Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Learning Coach Guide Contents Part C Unit Information12 Promoting Health and Wellness Unit13 13 Physical Fitness Unit14 14 Safety and Injury Prevention Unit15 15 Relationships Unit16 16 Body Systems Unit17 17 Reproductive System and Growth & Development Unit18 18 18 Part AGeneral 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 8 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, ideas to help your learner if they get stuck, or safety tips. 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. 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 BCourse Information Course Goals In Health and Physical Education 8, your learner will incorporate the most important concepts of both physical and health education. Your learner will develop the necessary motor skills for healthy physical development and growth. The course also provides your learner with the knowledge and skills necessary to live a healthy life at their stage of development. Topics include body systems, growth and development, relationships, physical fitness, and safety and injury prevention. By the end of the year, your learner will be able to: identify how body systems work together; tell the function of the male and female reproductive systems, and identify ways to care for reproductive health; explain what constitutes a healthy relationship, and identify influences that can affect relationships; describe the importance of physical activity to overall health in relation to the health triangle; select and practice a variety of physical activities; and identify ways to stay safe and prevent injury. Course Format Lesson Components: Your learner will spend 45 to 60 minutes completing a Physical Education and Health 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: A lesson bundle is a collection of lessons that stack up to equal one full class period. On some days, learners will see bundles, such as a Knowledge Check and the daily lesson or the combination of a Quiz Review and Quiz. Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used every day. Example: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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 quizzes. 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 your learner’s Health and Physical Education course, there are two common unit themes: physical education and health. 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 is a portion of a lesson that provides learners with the opportunity to perform physical exercise. This section of a lesson is designed to give learners instructions to safely move their body through an activity related to the concepts learned in that lesson. Part C: Unit Information Promoting Health and Wellness Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will learn about the three elements of the health triangle. They will explore body composition and the effects of stress on their body. Your learner will take a deeper look at self-esteem and social pressures. Your learner will learn about the impacts of drugs and alcohol on the physical body. Finally, they will analyze the things that impact their health. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Discussion Questions In what ways can you keep a positive self-image and high self-esteem and self-confidence? What are some signs that your body is suffering from stress? How do drugs and alcohol impact physical activity? Unit Notables In this unit your learner will consider how physical activity impacts mental, social, and emotional health. Your learner will complete an assignment in this unit. Household Materials Pencil, art supplies Kit Materials Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Physical Fitness Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will recall physical fitness activities and look at changes in physical fitness between childhood and young adulthood. They will learn about their fitness level and create a fitness goal. Your learner also will practice various activities and monitor their body’s reaction to them. Finally, they will analyze multiple body systems and how they work together with physical activity. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions How can you use a SMART goal to support your fitness? Which principles (FITT or SPORT) did you prefer in this unit? Unit Notables Your learner may want help setting their personal fitness goal. Your learner will complete an assignment in this unit. Household Materials Pencil, measuring tape or ruler, tape, timer or watch, scale (optional) Kit Materials Safety and Injury Prevention Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore self-protection at home, in public places, and online. Your learner will also analyze the role of individual responsibility for safe practices and injury prevention at home, school, and in the community. In doing so, they will learn how to prevent intentional and unintentional injuries and how to apply emergency strategies. Finally, you will identify environmental factors and review the health triangle. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions How might you identify a situation as an emergency in which you need to call 911? What are some environmental factors that may impact your health? What strategy you learned for self-protection would you like to share? Unit Notables Emphasize the importance of self-protection strategies as well as handling emergency situations in a calm but efficient manner. Your learner will complete a review and quiz in this unit Household Materials pencil Kit Materials Relationships Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore relationships and effective communication. Your learner will look at social pressures and analyze the effects of social media. They will also learn about self-protection from violence in the home, school, and public settings. Finally, they will strategize ways to avoid or manage conflict and violence in their early teens. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions How do you plan to apply stress management in your daily life? How do you handle social pressures to maintain a positive impact on your health? How do handle a conflict with another person? Unit Notables Discuss making informed decisions about health, navigating social pressures, and seeking support when needed. Your learner will complete an assignment on conflict resolution. Household Materials pencil Kit Materials Body Systems Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will take a deeper look at the cardiovascular system, the digestive system, the endocrine system, the muscular system, and the skeletal system. Your learner will also review the integumentary and the nervous and lymphatic systems. They will learn how the systems work together, what impact it has on their body when one system is not working properly, and the interdependence existing among the body systems. Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions Which body system was most interesting to you? What activities do you participate in that impact systems of the body? Unit Notables Due to covering the systems of the body, there may be a higher number of vocabulary terms for the learner to be familiar with. Your learner will complete a review and quiz in this unit. Household Materials pencil Kit Materials Reproductive System and Growth & Development Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore the human reproductive system: puberty, changes in adolescence, pregnancy, and fetal development. Your learner will also study contraceptives and methods for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, recognizing abstinence as the sole 100% effective approach. 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 have you learned about the changes that occur during puberty? How do you feel about the changes that occur during puberty? What did you find most interesting in this unit? Unit Notables There is a Unit Disclaimer in this unit, requiring Learning Coaches to review and approve their learner’s use of the unit. Your learner will complete a review and quiz in this unit. Household Materials pencil Kit Materials
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