Outdoor Adventures K-12 curriculum

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Adventure/Outdoor Education course is found under physical education, Section 116.53.

The Outdoor Adventures (OA) curriculum covers all of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) in Section 116.53. The TEA’s PEIMS Service ID is PE AOE 03830102. TEKS for middle school courses are found throughout Section 116.23-24. OA curriculum is aligned to the National Standards NPE K-12.1-7.

As a former OA instructor at Argyle High School, it was a rewarding experience when you heard your students say, “Your class is the greatest class I have ever taken.” Teaching OA for 10 years, I had the pleasure of seeing over 100 students catch their first fish and share numerous outdoor experiences.

The OA physical education class is not your traditional PE course. Instead of teaching PE with basketballs and tennis rackets, students use rods and reels, and bows and arrows. The Outdoor Adventures course is designed to change young people’s lives forever by exposing them to the many great opportunities of the outdoors.

The OA curriculum is completely revised and updated every three years, with the last revision completed in 2020. The new 2.0 Version includes Scope and Sequence, Course Syllabus, Daily Lesson Plans, and a Course Expenditure page. The new Outdoor Adventures K-12 curriculum includes:….

Curriculum

The Outdoor Adventures course is an 18 week (one semester) or 36 weeks (two-semester) course with daily lesson plans:
New for 2020 – All 290 daily lessons in 34 units include Virtual Learning/Distance Learning activities and ideas

Challenge Course
Hunter Education
Angler Education
Archery in the Schools Program – NASP
Camping
Camp Cooking
Orienteering and GPS – Basic Course
Orienteering and GPS – Advanced High School Course
Boater Education
Survival Skills Short Course
Survival Skills Long Course
CPR/First Aid
Ice Fishing
LV Project – Be Buoyant
Wildlife Conservation – North American Model – Short Course
Wildlife Conservation – North American Model – Long Course
Paddle Sports
Backpacking
Fauna/Flora/Wilderness Medicine
Mountain Bike Camping – Bikepacking
Rock Climbing
Shooting Sports
NEW UNITS FOR 2020
Quail Conservation
ATV Safety
3-D Archery
Fly Tying
Sling Shots
Live Trapping
ELEMENTARY OUTDOOR ADVENTURES K – 5th Grade
Hiking K- 5th
Camping and Backpacking K-5th
Orienteering K-5th
Angler Education K-5th
NASP – 4th and 5th
Wildlife Conservation – North American Model for Wildlife Conservation

Each lesson is aligned with the National Education Standards for Physical Education NPH.K-12.1-7 and Texas Essential Knowledge of Skills (TEKS) for the Texas Education Association’s Outdoor Adventures Education (116.53). Each daily lesson plan includes:

Student Objectives
Materials needed
Resources and web links
Pre-class materials
Class activities
Vocabulary
Lesson Assessments
Modifications
Enrichments
Physical Education component and journal writing prompts

Scope and Sequence

To view Outdoor Adventure’s Scope and Sequence curriculum, visit the link below.

Scope and Sequence

Additions

Many of the daily lesson plans have additional worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, class activities and unit exams provided by the team of curriculum writers. In today’s accelerated curriculum, full of bench mark testing, TAKS tests and academic pressures, students need a fun class that will motivate them to stay in school and concentrate on their studies.
The OA course is a physical education credit at the high school level, but can be offered as an elective credit at the middle school level. Some schools are using the curriculum to supplement Wildlife Management courses in their Agriculture Science Department. A school district can successfully meet the unique needs of its students through the OA curriculum.

Feel free to contact Scot McClure for any curriculum questions: 469-805-2390 or email: Scot McClure.