Ultimately, the goal of a quality PE program is to inspire children to live an active and healthy life by teaching the knowledge and skills related to physical activity, fitness and nutrition. A successful elementary physical education curriculum also offers opportunities for children to experience success and challenge in a variety of areas, regardless of age or skill level.
Ms. Jeannie Bastasch
Greenwood Physical Education Teacher
jdbastasch@seattleschools.org
206-252-1427
About Ms. Bastasch
My name is Jeannie Bastasch and I am the
Physical Education Teacher at Greenwood School. I
hold a Master of Science Degree in Exercise and
Sport Science, with an emphasis in Teaching. This
will be my 19th year of teaching elementary P.E. and
my 14th year here at Greenwood!
I love teaching physical education because it
blends the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive
domains of education. This year, I am going to focus
on the social and emotional parts of my teaching
and make them the top priorities for our P.E.
program. We’ll still learn about health, nutrition,
and fitness and we’ll still play fun games and
improve on many physical skills, but I’m going to
work on prioritizing the social and emotional part of
each lesson. P.E. provides many opportunities to
practice kindness, empathy, integrity, cooperation,
perseverance, and problem solving.
What will we do in P.E.?
We will learn about fitness, heart health,
and nutrition as well as learn and practice many
physical skills. A quality P.E. lesson is at least 70
% physical activity. Health and fitness content is
integrated into fun, physical activities like tag
games or obstacle courses.
Some of the P.E. units we will have this
year are:
Circulatory Obstacle Course ~ Dance
Racket/Paddle Skills ~ Soccer
Multicultural Activities ~ Basketball
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety (3rd-5th Grades)
Digestive Obstacle Course ~ Jump Rope
When do I have P.E.?
Mondays & Thursdays: Kinder, 1st Grades, Rm 304, and Rm 302
Tuesdays & Fridays
2nd and 3rd Grades, Rm 303, and Rm 301
Wednesdays are on a three-week rotation
Seattle Physical Education
The Seattle Physical Education department uses a
curriculum called “Five for Life”. The number “five” refers
to the five components of fitness: cardiorespiratory
endurance; muscular endurance; muscular strength;
flexibility; and body composition. “Five for Life” also
includes units about nutrition, the muscular and skeletal
body systems, and heart health. I also teach a unit about
the circulatory system and the digestive system and all of
these health and fitness concepts are integrated into active
lessons, including obstacle courses!
For more information about “Five for Life” go to
http://www.focusedfitness.org.