Physical Education Fourth Grade
Pace Run
Description
The pace run is an individualized cardiovascular activity in which students learn to assess their personal performance and set realistic goals.
Themes
Striving for Best Self, Determination, Participation, Self Discipline
Core Curriculum
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7540-01
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Achieve and maintain health-enhancing levels of physical fitness.
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7540-04
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Demonstrate respect for self and others through responsible personal and social behavior.
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7540-05
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Understand that physical activity provides opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, and self-expression.
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Learning Outcomes
Students Will:
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Determine the distance they can comfortably cover in fifteen minutes
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Establish good mechanics for walking and running
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Focus on how they feel about themselves and the goals they have set
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Activity: Pace Run
Preparation
Mark a course with interim distance markers. Instruct students to have proper shoes and clothing before
beginning the Pace Run. Check the course for any problem areas, i.e. debris, holes, sprinkler heads. About
5 to10 minutes is needed to prepare the course, and the activity may run from approximately 10 to 30 minutes,
depending on the students' fitness levels. Determine needed warm up and cool down activities and procedures.
Tools and Resources
Handout - Class Record
Handout - Student Record
Course markers
Internet sites that address training for various level of competition may be found at the following sites:
www.westomahawind.org/high_jump_workouts.htm
www.olympic-usa.org
www.usatf.org
Instruction
Have the students walk their normal walking pace for a couple of minutes, then increase the walking pace for additional minutes
and finally, go to the slowest jog possible. Using the previously marked course with interim distance markers, ask students to
walk/run for fifteen minutes each day for four days and measure the distance they covered. Ask each student to record his
starting achievement. Make sure students warm up and cool down appropriately. Discuss the need for cardiovascular health
development as basis for fitness in all Olympic sports.
Assessment
Students will:
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Record the distance they covered in fifteen minutes on a measured course during each of the four days
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List cardiovascular benefits of walking and running. (These indicators include sweating, faster breathing,
deeper breathing, tired muscles, increased heart rate, etc.)
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Describe physiological indicators in cardiovascular activities
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Write a self-reflection on how they might participate in running and walking activities in their every day lives
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Extensions
Have motivational or Olympic music playing if exercising indoors. Ask students to develop short-term goals to improving their
fitness levels using walking and running activities. Have students compare their performance parameters on different types of
surfaces or terrain, i.e. hiking uphill versus walking a flat track.
Further Research
Pangrazi, R.P., & Dauer, V.P. (1992). Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children,
(10th Ed.). New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co. walking: pp. 292-294; running: 294-295, 217-218.
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