FORM Health and PE Curriculum

by F.O.R.M.https://www.formcurriculum.com/

ScienceGrades K–12

About This Curriculum

A biblically-based, interactive health and PE curriculum that teaches students sustainable physical wellness and healthy living through animated lessons, movement videos, and devotional guides.

What makes it unique: Turn-key biblical health curriculum with animated lessons, auto-graded assessments, and comprehensive coverage of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness in one platform

FORM Health and PE Curriculum: Faith-Based Holistic Wellness Program

FORM is a biblically-integrated health and physical education curriculum for grades K-12 that combines fitness training, nutrition education, and wellness topics through animated videos and devotional components. The program emphasizes four pillars: Functional Fitness, Optimal Nourishment, Rest and Recovery, and Multiplied Maintenance, delivered through 32 modules with differentiated content for elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Best for

Christian homeschooling families seeking a faith-integrated health and PE program for grades K-12, particularly those wanting structured wellness education with biblical worldview integration

Evaluation Criteria

3 strengths · 2 concerns · 1 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Teacher TrainingStrength

The curriculum provides comprehensive teacher support with detailed guides, lesson summaries, and minimal preparation requirements.

Includes 'online (and downloadable) Teacher Guide has lesson summaries, key takeaways, questions, and action steps' with 'minimal prep work required for parents' and detailed instructions

Direct InstructionStrength

The curriculum provides direct instruction through instructional videos and teaching slides, with guided notes to support learning.

Middle and high school students have 'instructional video or teaching slides' with 'guided notes pages they complete as they watch' and videos that 'reinforce and expand on key concepts'

Hands On IntegrationStrength

The program effectively integrates physical movement activities with academic health content through structured warm-up, training, and cool-down sequences.

Each module combines academic content videos with physical warm-up activities, movement training exercises, and cool-down, with detailed exercise demonstrations that 'build children's confidence'

Knowledge RichConcern

The curriculum covers body systems, nutrition science, and health concepts but appears to prioritize breadth over depth in content coverage.

Reviews note it 'covers a lot of ground, including nutrition, social interaction, and other topics along with physical fitness, but it doesn't go in-depth' and 'seems especially light if you complete less than one module a week'

Ngss AlignmentConcern

No evidence of alignment to Next Generation Science Standards, as this is primarily a health and PE curriculum with biblical integration rather than a science curriculum.

The curriculum is described as 'biblically-based health and PE curriculum' focused on 'physical wellness and healthy living' rather than scientific standards alignment

Retrieval PracticeNeutral

The curriculum includes assessment components but limited evidence of systematic retrieval practice throughout modules.

Middle and high school modules conclude with 'online, multiple-choice assessment that is automatically scored' and 'students can retake assessments to improve their scores'

Scientific VocabularyInsufficient Evidence

Limited evidence of systematic scientific vocabulary development, though body systems and nutrition concepts are included.

Students learn about 'body systems and how they work together' and nutrition topics, but reviews don't specifically mention explicit vocabulary instruction or scientific terminology development

Review Sources

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Reformed Faith and Family

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Cathy Duffy

Key Facts
GradesGrades K–12
SubjectScience
PedagogyTraditional
Faith-BasedNo
FormatDigital
Pricing$197 for lifetime access, with optional custom workouts for an additional $47

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Data sources: cathyduffy, homeschoolcom