FIVE FOR LIFE PROGRAM®: Basic PE Curriculum (Elementary)
The Basic curriculum introduces students in grades K-5 to the Five Components of Fitness and nutrition and reveals their connection to a fit and healthy life. As students move through the Basic curriculum, they are taught meaningful concepts which empower them to make healthy choices. The links between activity, exercise, fitness, health and personal achievement are carefully woven together to provide all students with the opportunity for success. This activity-based program accomplishes learning goals using fun games and exciting activities that facilitate improvement in the Five Components of Fitness and the opportunity to practice essential motor skills. Our Five for Life Program® Basic includes a manual (300+ pages and 17 instructional units) and online access to printable teaching materials.
Basic PE Curriculum Features
The Basic curriculum provides fundamental fitness and health concepts to students in grades K-5 delivered in an activity-based setting. These concepts are taught through the use of instructional units that contain:
- Fitness measurements used to establish baseline fitness for all students
- Introductory goal setting principles
- Fun activities used to educate children in the Five Components of Fitness, nutrition, human anatomy and initial fitness planning components
- An understanding of how students can begin to realize they are responsible for their own fitness and health and have the ability to improve it
- Movement opportunities that help students to learn that activity is a key factor in living a fit and healthy lifestyle
- Activities that incorporate fundamental motor skills that increase opportunities to learn
- Detailed unit guidelines including essential questions
- Goals and objectives for each unit and activity
- Articulated essential vocabulary terms
- Detailed equipment lists for each activity
- Formative assessments aligned with content to check for understanding within each activity
- Summative assessments aligned with content for each unit
- Alignment with SHAPE America National Standards for K-12 Physical Education
- Subject integration: math, reading, writing, science and creative arts
- Alignment with Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects
Five for Life: Basic (Elementary) - Hard Copy & eCurriculum
The Basic curriculum (350+ pages and 17 instructional units) introduces students to the Five Components of Fitness and nutrition and their connection to a fit and healthy life. Includes hard copy manual and electronic curriculum format through WELNET (our internet-based software) with searchable topical index and online access to printable teaching materials.
Five for Life: Basic (Elementary) - Hard Copy
The Basic curriculum (350+ pages and 17 instructional units) introduces students to the Five Components of Fitness and nutrition and their connection to a fit and healthy life. Includes hard copy manual and online access to printable teaching materials.
Five for Life: Basic (Elementary) - eCurriculum
The Basic curriculum (350+ pages and 17 instructional units) introduces students to the Five Components of Fitness and nutrition and their connection to a fit and healthy life. This electronic curriculum format through WELNET (our internet-based software) includes a searchable topical index and online access to printable teaching materials.
Five for Life: Basic Teacher Kit (Elementary) - Hard Copy & eCurriculum
The Five for Life Basic Teacher Kit is a comprehensive set of teaching materials to deliver fitness and health content. The kit includes hard copy of Basic Manual, Circuit Training Kit, Nutrition Kit, and a series of videos. Plus, electronic curriculum format through WELNET (our internet-based software) of Basic Manual, Circuit Training Handbook, Nutrition Handbook, searchable topical index and online access to printable teaching materials.
Five for Life: Basic Teacher Kit (Elementary) - Hard Copy
The Five for Life Basic Teacher Kit is a comprehensive set of teaching materials to deliver fitness and health content. The kit includes a Basic Manual, online access to printable teaching materials, Circuit Training Kit, Nutrition Kit and a series of videos.
Five for Life: Basic Teacher Kit (Elementary) - eCurriculum
The Basic Teacher Kit is a comprehensive set of teaching materials to deliver fitness and health content. This kit includes the electronic curriculum format through WELNET (our internet-based software) of Basic Manual, Circuit Training Handbook, Nutrition Handbook, searchable topical index and online access to printable teaching materials. These hard goods will be shipped: Nutrition Cards, Circuit Training Cards, InfoCube and InfoCards.
