Welcome to the Teacher Information page for Fitness for Life: Middle School. On this page, you will find information about:
- sample program materials,
- NASPE standards and Fitness for Life: Middle School,
- correlations to state standards,
- Lexile Score,
- the test bank,
- computer programs (Mount Fitness and Tour de Fitness),
- corrections,
- teacher training,
- slides, handouts, and other information,
- Fitness for Life instructors, and
- more teacher information.
In addition, we'd like to use this page as a place where teachers who use Fitness for Life: Middle School can share information about their successes and any favorite activities they've developed. Please watch this page for updates as they become available.
SAMPLE PROGRAM MATERIALS
Click here for samples of Fitness for Life: Middle School student text and teacher's guide materials.
NASPE STANDARDS AND FITNESS FOR LIFE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) standards for physical education provide benchmarks for effective curriculum development. Accordingly, in preparing the Fitness for Life: Middle School program, the authors consulted the standards for the middle school grades. The Fitness for Life: Middle School Teacher’s Guide provides teachers with information concerning which standards are covered chapter by chapter and lesson by lesson. For more information on NASPE standards, click here.
To see which Fitness for Life: Middle School lesson plans meet which NASPE standards, click here.
Correlations to State Standards
Lexile Score
The Lexile Score for Fitness For Life: Middle School is 1060.
Test Bank
Click here to access a test bank that will allow you to create your own tests.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
The Fitness for Life: Middle School Teacher’s Guide includes basic information about Mount Fitness and Tour de Fitness, two computer programs for review and reinforcement. The "High-Tech Options" section of the Teacher's Guide briefly describes each program and its objectives, and appendix C explains how to use the programs to teach strategy and tactics and to supplement lessons with physical activities.
Click here to access Mount Fitness and Tour de Fitness.
CORRECTIONS
Click here to access a list of corrections to any Fitness for Life: Middle School materials.
TEACHER TRAINING
Teacher training in Fitness for Life: Middle School is available through Physical Best, a program of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). For more information, visit the Physical Best Web site or contact NASPE at:
Physical Best/NASPE
1900 Association Drive,
Reston, VA 20191
Toll-free phone: 800-213-7193, ext. 489
E-mail: physicalbest@aahperd.org
SLIDES, HANDOUTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION
Slides, handouts, and agenda materials for workshops are available by following the Program Overview link.
FITNESS FOR LIFE INSTRUCTORS
You can also learn more about Fitness for Life from other instructors who use the program. Click here for a current list of Fitness for Life instructors by state.
MORE TEACHER INFORMATION
The links below can help you stay up to date with current research related to health and fitness in middle school students. We'll continue to expand and revise this list as new information becomes available.
Equipment List for Fitness for Life: Middle School
Resources for Integrating Skills in a Fitness For Life: Middle School Program
PAR-Q: Readiness for Physical Activity
Top 10 Reasons for Quality Physical Education
Physical Education and Academic Achievement: Benefits of Fitness for Life: Middle School
Maximal Heart Rate Formula: Keeping up to Date
MyPyramid: Supplementing Student Text Content
Learning in Physical Education Can Have Lifesaving Benefits
A Rationale for Limited Use of Classroom Learning in Middle School Physical Education
Agenda Samples for Fitness for Life Workshops
Fitness for Life: Middle School to High School Articulation
Physical Education Benefits Fitness, Health, and the Brain (video clip)