Dr. Michael Kester-Haynes

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Grade 8 PE Units

Unit Plan 13 (Grade 8 PE): Invasion Tactics Lab (No Equipment)

Grade 8 PE tactics lab unit using no-equipment invasion games to build cuts, feints, slides, marking, transitions, and movement awareness.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade 8 PE): Tennis/Pickleball — Tactical Shot Selection

Grade 8 PE net games unit on serves, forehands, backhands, and tactical shot selection using lobs, drops, angles, and mini-court play.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 8 PE): Health, Wellness & Decision-Making

Grade 8 PE wellness unit on sleep, hydration, nutrition, screen time, and activity habits to improve health, performance, and decision-making.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 8 PE): Floor Hockey — Offensive & Defensive Systems

Grade 8 PE floor hockey unit on triangle and diamond offense, zone or man defense, passing lanes, safe stick play, and quick transitions.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 8 PE): Yoga Flow & Stress Management

Grade 8 PE yoga unit on balance, breath control, stress management, and sleep awareness through guided flows that support wellness and focus.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 8 PE): Basketball — Offense, Defense & Set Plays

Grade 8 PE basketball unit on set plays, screens, cuts, help defense, rotations, and box-outs in tactical 4v4 and 5v5 games.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 8 PE): Fitness Circuits & Training Intensity

Grade 8 PE fitness unit using circuits, MVPA, heart rate, and RPE to build cardio, strength, and smart workload adjustments.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 8 PE): Volleyball — Systems & Transition

Grade 8 PE volleyball unit on serving, first passes, 4-2 systems, base positions, transitions, and team communication in 4v4/5v5 play.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 8 PE): Cooperative Strategy Missions

Grade 8 PE unit on cooperative mission challenges that build leadership, emotional regulation, teamwork, self-management, and personal goal setting.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 8 PE): Flag Football — Advanced Plays & Defensive Schemes

Grade 8 PE flag football unit on offensive play design, route adjustments, man vs zone coverage, and leadership in competitive 5v5 games.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 8 PE): Agility, Cuts & Game-Speed Movement

Grade 8 PE agility unit focused on sharp cuts, tempo changes, and feints in evasion and small invasion games to build game awareness, balance, and sustained physical activity.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 8 PE): Soccer — Possession, Pressing & Finishing

Grade 8 PE soccer unit developing spacing, give-and-go passing, switching fields, and pressing defense through 3-player drills and tactical 5v5 games.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 8 PE): Routines, HS-Ready Expectations & Leadership

Grade 8 PE unit introducing leadership roles, safe routines, and teamwork as students practice warm-ups, small-sided games, and self-management skills.

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Micro-Apprenticeship Days: One-Day Internships Without Leaving Campus

Micro-Apprenticeship Days bring hands-on career labs to campus, letting students explore trades, tech, healthcare, and more through short, real-world experiences.

Pre-Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 36 (PreK Art): Year-End Reflection

Preschool art unit where children reflect on their favorite creations, share simple opinions about their artwork, and connect art to personal experiences.

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Unit Plan 35 (PreK Art): Exhibition Celebration

Preschool art unit where children present artwork in a class exhibition, describe how it looks on display, and celebrate classmates’ creations.

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Unit Plan 34 (PreK Art): Final Art Selection

Preschool art unit where children review their artwork, choose a favorite piece, and explain why they selected it for a simple class exhibition.

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Unit Plan 33 (PreK Art): Growing as an Artist

Preschool art unit where children compare earlier and recent artwork, notice growth in details and color, and connect drawings to personal experiences.

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Unit Plan 32 (PreK Art): Creative Exploration Day

Preschool art unit where children explore paint, collage, drawing, and clay while experimenting with colors, textures, and imaginative ideas.

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Unit Plan 31 (PreK Art): Display Makes a Difference

Preschool art unit where children explore how artwork placement—high, low, alone, or grouped—changes what viewers notice first.

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Unit Plan 30 (PreK Art): Artist Talk

Preschool art unit where children explain what their artwork shows, connecting drawings to personal experiences, memories, and feelings.

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Unit Plan 29 (PreK Art): Gallery Walk

Preschool art unit where children observe classmates’ artwork and describe colors, shapes, and lines using simple “I see…” statements.

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Unit Plan 28 (PreK Art): Planning Our Art Show

Preschool art unit where children help plan a class art show by sorting artwork, choosing pieces, and organizing how displays will appear.

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Unit Plan 27 (PreK Art): My Special Drawing

Preschool art unit where children create drawings based on personal experiences and share stories about family, pets, and favorite moments.

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Unit Plan 26 (PreK Art): Art on the Wall

Preschool art unit where children observe classroom displays, describe artwork placement, and share how it feels to see their art on the wall.