ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [PE] (8) 30 :

8-3.11) Utilize one method of tracking fitness and nutrition.

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] BK1 (9-12) 15 :

BK-3.8) Identify components of a personal fitness plan.

Examples: strength exercises, stretching exercises, cardiovascular exercises, and nutritional balance

[PE] BK1 (9-12) 18 :

BK-3.11) Design and implement a nutrition plan to sustain a healthy, active lifestyle.

[PE] BK2 (9-12) 8 :

BK-3.1) Analyze the relationships among physical activity, nutrition, and body composition.

APE accommodation suggestions: Physical activity knowledge, engagement in physical activity, participation in fitness activity, fitness knowledge, assessment and program planning, nutrition, stress management- Refer to the IEP or special education teacher for academic and testing accommodations.

[HE] (8) 19 :

8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

[HE] HED (9-12) 6 :

HE.1.6) Compare and contrast the benefits of and barriers to practicing a variety of healthy behaviors.

a. Identify factors that impact nutritional choices.

Examples: planning healthy meals, accessibility of healthy and unhealthy foods

[HE] HED (9-12) 31 :

HE.8.2) Formulate and implement a list of innovative ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.

Examples: wearing colors for awareness, speaking to a group or individuals, making good nutritional choices

This website describes 37 different food journals and gives tips on how to be successful during this process. A food journal is a useful tool for improving health. It is a tool that can be used to track what one eats at every meal. Keeping a food diary allows one to:

   View Standards     Standard(s): [PE] BK2 (9-12) 17 :

BK-3.10) Create and maintain a fitness portfolio which includes assessment scores, goals for improvement, plan of activities for improvement, log of activities being done to reach goals, and timeline for improvement.

[HE] (6) 19 :

6.6.2) Describe how setting goals to increase time for physical activity and academic study may reduce stress.

a. List activities that can improve physical and mental health.

[HE] (7) 18 :

7.6.1) Assess current personal health practices and set a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve one or more health practices.

[HE] (7) 19 :

7.6.2) Describe changing abilities, priorities, and responsibilities that impact personal health goals.

Examples: age, injuries, changing jobs, leaving active school life to work, sedentary to walking, walking to jogging, jogging to running; eating poorly to making healthy food choices leading to weight loss or weight gain

[HE] (8) 18 :

8.6.1) Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.

[HE] (8) 19 :

8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

[HE] HED (9-12) 28 :

HE.6.2) Set long-term goals for achieving optimal health and implement short-term steps to reach the goals.

Examples: assess current health and fitness status, develop plans based on assessment results, implement and monitor plans

This planner offers a structured guide to help students set meaningful and productive SMART goals. This 7-page document can be printed and copied for student use or assigned digitally for students to complete the fillable pdf. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [PE] (6) 24 :

6-3.5) Identify the components of health-related and skill-related fitness.

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] (6) 25 :

6-3.6) Set and monitor an individual goal for health-related fitness based on current fitness level.

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] (6) 30 :

6-3.11) Identify a variety of ways to track fitness and nutrition.

Examples: apps, spreadsheets, journals

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] (7) 30 :

7-3.11) Compare and contrast the various methods of tracking fitness and nutrition.

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] (8) 24 :

8-3.5) Analyze the benefits of health-related and skill-related fitness components.

Examples: stress reduction, body composition, self-esteem, less anxiety

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] (8) 30 :

8-3.11) Utilize one method of tracking fitness and nutrition.

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] BK1 (9-12) 15 :

BK-3.8) Identify components of a personal fitness plan.

Examples: strength exercises, stretching exercises, cardiovascular exercises, and nutritional balance

[PE] BK2 (9-12) 8 :

BK-3.1) Analyze the relationships among physical activity, nutrition, and body composition.

APE accommodation suggestions: Physical activity knowledge, engagement in physical activity, participation in fitness activity, fitness knowledge, assessment and program planning, nutrition, stress management- Refer to the IEP or special education teacher for academic and testing accommodations.

