GRADE 6/7

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PARTNERSHIP:The Vancouver Canucks and the Canucks For Kids Fund are proud to offer the Canucks Power PLAY Program to Intermediate classrooms throughout British Columbia. The program was developed in partnership between various members of the Vancouver Canucks strength and conditioning staff as well as the team nutrition staff, the Canucks for Kids Fund, and local educators to ensure the program’s relevancy and practicality.

PROGRAM AUTHORS:Jessica Hoffman – Program Manager, Community Partnership, Vancouver Canucks Cristina Sutter – MHSc, Registered Dietitian Roger Takahashi – Strength & Conditioning Coach, Vancouver Canucks

PROGRAM CONTRIBUTORS:Glenn Carnegie – Skill Coach, Vancouver Canucks Kaleigh Gellert – Community Partnerships, Vancouver Canucks Michelle Murvai – Community Partnerships, Vancouver Canucks Harold Cecchetti - Community Partnerships, Vancouver Canucks

INTRODUCTION

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PURPOSE:

The primary purpose of the Canucks Power PLAY Program is to help both PE Specialists and regular class-room teachers fulfill physical education learning outcomes in the required instructional time as mandated by the BC Ministry of Education in the Integrated Resource Package for Physical Education K to 7. Due to recent budget shifting and changes to school staffing strategies, the Vancouver Canucks and the Canucks for Kids Fund understand that fulfilling physical education learning outcomes in BC elementary schools can be challenging for educators and administrators. Our goal is for the Power PLAY Program to assist educators in a fun, meaningful and fulfilling manner.

Canucks Power PLAY Program will provide curricula for intermediate students based on two key subject areas:

1. healthy eating and nutrition2. positive active living strategies

Within the active living component there will be a focus on floor hockey, including teaching the basic skills and game development.

FRAMEWORK:

The framework of the Canucks Power PLAY Program will follow the BC Ministry of Education’s aim and goal for physical education K-7:

AIM OF PE K-7:• To provide opportunities for all students to develop knowledge, movement skills, and positive

attitudes and behaviours that contributes to a healthy, active lifestyle.• An effective physical education program provides opportunities for all students to develop and

knowledge and skills to participate regularly and safely in a variety of physical activities.

GOALS FOR PE K-7:• Students will have opportunities to participate daily in a variety of physical activities.• Students will develop age-appropriate knowledge and skills for participating productively, safely,

and responsibly in a range of physical activities.• Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable them to attain and main-

tain a healthy, active lifestyle.• Students will develop an understanding of the value of a healthy, active lifestyle.

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MANDATED CURRICULUM & LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Please refer to your personal copy of “Physical Education K to 7: At A Glance for complete details (IRP, Physical Education K-7, page 13-14)

Canucks Power PLAY Program will follow the BC Ministry of Education’s curriculum mandates for physical education K-7:

1. ACTIVE LIVING: Provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge and skills related to:• The physical and emotional benefits of regular participation in physical education• The importance of fuelling physical activity with healthy nutritional practices,

appropriate water intake, and adequate sleep• Self-monitoring of personal exertion levels• Setting goals for an active lifestyle

2. MOVEMENT SKILLS: Provides opportunities for students to:• Develop specific non-locomotor movement skills through participation in physical

activities from all activity categories• Develop specific locomotor movement skills through participation in physical

activities from all activity• Develop specific manipulative movement skills through participation in physical

activities from all activity categories

3. SAFETY, FAIR PLAY AND LEADERSHIP: Students develop positive interpersonal behaviours through active involvement in a variety of physical activities in all activity categories. Students learn the importance of safety guidelines and practices for all forms of physical activity. They develop respect for self and others as they learn and practice the skills of cooperation, fair play, and leadership. Provides opportunities for student to develop knowledge and skills related to:

• Safe participation in a variety of physical activities in all activities categories.• Working co-operatively and playing fairly with others when participating in physical activities.• Acquiring leadership skills for participation in physical activities.

Canucks Power PLAY Program will follow the BC Ministry of Education’s prescribed learning outcomes for physical education K-7. For all learning outcomes, please refer to pages 42-55 in the Ministry’s Integrated Resource Package for Physical Education K to 7.

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SCHEDULE & EVALUATION:

Canucks Power PLAY Program is meant to be implemented into your classroom at your own pace. Some teachers may be able to get through the entire curriculum in two weeks, while other teachers may use up to six months to complete the curriculum.

The difference between Grade 4/5 and Grade 6/7 program will be that the Grade 6/7 program will include a more in-depth look at concepts and issues. Please be advised, however, that the Grade 6/7 program is not intended to be a continuation of the 4/5 program.

