Physical Education

Sheridan’s physical education program is committed to preparing children to be physically active and to make healthy choices throughout their lives. The physical education curriculum includes a balance of skills and concepts in the areas of health, games, gymnastics, and rhythmic activities. In order to achieve these goals, teachers establish a learning environment that supports students at all skill levels and fosters healthy self concepts.

Students are encouraged to take risks and are asked to try, fail, and try again! Teachers provide opportunities for students to work towards common standards at individual rates of development, and students are recognized for their success at their individual levels. Instructional decisions are based on ongoing assessment of the children’s skills, understandings, and needs in order to individualize instruction and promote progress towards the learning goals.

The curriculum is based on the National Association for Sport and Physical Education standards, and lessons are designed with the children’s physical and cognitive development in mind. Cooperative and competitive activities are designed so that students learn how to work as part of a team and how to deal constructively with competition.

Students study physical education for three or four class periods each week from kindergarten through eighth grade.