Physical Education

The many activities which make up The Swain School physical education program are designed to be exciting, stimulating, and fun, and are presented in a safe, nonthreatening and noncompetitive environment.

The ultimate goals of the curriculum are the improvement of each child's performance, the maintenance of good health and fitness through exercise, and the development of a lifelong, positive attitude towards participation in physical activities. The structured, sequential curriculum and method of instruction are designed to teach the children how to use and develop their bodies and to interact positively with others in physical activities.

Kindergarten

• Cooperative skills; spatial awareness; social skills; listening skills (all year)
• Creative play
• Aerobic conditioning; stretching exercises; warm-up activities
• Physical endurance; flexibility; muscle strength
• Loco motor movement;  nonloco motor movement
• Balance, agility; mat work; floor beam
• Creative movement; rhythm, balance
• Dribbling, one hand set shot
• Long rope jumping skills; short rope jumping skills
• Catching, throwing; kicking, trapping; cradling, shooting 

Grade 1

• Social skills; listening skills; cooperative skills; creative play
• Aerobic conditioning; identify large body muscles
• Pacing during exercise; identify heart-rate changes; balance and agility
• Rhythm; dribbling a ball; rope jumping skills
• Eye-hand coordination; catching techniques
• Basketball basics; Volleyball basics; Soccer basics; Lacrosse basics
• Parachute play

Grade 2 

• Social skills; listening skills; cooperative skills
• Balance and agility; safe practices in sports
• Understanding rules and respect towards others
• Rhythm; dribbling a ball; rope jumping skills
• Eye-hand coordination; catching techniques
• Basketball basics; volleyball basics; soccer basics; lacrosse basics
• Physical fitness testing
• Parachute play

Grade 3

• Social skills; listening skills; cooperative skills
• Safe practice in sports
• Understanding rules and respect towards others
• Rope jumping
• Passing/catching techniques
• Basketball game play
• Volleyball game play
• Soccer game play
• Lacrosse stick skills/game play
• Physical fitness testing

Grade 4 

• Social skills; listening skills; cooperative skills
• Safe practice in sports
• Understanding rules and respect towards others
• Rope jumping
• Passing/catching techniques
• Striking games (golf, field hockey, paddle ball); 
basketball game play
• Volleyball game play
• Soccer game play
• Lacrosse stick skills/game play
• Physical fitness testing 

Grade 5

• Cooperative games
• Team games: soccer; basketball; basketball
• Archery
• Rope jumping
• Striking games: paddleball; hotspot with striking
• Golf
• Physical fitness testing 

Grade 6 

• Cooperative games
• Team games: noncontact football; basketball
• Rope jumping
• Striking games; paddleball; wall ball; hotspot with striking; tennis
• Cruncher program
• Volleyball
• Physical fitness testing

Grade 7 

• Cooperative games
• Team games
• Flag football
• Basketball
• Badminton
• Volleyball
• Physical fitness testing 

Grade 8 

• Cooperative games
• Ultimate frisbee
• Flag football
• Badminton
• Bowling
• Volleyball
• Physical fitness testing