Locomotor skills, nonlocomotor skills, manipulative skills, and cooperative
General Objective:
• Safety in regards to unit topic
• Introduction to different cultures - What is a culture?
• Learn small facts from different cultures
• Learn that games can get people to work together
• Learn new games
• Cooperative skills
• Enhance fitness - cardiovascular endurance & body composition
• Enhance locomotor skills through games
• Combining locomotor skills with manipulative skills
• Promote development of neuromuscular system
• Increase self-esteem and self-efficacy
• Improve body awareness
• Improve kinesthetic intelligence
• Enhance the students ability to interact with other students
• Decrease number of accidents due to poor body control
• Fun and enjoyment
• Promote long term gains through enjoyment and success, which will
result in continued voluntary participation in physical activity