Students participating in Canucks Power PLAY can be evaluated by their teachers using the Student Achievement – Full Scale Achievement Indicators for each grade as outlined in the in the Ministry’s Inte-grated Resource Package for Physical Education K to 7.

If at any time you have questions or feedback about the program, please contact the Canucks Power PLAY program staff at power.play@canucks.com.

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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW: GRADE 6/7 UNIT DETAILS:

UNIT 1: Nutrition: Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds TOPIC 1 - Nutrition and Your Body TOPIC 2 - Canada’s Food Guide analysis TOPIC 3 - Calories TOPIC 4 - Healthy habits – portion size, balanced meals, etc.

UNIT 2: Nutrition: Vitamins & Minerals and the Colours of the Rainbow TOPIC 1 - Importance of vitamins and mineralsTOPIC 2 - Choosing brightly coloured foodsTOPIC 3 - Nutritional goal setting

UNIT 3: Nutrition: Unwrapping the Food Industry TOPIC 1 - Food agriculture in British ColumbiaTOPIC 2 - Grocery stores & food marketingTOPIC 3 - Nutrition labelsTOPIC 4 - Eating Out

UNIT 4: Fitness: Active Bodies, Active Minds TOPIC 1 - Introduction to FitnessTOPIC 2 - Heart HealthTOPIC 3 - Staying Active

UNIT 5: Fitness: Basic Anatomy & Proper Stretching Technique TOPIC 1 - Basic Anatomy – Major Muscle Groups & BonesTOPIC 2 - Proper Stretching Technique

UNIT 6: Fitness: Floor Hockey TOPIC 1 - Intro to Floor Hockey TOPIC 2 - Skill Building TOPIC 3 - Play a game

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GRADE 6 PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES ACHIEVED VIA CANUCKS POWER PLAY PROGRAMas mandated by the BC Ministry of Education

GRADE 6 – ACTIVE LIVING (KNOWLEDGE)

p A1: Relate personal physical and emotional health benefits to regular participation in physical activity (e.g. energy, endurance, stress management, fresh air and sunshine when activities are done outside)

p A2: Relate the development of muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility to participate in specific physical activities

p A3: Analyze nutritional considerations for physical activity

p A4: Monitor own exertion while participating in physical activity (e.g. manual or electronic heart rate monitoring)

p A5: Set personal goals for attaining and maintaining a physically active lifestyle

GRADE 6 – MOVEMENT SKILLS

p B1: Practice learned non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative movement skills in order to improve

p B2: Demonstrate offensive and defensive strategies in a variety of activity categories

p B3: Demonstrate the proper technique to send and receive an object with or without an implement in predictable settings (e.g. kick a soccer ball against a wall, strike a tennis ball with a racquet, chest pass a basketball to a partner, throw a flying disk to a team-mate)

p B4: Apply a combination of learned skills to create original sequences, drills, challenges, or games

GRADE 6 – SAFETY, FAIR PLAY, AND LEADERSHIP

p C1: Demonstrate safe procedures for specific physical activities (e.g. wearing safe attire for the activity, safe use of equipment and facilities, participating in warmup and cooldown appropriate to the activity)

p C2: Model fair play when participating in physical activity

p C3: Demonstrate leadership in respecting individual differences and abilities during physical activity

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GRADE 7 PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES ACHIEVED VIA CANUCKS POWER PLAY PROGRAMas mandated by the BC Ministry of Education

GRADE 7 – ACTIVE LIVING (KNOWLEDGE)

p A1: Relate the effects of regular participation in a variety of types of physical activities to quality of life (e.g., stress reduction, prevents the onset of certain diseases, increased overall physical and emotional health)

p A2: Analyze the relationship between personal nutrition choices and participation in physical activity

p A3: Assess their heart rate during physical activity in relation to target heart rate zones

p A4: Design a plan for achieving physical activity goals

GRADE 7 – MOVEMENT SKILLS

p B1: Apply learned movement skills in new and unfamiliar physical activities

p B2: Demonstrate proper technique to send and receive objects with accuracy, distance, and control in unpredictable settings (e.g. kick an object varying distances, intercept an object from an opponent, pass an object to a moving partner)

p B3: Perform sequences using learned non-locomotor, locomotor and manipulative movement skills, demonstrating effective use of qualities of movement (e.g. speed, force, flow)

GRADE 7 – SAFETY, FAIR PLAY AND LEADERSHIP

p C1: Apply safe procedures for specific physical activities

p C2: Model fair play in all aspects of physical activity