Develop Stage 1 of your Unit Plan using the template below:

5th Grade PE: Leadership Unit

In this unit, students will be given multiple opportunities for authentic learning that will
enable them to hone their leadership style. Through various team building challenges,
students will be assigned leadership roles and tasked to complete a specific objective. These
tasks will require student leaders to provide their peers with purpose, direction, and
motivation. They will require a high level of effective communication and management in
order to succeed.

STAGE 1- STANDARDS/GOALS
What should students understand, know, and be able to do? Stage one identifies the desired
results of the unit including the related state content standards and expected performances,
enduring understandings, essential questions, knowledge and skills.

Content Standard(s)

Generalizations about what students should know and be able to do.

Content Standards Primary Expected Performances

Standard 4: The physically literate Demonstrates effective and respectful

individual exhibits responsible personal communication during leadership experience
and social behavior that respects self and
others.

Standard 2: The physically literate Can identify how a strong leader influences
individual applies knowledge of concepts, the overall team performance.
principles, strategies and tactics related to
movement and performance.

Standard 5: The physically literate Gains knowledge and skills related to positive
individual recognizes the value of physical social interactions with peers.
activity for health, enjoyment, challenge,
self-expression and/or social interaction.

Enduring Understandings Essential Questions

Insights learned from exploring
generalizations via the essential questions
(Students will understand THAT)
K-12 enduring understandings are those Inquiry used to explore generalizations
understandings that should be developed
over time, they are not expected to be
mastered over one unit or one year.

Overarching Enduring Understandings: -What makes a leader?

Leadership is an art that continues to
develop with time and experience. -What should be the relationship between the leader
and those that follow?

-How can one leader effectively motivate several

individuals with different personality types?
Unit Specific Enduring Understanding
All team members need something -Are leaders born, or created through their
different from a leader. experiences?

There are many different ways to be an

effective leader.

Knowledge and Skills

What students are expected to know and be able to do

Students will Demonstrate:

The ability to facilitate a group discussion.

Giving positive specific feedback to team members.

Decision making that complies with the best interest of the team.
Students will Know:

That leaders provide purpose, direction, and motivation.

That leaders seek to accomplish a goal and improve the team as a whole.