Zambia Grade 8 Physical Education Syllabus

This syllabus outlines the curriculum for Physical Education in Grade 8, focusing on developing physical skills, promoting health and wellness, and fostering positive social values. It emphasizes a practical, learner-centered approach, encouraging participation in a variety of activities.

I. Perceptual Motor Learning

• Locomotor Movements: Developing fundamental movement skills like balancing, hopping, and flexing.
• Non-Locomotor Movements: Practicing skills such as extending, strengthening, and coordinating movements.
• Balancing: Improving balance and coordination through various activities.
• Manipulative Skills: Developing object manipulation skills.

II. Movement Exploration

• Movement Patterns: Combining and exploring different movement sequences.
• Movement Exploration: Experimenting with rhythm, tempo, and stationary motions. This includes activities like pivoting, twisting, rolling, and curling.

III. Gymnastics

• Tumbling: Developing spatial awareness and performing gymnastic activities.
• Stunts: Practicing agility and stunts on apparatus, emphasizing good posture and creativity.

IV. Physical Education and Health

• Health and Personal Hygiene: Understanding and practicing personal hygiene for wellness.
• Health and Safety: Participating in physical activities while adhering to safety guidelines.
• Environmental Protection: Learning about the importance of environmental protection in sports.
• First Aid: Identifying basic first aid kit contents and performing first aid and safety activities. This includes discussions on HIV transmission and reproductive health.

V. Recreational and Traditional Games

• Aerobics Dance: Learning rhythmic patterns, step patterns, and stretches. This includes traditional game songs.
• Traditional Games: Participating in and organizing traditional Zambian games and dances.
• Conventional Games: Engaging in conventional games and composing songs related to HIV/AIDS and sports.
• Step Activities: Developing rhythmic and coordination skills through step-based activities.

VI. Combative Activities

• Free Combative: Practicing combative activities such as pushing, pulling, holding, wrestling, judo, rugby, and boxing, emphasizing discipline and teamwork.

VII. Swimming

• Basic Water Safety: Demonstrating water safety practices.
• Pool Hygiene: Understanding and practicing pool hygiene.
• Survival Skills: Performing lifesaving activities and basic water survival skills, including different swimming strokes.
• Water Games: Participating in various water games.

VIII. Sports Activities

• Ball Games: Developing skills and competence in ball games such as netball, football, baseball, handball, and relays.
• Racket Games: Practicing racket game skills and footwork.
• Board Games: Engaging in various board games.
• Track and Field Events: Developing skills in track and field events.

IX. Fitness Activities

• Physical Fitness: Performing cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, and endurance activities, including circuit training and breathing techniques.

X. Orienteering

• Mapping: Developing mapping and navigation skills.
• Direction, Scale, and Distance: Understanding and applying direction, scale, and distance in orienteering activities.

XI. Entrepreneurship in Sports

• Portfolio Making: Creating a sports portfolio that highlights economic sports activities in the community. This involves planning, marketing, and negotiation skills.

This comprehensive syllabus aims to equip Grade 8 learners with the necessary knowledge, skills, and values to lead healthy and active lives.