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The SPARK Program curricula are designed to be practical and effective tools for all physical activity providers. All SPARK curricula are presented in 3-ring binders for fast access to materials. Simply pull out a lesson, put it on a clipboard, and take it to class.
Many factors were considered in the preparation of The SPARK Programs: recommendations of curriculum experts, professional organizations, national and state guidelines and frameworks, and Healthy People Goals 2010. The SPARK Programs understands budgetary constraints that restrict schools from purchasing expensive apparatus and equipment. And, The SPARK Programs saw the need for a user friendly document which can be implemented in the real world.
Lifetime support and consultation from SPARK are included with your book purchase, as well as discounts on “SPARK stuff” (t-shirts, water bottles, whistles, etc.). Complete equipment packages from Sportime are available too with free shipping!
 SPARK K-2 Curriculum: (New edition released August 2008)
SPARK has created a three-ring binder with over 400 pages and 16 chapters of engaging, age appropriate activities, instructional materials, and resources. The SPARK K-2 manual includes 10 dynamic instructional units: Building a Foundation, Parachute, Manipulatives, Stunts and Tumbling, Throwing and Catching, Jumping, Dribbling and Trapping, Dance, Volleying and Striking, and Games. Each curricular component is presented in scope and sequence via daily lesson plans that are aligned to NASPE National Standards. ASAP's (Active Soon As Possible), provide an enjoyable warm-up before the main lesson. The SPARK K-2 curriculum also contains academic integration tips (with a special emphasis on literacy), social skills themes by grade level, and challenging extensions for each activity. Every movement lesson shows the Standard(s) addressed and provides useful tips from teachers who have instructed it before. The Limited Space chapter contains activities teachers can do in their classrooms, and the Recess Activities section helps promote movement throughout the school day. Each K-2 manual comes with an "Instructional Media Disc" that provides approximately 300 skill and task cards, assessment tools, pedometer activities, home plays, and much more! All student-centered activities are English on one side and Spanish on the other. Download the contents of the disc yourself, or purchase the "SPARKfolio" and have it organized, color-coded, and laminated for you.
SPARK K-2 PE SPARKFolio:
This easy-access box contains and organizes the contents of the SPARK K-2 Instructional Media Disc and provides hundreds of color-coded, laminated cards in English and Spanish! You save valuable time and money because SPARK has done all the work for you!
 SPARK K-2 PE Music CD:
All the music you need to teach SPARK PE Grades K-2 on two CD 's! SPARK staff teamed with Christy Lane to bring you 30 songs and more than 100 minutes of music - perfectly matched to SPARK activities. The CD 's include warm-up music, long and short music intervals for skill/fitness circuits, and songs (cultural, current, country, and more!) to instruct SPARK Dances. "SPARK-Up" YOUR dance and rhythms program by purchasing this CD!
 SPARK PE 3-6 Manual with Instructional Media Disc
Developed through San Diego State University and funded by the Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). More than a new edition, a new way of teaching elementary PE. Over 500 different activities presented in more than 20 themed instructional units builds on skills learned in K-2 and provides developmentally appropriate activities for upper-elementary children. Each unit is written in a skill progression from simple to complex and includes activities to address NASPE National Standards. Red pages "Focus on Fitness," and themes include "ASAP" (Active Soon As Possible), "Chasing and Fleeing," "Aerobic Games," and 7 others. Blue pages shine the "Spotlight on Skills" and examples include "Flying Disc," "Hockey," "Dance," "Cooperatives," and 7 more. Combine an activity from "Fitness" and "Skill" sections then add a cool-down to create a complete SPARK lesson. Personalized fitness monitoring, social skills themes, integration tips, and helpful diagrams complete this comprehensive curriculum. Each SPARK 3-6 Manual comes with a SPARK Instructional Media Disc with over 450 skill and task cards, assessment tools, pedometer activities, home play activities and much more!
 SPARK PE 3-6 Music CD
All the music you need to teach SPARK PE Grades 3-6 on one CD! SPARK staff teamed with Christy Lane to bring you 17 songs and 75 minutes of music-perfectly matched to SPARK activities. The CD includes warm-up music, long and short music intervals (with 10 second breaks) for skill/fitness circuits, and 14 songs (cultural, current, country, and more!) to instruct SPARK Dances. "SPARK-Up" YOUR dance and rhythms program by purchasing this CD!
 3-6 SPARKFolio
A portfolio filled with printed versions of the teaching aids from the Instructional Media Disc.
Includes the following:
- Skill Cards-Over 250 Skill Cards that graphically and/or verbally depict the various skills throughout the curriculum. Use them as visuals for students to make stations or help students create routines. Brightly colored cardstock and laminated. (English and Spanish)
- Task Cards-Over 50 Task Cards include instructions for individual, partner, and group PACE (Physically Active Choices to Enjoy) Activities. Use them to increase student-directed learning, gather assessment data, or for an instructional change of "PACE." White cardstock for easy copying. (English and Spanish)
- Assessment Samples for each unit include Performance Rubrics and Student Self-Checks to document and guide learning. White cardstock for easy copying. (English and Spanish Student Self-Checks)
- Home Play Activities-A take home page to reinforce instruction and increase physical activity levels away from school. Enjoyable physically active challenges are on 1 side, and interesting facts are on the other. White cardstock for easy copying. (English and Spanish)
- Expectation Cards-Use as visuals when instructing/reinforcing PE and/or Recess behavioral expectations. Brightly colored cardstock and laminated. (English and Spanish)
- Teacher Prompt Pages-"Cheat Sheets" for teachers to provide cues for dances, walk/jog/running, and various Group Fitness activities. White cardstock and laminated.
We currently have a wait list for the new K-2 SPARKFolio. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list please provide your information and SPARK will contact you when the SPARKFolio is available.
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