Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Learning Coach Guide Contents Improving Health and Fitness Unit12 Nutrition Unit13 Physical Activities Unit14 Mental and Emotional Health Unit15 Personal Health Unit16 Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs 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 Physical Education and Health 7 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, literature connections, career connections, technology tips, 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 B:Course Information Course Goals In Physical Education and Health 7, 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 skills for physical fitness, nutrition, mental and emotional health, personal fitness, and tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. By the end of the year, your learner will be able to: identify the importance of the nutrients in diet and lifelong health; explore and practice physical activities and identify injuries that can occur while participating in them; identify actions that can be taken to improve individual health; describe changes that can occur during puberty; and discover classifications of legal and illegal substances and refusal skills that can assist in peer pressure situations. 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: 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 about 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 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 Improving Health and Fitness Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will explore stress management, disease prevention, and weight management. Learners will monitor their body during physical activity as they practice different circuits and interval training. 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 do you need to support a healthy, active lifestyle? Which do you prefer to participate in aerobic or anaerobic exercises? How do you find your target heart rate? Unit Notables Encourage your learner to explore ways to incorporate physical activity into everyday life and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Your learner will prepare for and complete a quiz in this unit. Household Materials 3 cones or markers (use anything around the house), measuring tape, jump rope, pencil, ruler, tennis ball or other soft ball, timer (timer on a mobile device or your computer) Kit Materials Nutrition Unit Unit Discussion Questions What does wellness mean to you as your body grows and changes? Why is it important to have proper nutrition? Which skills can you use to make healthy decisions? Unit Notables Help your learner understand major health topics that include fad diets, BMI, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans. There is a Quiz in this unit. Help your learner prepare by reviewing the concepts. Household Materials pencil Kit Materials 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 In this unit, your learner will explore all the parts of a healthy diet. Your learner will look at nutrient-rich foods and identify healthy ways to balance energy in versus energy out. Learners will look at their diet and reflect on recommendations that are for their age group. Physical Activities Unit Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will learn how to participate in physical activities safely. They will explore injury prevention at home and in the community and how to recover if they become injured. Finally, learners will also explore fitness and team sports around the world and how to apply a game strategy. Test _________________________ Quiz _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions How do healthy life choices help keep your body functioning? Do you think playing a sport helps you achieve lifelong fitness goals? Which sport did you find most interesting? Unit Notables Encourage your learner to practice safety when participating in any sports activity. If they do get injured or someone, they know is injured ensure your learner knows what emergency steps to take to keep everyone safe. Household Materials pencil Kit Materials Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Mental and Emotional Health Unit Unit Discussion Questions What ways can you create a positive self-image? What signs should you look for in person with depression? Who do you feel comfortable talking about your mental health with? Unit Notables Help your learner recognize signs of stress and depression and develop coping skills and other ways to protect against the impact of drugs and peer pressure. Your learner will create an anti-bullying hashtag and sticker in this unit. Household Materials (optional) art sketchbook, (optional) colored pencils or markers, pencil Kit Materials 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 In this unit, your learner will analyze the six health-risk behaviors that contribute to death and disability among youth. Your learner will explore ways to manage pressures in life and build skills to maintain a positive self-image. Your learner will discuss the effects of bullying and recognize symptoms of mental health illnesses. Unit Assessments Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will learn to identify the changes in personal hygiene during puberty. Your learner will identify specific communicable and noncommunicable diseases and learn how to prevent them. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions What are some consequences to unhealthy behaviors made during adolescence? How does your reproductive systems relate to overall health? Why is it important to take care of your body during adolescence? Unit Notables Your learner will be introduced to the differences boys and girls go through when entering puberty along with types of communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Encourage your learner to discover the importance of health maintenance. Household Materials pencil Kit Materials Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Quiz _________________________ Test _________________________ Assignment ________________ Project _____________________ Exam _______________________ Unit Discussion Questions Why do you need to avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs to support a healthy life? Have you felt peer pressure to participate in using a substance? What are some ways to say no to using substances? Unit Notables Encourage learners to understand health effects of using tobacco, difference between tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and vaping products. Your learner will complete an Assignment by researching an addictive drug and making a poster. Household Materials colored pencils or markers, pencil Kit Materials Unit Assessments Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply. Unit Overview In this unit, your learner will learn about legal and illegal drugs and how they are classified. Your learner will also learn effective refusal skills and ways to get help for addictions. Finally, your learner will learn about the way drugs are portrayed in the media, trends, and current statistics.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
