Adapted Physical Education
Mr. Phil Stromme
Developmental/Adapted Physical Education (DAPE) helps students increase their gross motor skills and social/behavioral skills during physical activities. Students in the CID and DCD programs at Highland receive physical education programming each day from an adapted physical education teacher. Services are individualized to each student's needs.
The process of individualizing the instruction includes selecting the environment, determining the pace of instruction, providing appropriate independent and guided practice, and modifying equipment, rules, and techniques. Many different activities are covered to improve the students’ gross motor ability, coordination, fitness, and sensory regulation. The adapted physical education teacher works in collaboration with other teachers and specialists who work with the students.
Below is a possible. Units may change based on weather, available equipment, and class dynamics.
| Fall |
· Playground rules
· Large ball skills
· Tag
· Throwing games
· Childhood games
· Soccer
· Obstacle course |
| Winter |
· Sledding
· Snowshoeing
· Bowling
· Floor hockey
· Basketball
· Dance
· Volleyball |
| Spring |
· Bikes
· Bocce ball
· Climbing wall
· T-ball and kickball
· Jump rope
· Rollerblading
· Track and field |
| Suggested activities to work on at home |
· Throwing and catching
· Dribbling a basketball
· Dribbling a soccer ball
· Kicking a stationary ball
· Kicking a rolling ball
· Kicking a ball to a partner
· Riding a bike
· Striking a ball (tennis or T-ball) |