[HE] (8) 19 :

8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

[HE] HED (9-12) 27 :

HE.6.1) Assess personal health status and health practices to establish a baseline for setting health and fitness goals.

Examples: blood pressure, resting heart rate, BMI, vaccination status

[HE] HED (9-12) 28 :

HE.6.2) Set long-term goals for achieving optimal health and implement short-term steps to reach the goals.

Examples: assess current health and fitness status, develop plans based on assessment results, implement and monitor plans

Learn the difference between strength, endurance, and power in this lesson. This lesson can be organized as self-paced for students to enjoy on their own or teachers could use the slide presentation to pace the instruction of this content. Students will find out how body fat impacts both fitness and health, the different types of exercise, and how to create an activity plan.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [PE] (8) 22 :

8-3.3) Create a plan for physical activity outside class, based on options available in the community.

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] (8) 28 :

8-3.9) Apply concepts of physical fitness to adjust physical activity intensity.

Examples: RPE, FITT formula

APE accommodation suggestions: Visual aids and cues

[PE] BK1 (9-12) 13 :

BK-3.6) Participate several times a week in a self-selected lifetime activity, dance, or fitness-related activity outside school hours.

[PE] BK1 (9-12) 17 :

BK-3.10) Research and design a comprehensive personal fitness program to enhance a healthy, active lifestyle to develop lifelong health habits based on the components of health.

[PE] BK2 (9-12) 11 :

BK-3.4) Participate in physical activities learned from home and community.

[PE] BK2 (9-12) 15 :

BK-3.8) Demonstrate movements associated with static and non-static exercises.

[PE] AK2 (9-12) 9 :

AK-4.1) Develop a personal action plan that includes social interaction, cooperative activities, and personal fitness goals.

[PE] SO1 (9-12) 10 :

SO-5.2) Evaluate personal level of fitness readiness to officiate different sports.

[PE] SC1 (9-12) 1 :

SC-1.1) Describe physical fitness activities that contribute to the improvement of specific fitness components.

[PE] SC2 (9-12) 2 :

SC-1.2) Exhibit proper fitness component techniques in strength and conditioning to achieve a desired level of health enhancement.

[PE] LS1 (9-12) 2 :

LS-1.2) Identify skills and components needed to design an individualized health-enhancing fitness program.

[PE] VA1 (9-12) 2 :

LS-1.2) Identify skills and components needed to design an individualized health-enhancing fitness program for varsity athletics.

[PE] VA2 (9-12) 1 :

LS-1.1) Demonstrate necessary components of physical fitness to achieve a desired level of individual success while participating in varsity athletics.

[HE] (8) 19 :

8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

[HE] HED (9-12) 27 :

HE.6.1) Assess personal health status and health practices to establish a baseline for setting health and fitness goals.

Examples: blood pressure, resting heart rate, BMI, vaccination status

This is a comprehensive website full of strength, conditioning, fitness, flexibility, and self-care activities. These resources can be used by the physical educator to create fitness-type workouts or students can use this website to develop their own workouts. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (8) 19 :

8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

The MyPlate Plan shows your food group targets--what and how much to eat within your calorie allowance. Your food plan is personalized, based on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level. The MyPlate Plan is also available in Spanish. The resource is interactive.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (5) 18 :

5.6.1) Create a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.

[HE] (6) 3 :

6.1.3) Describe benefits of practicing healthy behaviors.

Examples: using household products only for intended purposes, dietary choices, physical activity, drinking plenty of water

[HE] (6) 18 :

6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

[HE] (7) 18 :

7.6.1) Assess current personal health practices and set a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve one or more health practices.

[HE] (8) 4 :

8.1.4) Analyze the relationship between engaging in regular physical activity and healthy eating as ways to improve personal health.

[HE] (8) 18 :

8.6.1) Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.

[HE] (8) 19 :

8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

The goal of this learning activity is to help your students expand their knowledge of physical activity beyond sports and help them identify non-competitive things they can do to improve their personal fitness levels or increase their activity levels such as walking the dog or taking out the trash.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.