quick Decisions After Contact: Positioning to Advance
• 79 · Disguising Your Placement: An Advanced Offensive Tactic
• 80 · Striking/Fielding Offensive Tactics Review Challenge

A factual look at e-cigarettes and vaping, nicotine, how addiction works, why a growing brain is more affected, how vape marketing targets young people, refusal phrases and trusted adults, and alcohol and the developing brain, with a striking skills review.

• 81 · What Is Vaping? Understanding E-Cigarettes
• 82 · Nicotine: What It Is and Why It's in Vapes
• 83 · How Addiction Works: The Brain's Want-More Cycle
• 84 · Why a Growing Brain Is Especially Affected by Nicotine
• 85 · Spotting the Marketing: Flavors, Colors, and Packaging
• 86 · Refusal Skills: What to Say If Offered a Vape
• 87 · Trusted Adults: Who They Are and How to Start the Conversation
• 88 · Vaping & Nicotine: What You Know Now
• 89 · Alcohol and the Developing Brain: What's Different at This Age
• 90 · Unit Closing Review: Striking Skills and Health Awareness

Fielding positions and backing up, group problem-solving puzzles, including everyone when skill levels differ, team roles, calling plays clearly, handling teammates' mistakes, negotiating strategy, active listening, personal boundaries, and recognizing unhealthy friendship signs.

• 91 · Reading the Kicker: Positioning Before the Play
• 92 · Grounder or Fly Ball? Anticipating Contact
• 93 · Covering the Gaps: Zone Defense in Fielding Games
• 94 · Backing Up: The Second Line of Defense
• 95 · Putting It Together: A Defensive Positioning Reflection
• 96 · The Human Knot: Solving a Movement Puzzle Together
• 97 · Guide the Blindfolded Partner: A Trust and Communication Challenge
• 98 · Stepping Stones: Crossing the River as a Group
• 99 · Mirror Match: A Movement Memory Puzzle
• 100 · The Rule Changes Mid-Game: Adapting a Relay on the Fly
• 101 · Same Game, Different Paces: Playing Fair When Skill Levels Differ
• 102 · Different Paces, Same Goal: Moving Together as a Group
• 103 · Picking Teams Without Leaving Anyone Out
• 104 · Encouragement That Actually Includes Everyone
• 105 · Redesigning a Game So Everyone Can Really Play
• 106 · Team Roles Beyond the Star Player
• 107 · Calling It Out: Clear Communication During Play
• 108 · How One Person's Attitude Changes the Whole Team
• 109 · What to Say When a Teammate Messes Up
• 110 · Contributing to a Team: Review
• 111 · Negotiating Strategy: Distance vs. Accuracy
• 112 · Negotiating Defensive Setup With a Partner
• 113 · Negotiating Turn-Taking Tactics in a Small Group
• 114 · Strategy Negotiation: Wrap-Up and Planning Sheet
• 115 · Active Listening: More Than Just Hearing Words
• 116 · What Personal Boundaries Actually Are
• 117 · Saying No Without Losing the Friendship
• 118 · Signs a Friendship Dynamic Might Not Feel Right
• 119 · Same Message, Different Mode: Talking In Person vs. Messaging
• 120 · Block Review: Positioning, Problem-Solving, and Healthy Friendships

How style, company and motivation shape enjoyment of activity, trying new activity types, a mid-year goal check-in, then what worry and stress feel like in the body, calming strategies, telling everyday stress from something bigger, and how to ask a trusted adult for help.

• 121 · How Self-Expression Shapes Your Enjoyment of Physical Activity
• 122 · Same Activity, Different Styles: Comparing How People Move
• 123 · Why Who You're With Changes How You Move
• 124 · Solo Effort or Group Energy: What Motivates You?
• 125 · Building a Positive Activity Environment for Others
• 126 · New Activity Challenge: Balance and Coordination
• 127 · New Activity Challenge: Target and Precision Movement
• 128 · New Activity Challenge: Jump Rope and Rhythm Coordination
• 129 · New Activity Challenge: A Strength Activity Outside Your Usual Choice
• 130 · Looking Back: What Trying New Activities Taught You
• 131 · Mid-Year Check-In: How Is Your Health Goal Going?
• 132 · Mid-Year Check-In: What's Helped You Stick With It
• 133 · Mid-Year Check-In: What's Gotten in the Way
• 134 · Mid-Year Check-In: Keep, Adjust, or Change Your Goal
• 135 · Getting Support: Does Your Goal Fit Better Solo or With Others?
• 136 · What Worry Feels Like in Your Body
• 137 · The Thought Patterns of Worry
• 138 · Everyday Worries Most People Have
• 139 · Tracking Your Own Signs of Stress
• 140 · Calming Strategies You Can Try Yourself
• 141 · Putting It Together: Recognizing Your Own Anxiety Signals
• 142 · Everyday Stress vs. Something Bigger
• 143 · Who Are Your Trusted Adults?
• 144 · How to Start the Conversation When You Need Help
• 145 · Signs It's Time to Ask for Support
• 146 · Myths and Facts About Asking for Help
• 147 · Scenario: Trying Something New When You're Nervous
• 148 · Scenario: Supporting a Teammate Who Seems Stressed
• 149 · Scenario: Using Movement to Manage Everyday Stress
• 150 · Unit Review: Movement, Mindset, and Well-Being

Six skills showcase days, then first aid: when to call 911, treating cuts and scrapes, recognizing sprains and strains, a first aid kit and scenarios, followed by health advocacy for a person, family and community.

• 151 · Skills Showcase: Pacing Yourself in Outdoor Activity
• 152 · Skills Showcase: Dance Sequence, Your Way
• 153 · Skills Showcase: Fitness Circuit Form Check
• 154 · Skills Showcase: Invasion-Game Tactics in Action
• 155 · Skills Showcase: Striking and Throwing Precision
• 156 · Skills Showcase: Net/Wall Shot Selection and Defense
• 157 · Safety First: Knowing When to Call 911
• 158 · Treating Minor Cuts and Scrapes
• 159 · Sprains and Strains: Recognizing the Signs
• 160 · What Goes in a Basic First Aid Kit
• 161 · First Aid Scenario Sort
• 162 · Putting Your Safety Knowledge to the Test
• 163 · What Is Health Advocacy?
• 164 · Advocating for Someone You Know
• 165 · Advocating for Your Family's Health
• 166 · Advocating for Your Community's Health
• 167 · Spot the Opportunity: An Advocacy Activity

Review days on nutrition, fitness, strategy, communication, friendship and boundaries, anxiety and healthy choices, then reflecting on the year's goal, setting a new one, a year summary and a finale. Mostly review.

• 168 · Cumulative Review: Fueling Your Body
• 169 · Cumulative Review: Fitness Knowledge
• 170 · Cumulative Review: Invasion-Game Strategy and Teamwork
• 171 · Cumulative Review: Communication and Social Skills in Sports
• 172 · Cumulative Review: Friendship and Boundaries
• 173 · Cumulative Review: Managing Anxiety and Worry
• 174 · Cumulative Review: Making Informed, Healthy Choices
• 175 · Looking Back: Revisiting Your Year-Start Goal
• 176 · Your Year in Goals: Full Reflection Worksheet
• 177 · Celebrating Your Growth This Year
• 178 · Setting Your Next Goal
• 179 · PE & Health 6: The Year in Review
• 180 · Course Finale: Ready for Grade 7