PE Course 2 · Week 6 · Fitness for Health and Performance
Exercise and a Calmer Mind
Students rate their stress privately, complete a rhythmic cardio session with mindful cool down, and reflect on the mental benefits they noticed.
- Students will
- Students privately rate their stress, complete a rhythmic cardio session with a mindful cool down, and describe the mental benefits of regular activity.
- SEL skill
- Use steady breathing and movement to settle the body and mind
- What it looks like
- Students practice calming strategies, including breathing and body scans, and notice how movement shifts their body and mind.
- Content focus
- Rhythmic cardio and a calmer mind
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management is guiding your emotions, thoughts, and actions with strategies that help you stay steady and reach your goals. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- C2.3.3: High School Course 2, Standard 3 (Psychological and Sociological Concepts), item 3.3
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 4.12.3 Identifies and participates in physical activity that positively affects health.
- SHAPE America (national): 4.12.8 Analyzes and applies self-selected techniques to manage one's emotions in a physical activity setting.
More self-management activities for PE Course 2
- Goals That Stretch Me Self-managementStudents choose one fitness area to grow beyond where they started and write a specific, private goal with first steps.
- Fear and the First Try Self-managementStudents choose a tumbling challenge level that feels slightly scary but safe, attempt it, and journal how attitude and determination shaped the result.
- Mistakes and Momentum Self-managementTeams practice a quick reset routine after errors during a game and analyze how emotions affect individual and team performance.
- Leverage and Self Control Self-managementStudents explore leverage and balance in controlled partner drills and reflect on using strength with control rather than force.
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