JHS1 Physical Education And Health · Term 2 Week 4: Physical Fitness

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.2.2.1 - Perform a variety of traditional and global activities for personal fitness development/improvement, cardiorespiratory fitness, decision-making and goal setting

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate at least three cardiorespiratory activities (e.g., skipping, brisk walking, jogging, running, cycling, aerobic dance) with correct form and steady pace.
Measure and record the time and distance covered during each cardiorespiratory activity in a personal fitness journal.
Set a personal goal for improving cardiorespiratory fitness over the next two weeks, based on their recorded baseline performance.
Work with group members to organise and lead a short aerobic dance or skipping routine during the lesson.
Explain how traditional and global cardiorespiratory activities improve heart and lung function, using at least one piece of evidence from their own recorded performance.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Activity Education (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Physical Fitness (2.2)
Content standard: B7.2.2.2 - Demonstrate the ability to participate in a variety of traditional and global cardiorespiratory activities
Indicator: B7.2.2.2.1 - Perform a variety of traditional and global activities for personal fitness development/improvement, cardiorespiratory fitness, decision-making and goal setting
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Physical Education and Health, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 11
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Perform a variety of cardiorespiratory activities at home and school such as skipping, brisk walking, jogging, running, cycling, etc.
2. Develop and maintain a record of performance (e.g., time and distance covered). Refer to Visual Arts and Design CS B7.2.1.3 for cross-referencing. Learners must be directed to report the physical exercises, games and dance movements as record of practice of cardiovascular activities.
3. Record estimate of duration/measure of performance in your self-journal as your effort to increase involvement in physical activity.

Figure from the jhs1 physical education and health curriculum, printed page 11

Aerobic dance Skipping