Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
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Learning Coach Guide Contents Creative Movements Unit12 Introduction to Physical Fitness Unit13 Leading a Healthy Life Unit14 Health, Safety, and Disease Prevention Unit15 Choosing Healthy Food Unit16 Exercise and Your Health Unit17 Part A:General Overview Welcome Letter Dear Learning Coach, Thank you for partnering with CCA and investing in your learner’s education. This Learning Coach Guide is intended to help you support your learner in their Health and Physical Education 4 course. Within this guide, you will find the goals, components, and features of the online course. Please take time to read and review this information so you understand how to help your learner interact with all the course’s elements. The Learning Coach Guide also includes information about each of the units in this course. On each page of unit information, you will discover the following. The Unit Overview will tell you what the focus, content, and skills of the unit will be. The Unit Assessment section is a place for you and your learner to preview the graded work in the course. At the start of each unit, work with your learner to look at the unit in edio and find out which types of graded work are in this unit. Write them in the box and use it as a checklist. You can check off each one as your learner completes it. The Unit Materials section tells you the materials your learner will need to complete the activities in this unit. You will also find the materials list repeated within each lesson so that your learner has exactly what they need at the right time. The Unit Discussion Questions are optional questions that you may want to ask your learner during the unit to increase home and school connections about what your learner is studying. In the Unit Notables section, you may find optional activities, career connections, or ideas to help your learner if they get stuck. CCA wishes you and your learner a terrific school year! Supporting Your Learner Your role as a Learning Coach is very important. Here are a few ways you can help your learner do their very best in the course. Help your learner know what time guided or live class instruction is scheduled for, and prompt them to attend sessions or watch recordings. Look for Learning Coach Notes in the course. These are special messages to provide you with information about an activity or topic. Remember, it is okay for your learner to get stuck. Learning new material takes time. Encourage them to take breaks, keep trying, and even ask the teacher for help. Help your learner navigate technology. That may mean helping them type information or upload work into edio. Always encourage your learner to do their very best. Review the course syllabus for your learner’s course. Maintain communication with your learner’s teacher. Part B:Course Information Course Goals Physical Education and Health 4 incorporates the most important concepts of both physical and health education. The course provides each learner with the opportunity to participate in movement, skill development, and various exercise routines. Learners develop the necessary motor skills for healthy physical development and growth. The course also provides learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to live a healthy life at their stage of development. By the end of the year, your learner will be able to: practice being active and play games; demonstrate important motor skills; apply ways to keep themselves healthy and safe; identify healthy foods to eat; and recognize the benefits of exercise and safety when participating in physical activities. Course Format Lesson Components: Each day, your learner will spend 45 to 60 minutes completing a lesson. Some days may take less time, while other days may take a little more time. The lesson does not need to be completed in one sitting. Encourage your learner to take short breaks as they need. This section will help you to understand how your learner’s course is structured in edio. Lesson Bundling: Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used every day. Example: Getting Started Lesson: There is one Getting Started lesson in this course. It can be found on Day 1 of Unit 1. This lesson includes important information about the course and contact information for your teacher. Unit Overview: Each unit will include a Unit Overview. This describes what your learner will learn in the unit and how many assessments the unit will have. Prep for Success: At the beginning of each unit, your learner will find a Prep for Success. This component offers learners tips to be successful in the course, such as study tips, important software information, safety reminders, and more. Knowledge Check: There will be one Knowledge Check in each unit. The Knowledge Check is designed to check prior learning and understanding of key skills and concepts that will be taught in the unit. The Knowledge Check is not a graded assessment. Each lesson has its own components to help guide your learner through the lesson. 1. Lesson Overview: At the beginning of every lesson, your learner will see the Lesson Overview. This section contains lesson objectives, lesson vocabulary, materials your learner will need for the lesson, and the suggested lesson length. 2. Engage: The first section of the lesson is Engage. In this section, learners will be introduced to the lesson by making a connection to past and present knowledge and will get ready for the lesson’s instruction. 3. Discover: New content and instruction is presented in the Discover section. Your learner will interact with the lesson content through defined vocabulary terms, videos, audio, and Pause and Think activities. Your learner will be able to practice and answer questions as they work through the lesson. 4. Show: Learners will demonstrate what they have learned in the lesson through a series of practice questions. 5. Wrap Up: This section recaps the day’s objectives and prepares learners for a future lesson or assessment. The course includes assignments and projects. These graded assignments allow your learner to show what they have learned and apply their new skills. All CCA assignments and projects include these components. 1. Assessment Overview: At the beginning of each assessment, your learner will see the Assessment Overview. This section contains the goals of the assessment, materials your learner will need, the length of the assessment, and directions for completion. 