Physical Fitness · JHS1 Physical Education And…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.2.3.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate at least five different muscular strength and endurance activities, including push-ups, pull-ups, and household or community chores that bear weight on muscles.
Explain the difference between muscular strength (doing more weight in fewer repetitions) and muscular endurance (doing more repetitions with less weight).
Perform each activity with correct form, counting repetitions and recording the duration or number of reps achieved.
Set a personal goal for improving their performance in one muscular activity over the next two weeks.
Record their performance estimates in a self-journal and reflect honestly on their current fitness level and areas for improvement.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Activity Education (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Physical Fitness (2.2)
Content standard: B7.2.2.3 - Demonstrate the ability to participate in a variety of muscular strength and endurance activities
Indicator: B7.2.2.3.1 - Perform a variety of muscular strength and endurance activities for personal fitness development/improvement, muscular fitness, decision-making and goal setting
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 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 activities such as push-ups, pull-ups, leg press, pulling fishing rope at the seashore, cutting wood from the forest, lifting buckets and all the daily chores that challenge muscles (i.e., bring weight to bear onmuscles).
2. Record estimate of duration/measure of performance in your self-journal as your effort to increase involvement in physical activity.