Overview
Second-grade students in SFUSD engage in 100 minutes of weekly physical education instruction provided by a credentialed teacher. This may look like an average of three 35-minute classes per week. While lesson structures vary, the overall design of the units remains consistent.
SFUSD Physical Education focuses on cardio fitness, social-emotional learning, and overall health by teaching units that prioritize maximum student engagement, motor skill and movement pattern development, creativity and exploration of movement, positive social interactions with peers, growth mindset skills, and development of physical literacy.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 100 MINS PER WEEK |
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2 x 35-minute classes per week OR |
2 x 30-minute classes per week |
Overview
Physical Education | 35-minute PE CLASS BREAKDOWN |
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Active Do Now |
2 mins: instant activity or warm-up |
Introduction to Skill |
3 - 5 mins: whiteboard, visuals, demonstrations, and cues |
Skill Practice: Individual/Partner |
10 - 15 min: learning opportunity, cue reinforcement, and feedback |
Main Activity |
10 - 15 min: reinforcement of social and movement skills |
Closure |
5-7 min: review cues and/or movement concepts |
Priority Standards
What students will know, what students will do, and what thinking skills students will develop to apply and transfer Physical Education understandings that endure within the discipline, leverage deeper understandings, and/or support readiness for success at the next grade level.
In Second Grade, focus on these critical areas:
Motor Competency (psychomotor domain)
Demonstrating knowledge of concepts and motor skills by engaging in meaningful movement experiences - participating in activities that are developmentally and age-appropriate, challenging, socially engaging, personally relevant, and enjoyable.
- Roll a ball for distance using proper form
- Jump a turned rope repeatedly
- Catch a thrown ball above and below the waist
Making Meaning (cognitive domain)
Going beyond demonstrating knowledge of concepts and motor skills by identifying specific cues, understanding the “why” of movement or concepts, and reflecting on their movement experiences.
- Demonstrate proper form for stretching specific muscle groups
- Explain how to reduce the impact force of an oncoming object
- Compare and contrasts changes in heart rate before, during, and after physical activity
Social Responsibility (affective domain)
Developing social and emotional well-being by experiencing meaningful and culturally affirming learning opportunities - managing emotions, exhibiting empathy and kindness for others, fostering and maintaining positive relationships, and developing social skills to manage various situations and problem-solve.
- Accept responsibility for one’s own behavior
- Encourage others by using verbal and nonverbal communication
- Demonstrate respect for self, others, and equipment
- Demonstrate how to solve a problem with another person
Instruction: Signature Elements
Below are signature elements of SFUSD Physical Education instruction that students should experience regularly throughout Second Grade as they develop personal physical literacy.
Skill Acquisition: Foundational to Complex
It’s vital for 2nd graders to build on the foundational skills acquired in previous grade levels. Skill acquisition becomes more challenging and higher leverage through the introduction of skill combinations and more advanced movement, especially during a major growth spurt. Students build on basic skills like catching a self-tossed ball to more the complex concept of reducing the impact force of a thrown object. Such progressions help develop their physical literacy and confidence allowing for more skillful movement and gameplay as they move through the upper grades.
Growth Mindset
2nd graders will experience Physical Education lessons that embed growth mindset strategies and language. Students will experience successes and failures guiding them to make meaning that we learn through failures and mistakes. Students will experience language through positive self-talk, exhibiting kind words toward others, and using the power of “yet”.
Bike Education
SFUSD Physical Education Department has partnered with San Francisco Y-Bikes and SFMTA to introduce biking to 2nd graders. The Bike Experience fosters bike safety, basic riding skills, and a hands-on opportunity to learn to ride or better their pre-existing skills. Skill progression includes balancing, stopping and starting, riding in a straight line, and turning. The program welcomes students of all skill levels and focuses on getting students more comfortable and confident on a bike.
Materials
Below are items you should have to support your students' physical education instruction. If you are missing anything from the list, please first contact your site administrator or designated support. If they are unable to resolve the issue promptly, please contact Desirae Feria from the SFUSD Physical Education Team.
Beginning of the Year Self-Checklist for K-5 Classroom Teachers
The intent of this Self-Checklist is to uplift basic Physical Education building blocks that every K-5 teacher ought to know.
K- 5 SFUSD Physical Education Library of Books
Check out our selection of books that illustrate growth mindset, movement, anatomy, inspiring people, health and nutrition. The images are linked to either a virtual read aloud or description details.
Units
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Unit Resources | Description | |
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Unit Zero - Second Grade Physical Education | Which PE lesson will you teach on the 1st day? Start the school year off by establishing a positive PE classroom environment. Unit Zero provides 3-weeks of lessons that focus on student connections, a sense of self, identity, and a sense of community. What to teach after these lessons? Contact your PE Specialist and make a plan. | |
District Physical Education Curriculum: Second Grade |
SFUSD’s district-adopted Physical Education Curriculum is intended for K-5 Classroom Teachers. In second grade this standards-based curriculum (CA State PE Standards) focuses on motor skills, cognitive concepts, cooperative activities, exploration, and thematic-based lessons. | |
OPEN Physical Education Curriculum by US Games | OPEN Physical Education Curriculum is written by and for Physical Educators across the nation. This standards-based curriculum (National SHAPE America Standards) clusters grades K-2 lesson activities together. |
Planning Guide
Report Card Scope & Sequence (Year-at-a-Glance)
This is a suggested scope and sequence to address report card benchmarks by grade level. Collaborate with your PE Specialist regarding shared responsibilities and best practices.
1st Trimester | 2nd Trimester | 3rd Trimester |
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1.7 Rolls a ball for distance using proper form. |
3.5 Demonstrates proper form for stretching specific muscle groups 1.16 Jumps a turned rope repeatedly |
1.9/1.10 Catches a thrown ball above and below the waist. 2.2 Explains how to reduce the impact of force of an oncoming object. |
Report Card Materials - Physical Education: 2nd grade report card expectations, lessons, and assessment tools for Physical Education.
Reflection Questions
- How are students' developmental needs, communities, and experiences being reflected and honored, or how could they be?
- What opportunities do you see for developing equitable access & demand, inquiry, collaboration, and assessment for learning?
- What are the implications for your own practice? What strengths can you build upon? What will you do first?
Want More?
Standards
- Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools
- SFUSD Common Core Connections to Physical Education
More Resources
- SFUSD Elementary Physical Education Landing Page
- SFUSD Teaching English Learners in Physical Education
- SFUSD Physical Education Website
- SFUSD Quality Physical Education Indicators
- SFUSD Physical Education Master Plan (SFUSD Board Resolution. PE Master Plan No. 95-26A2)
- CAHPERD Website (CA Physical Education website)
- SHAPE America Website (National Physical Education Website)
- SFUSD Board Resolution 6142.7
Contact the Physical Education Team:
- Desirae Feria, Supervisor Elementary Physical Education
- Demetria Chi, K-5 Physical Education Content Specialist
- Gloria Sagastume, K-5 Physical Education Content Specialist
This page was last updated on May 17, 2023