2. Plan: In the Plan section, learners will be introduced to the assignment or project. Learners may be provided with a review of content from the previous lessons, strategies for completing the activity, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics. 3. Do: Learners put their plan into action and work to complete the assignment or project successfully. This section also provides the grading expectations and/or rubric the teacher will use to grade the work. 4. Reflect: In Reflect, learners will think back to the work they completed. They will reflect upon the experience and analyze how well they completed the task. These moments of reflection are important and allow learners to think about their learning and their work habits. In addition to assignments, this course also includes quizzes. Quiz Review: Before a quiz, learners will have the opportunity to review the content they will be assessed on in a quiz. Quiz: A quiz may be given at the end of a topic or the end of a unit. Course Features This course includes and uses unique features such as: Health Units: In a unit with a health theme, learners will explore items including but not limited to nutrition, healthy lifestyle choices, and how their body operates. Health units teach learners about living life according to their body’s needs. Physical Education Units: In a unit with a physical education theme, learners will explore beneficial ways to warm up their bodies for movement, perform specific physical exercises, and cool down their bodies with things like stretching. Physical education units teach learners safe and healthy ways to be physically active. Time to Move: Time to Move activities appear at the end of lessons that do not otherwise contain any requirement of physical movement. They are short activities tied to the lesson in some way that requires the learner to get up and physically move around. They can include games, participating in exercises, or even dancing to a theme-related song. Part C:Unit Information Creative Movements Unit Unit Discussion Questions Which do you prefer, dancing or jump roping? Which activity was the most challenging for you? Unit Notables Your learner will practice dance and jump rope skills before creating a dance or jump rope activity in the assignment at the end of the unit. Household Materials firm pillow or cushion, music (optional), paper, pencil, timer or watch Kit Materials Physical Education and Health 4 Activity Book Unit Assessments Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Overview Your learner will use strategies necessary to participate in creative movement activities. Your learner will practice and assess performance of the elements in a dance routine and jump rope activities and practice a variety of movement combinations and patterns. Introduction to Physical Fitness Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview Your learner will learn the importance of completing a fitness assessment and identify the components that make up a fitness test. Your learners will practice all the skills required in the fitness test. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Household Materials measuring tape or ruler, masking tape, pencil, sheets of paper (3), timer or watch Kit Materials Physical Education and Health 4 Activity Book Unit Discussion Questions Which activity did you find the most challenging? What skills do you need to work to improve? Unit Notables Your learner will complete fitness tests for physical activities. Remind your learner that these are meant to help the learner set goals for improvement. Your learner will take a quiz independently, only receiving help for directions. Leading a Healthy Life Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview Your learner will be able to identify factors, such as the environment, behaviors, and the media that can influence health. Your learner will look at the differences between physical, emotional, and social health and examine good decision-making. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Household Materials Pencil Kit Materials Physical Education and Health 4 Activity Book Unit Discussion Questions What did you find interesting about the types of health? How can the STAR method of decision-making help you make healthy decisions? Unit Notables Your learner will learn the STAR method of decision making. Encourage your learner to use the method to make healthy decisions. Your learner will take a quiz independently, other than help with directions. Health, Safety, and Disease Prevention Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview Your learner will learn risk factors associated with health issues and look at how behavior affects health. Your learner will identify safe practices and identify how individuals can keep themselves safe and healthy in a variety of situations. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Household Materials pencil Kit Materials Physical Education and Health 4 Activity Book Unit Discussion Questions What is a safe practice that could be used in your home? How difficult is it to make a healthy choice and say “no” to peers? Unit Notables Your learner will complete a quiz independently, other than help with directions. Your learner will learn about saying “no” to peers. Encourage them to role play and practice. Choosing Healthy Food Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview Your learner will learn the role that healthy foods play in physical health. Your learner will differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food and the amount of nutrients that should be consumed based on age, stage of development, and activity level. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Household Materials nutrition label of your chosen packaged food, paper, pencil Kit Materials Physical Education and Health 4 Activity Book Unit Discussion Questions What is your favorite healthy food? Which concept did you find the most challenging in this unit? Unit Notables In the assignment, your learner will examine a food label and calculate the amount of sugar in the product. Your learner will also create a low-sugar snack idea. Help your learner try out the healthy snack! Exercise and Your Health Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview Your learner will identify enjoyable physical activities and understand the importance of physical activity throughout life. Your learner will learn how the FITT principle is used to increase physical fitness and health. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions What areas of physical fitness do you still want to improve? What was your favorite part of this health and physical fitness course? Unit Notables Your learner will complete an end-of-year physical fitness test to assess changes in fitness over the year. In the assignment, your learner will create an exercise routine to improve one area of physical fitness. Household Materials masking tape, measuring tape or ruler, pencil, timer, or watch Kit Materials Physical Education and Health 4 Activity Book
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
