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Jirus Guy
Jirus.Guy@desotoisd.org
(972) 223-3800 EXT 715

Health and Physical Education Teaching Philosophy
Children must be encouraged to invent their own solutions to problems through
creative thinking and discovery. It is the responsibility of an educator to challenge
students and encourage their exploration of knowledge while providing the tools for them
to become confident learners.
The purpose of health and physical education is to provide health-related and
skill-related fitness concepts and skills in order to create an environment that promotes
the development of life long movers. Health and physical education students will be
provided with the necessary tools to make good decisions regarding all components of
their health and wellness.
The physical education program content will focus on skill development which
will address the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Students will then
implement learned stability, locomotor, non-locomotor and manipulative skills while
participating in modified individual, dual, and team sports games.
Multiple teaching strategies will be incorporated into the program in order to
address students’ diverse learning styles. Students will be formally and informally
assessed in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains using skill tests, rubrics,
checklists and written evaluations.
Schools are multidimensional learning communities composed of a diverse
learning population. A productive, motivational and informative learning environment
will be created for students by implementing a curriculum that is developmentally
appropriate, skill-related, progressive, challenging and enjoyable.
8:00-8:53 4th Grade
8:55-9:48 2nd Grade
9:55-10:48 3rd Grade
10:50-11:43 Planning Period
11:45-12:38 1st Grade
12:40-1:33 Kinder
1:35-2:05 Lunch
2:05-2:58 5th Grade
3:00 Dismissal