Specialized skills in lifelong activities
Aligned to SHAPE 1 — SHAPE America National Standards.
What this lesson teaches
In middle school you sharpen your skills across many kinds of activities, from team sports to individual ones like tennis, dance, or yoga. Building competence in activities you can keep doing as an adult makes it much more likely you will stay active for life. It helps to find a few options you genuinely enjoy, not just the ones everyone plays.
Worked example
If team sports are not your thing, you might get good at rock climbing, cycling, or martial arts instead, activities you could keep doing well into adulthood.
Practice questions
- Name a lifelong activity that is not a team sport.
- Which activity would you like to get better at?
- Why does competence make you more likely to keep going?
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Habilidades especializadas en actividades para toda la vida
En la secundaria perfeccionas tus habilidades en muchos tipos de actividades, desde deportes de equipo hasta individuales como el tenis, la danza o el yoga. Desarrollar competencia en actividades que puedas seguir practicando de adulto hace mucho más probable que te mantengas activo toda la vida. Te ayuda encontrar algunas opciones que realmente disfrutes, no solo las que todos practican.
Ejemplo: Si los deportes de equipo no son lo tuyo, podrías destacar en la escalada, el ciclismo o las artes marciales, actividades que podrías seguir practicando hasta la edad adulta.
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