Unit Plan 31 (Grade 6 PE): Frisbee Golf & Outdoor Recreation

Focus: Improve accuracy and distance control in throwing, introduce outdoor recreation as a lifelong activity option, and reinforce course respect and outdoor etiquette.

Grade Level: 6

Subject Area: Physical Education

Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–55 minutes per session

I. Introduction

In this Grade 6 Physical Education unit, students explore Frisbee golf as an enjoyable outdoor recreation activity that can be played for fun, challenge, and lifelong fitness. Through close-, medium-, and long-range disc throwing practice, students learn how to adjust force, angle, and release to improve both accuracy and distance. As they move through a teacher-designed Frisbee golf course around the field or school grounds, students also begin to understand how outdoor recreation activities can fit into healthy lifestyles beyond PE. The unit emphasizes responsible course behavior, safe throwing habits, patience while others play, and respect for outdoor spaces. By the end of the week, students should be able to explain how Frisbee golf develops throwing skill, encourages time outdoors, and connects to long-term healthy activity choices.

Essential Questions

• How can students improve accuracy and distance control when throwing a disc?
• How do force, angle, and release change the flight of a Frisbee?
• Why is Frisbee golf a good example of a lifelong physical activity?
• What does respectful course etiquette look like in outdoor recreation?

II. Objectives and Standards

Learning Objectives — Students will be able to:

1. Throw a disc more accurately toward targets at different distances.
2. Adjust effort, force, angle, and timing based on throwing distance and target location.
3. Demonstrate safe and respectful behavior while using an outdoor course.
4. Identify outdoor recreation as a healthy lifelong activity option.
5. Reflect on ways to include regular outdoor or recreational activity in weekly life outside PE.

Standards Alignment — Grade 6 PE (SHAPE America-based custom)

• PE:S1.6c – Throwing & Catching with Accuracy in Dynamic Situations Throw and catch with accuracy and appropriate force in dynamic situations, including while moving, under pressure, or in contested game play.
  • Example: In Frisbee golf, students throw discs toward targets at varying distances using controlled technique and purposeful aim.
• PE:S2.6c – Adjusting Effort, Force, Angle, and Timing Based on Context Adjust speed, effort, force, angle, and timing of movements and skills according to distance, defensive pressure, and scoring or placement goals.
  • Example: Students use softer throws for short targets, firmer throws for longer holes, and adjust release angle to keep the disc on the intended path.
• PE:S3.6e – Applying Healthy Lifestyle Choices Beyond Class Identify and describe daily habits that support physical health—such as staying active outside PE, balanced nutrition, hydration, sleep, and screen time management—and work toward improving at least one area.
  • Example: Students connect outdoor recreation to healthy habits and recognize that time outside and regular activity can support energy, mood, and overall health.
• PE:S5.6c – Exploring and Identifying Lifelong Physical Activities Identify a variety of activities that can be pursued into adolescence and adulthood (e.g., walking, running, biking, swimming, hiking, recreational sports, strength training, dance, fitness classes).
  • Example: Students identify Frisbee golf, walking trails, hiking, biking, and other low-cost outdoor options as activities they could continue later in life.
• PE:S5.6d – Seeking Opportunities and Planning for Regular Activity Recognize opportunities in school, at home, and in the community to be physically active, and make simple, realistic plans to include activity in weekly routines.
  • Example: Students make a basic plan to walk outside, visit a local park, throw a disc with family, or add outdoor movement to their weekly routine.

Success Criteria — Student Language

• I can throw a Frisbee with better accuracy to different targets.
• I can adjust force and angle based on the hole or target.
• I can follow outdoor course etiquette and safety rules.
• I can explain why Frisbee golf is a good lifelong activity.
• I can identify outdoor activity opportunities I could use outside PE.