Pennsylvania K–6 physical education standards

Identify and engage in physical activities that promote physical fitness and health.

Know the positive and negative effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities.

Know and recognize changes in body responses during moderate to vigorous physical activity.<ul><li>heart rate</li><li>breathing rate</li></ul>

Identify likes and dislikes related to participation in physical activities.

Identify reasons why regular participation in physical activities improves motor skills.

Recognize positive and negative interactions of small group activities.<ul><li>roles (e.g., leader, follower)</li><li>cooperation/sharing</li><li>on task participation</li></ul>

Recognize and use basic movement skills and concepts.<ul><li>locomotor movements (e.g., run, leap, hop)</li><li>non-locomotor movements (e.g.,bend, stretch, twist)</li><li>manipulative movements (e.g., throw, catch, kick)</li><li>relationships (e.g., over, under, beside)</li><li>combination movements (e.g., locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative)</li><li>space awareness (e.g., self-space, levels, pathways, directions)</li><li>effort (e.g., speed, force)</li></ul>

Recognize and describe the concepts of motor skill development using appropriate vocabulary.<ul><li>form</li><li>developmental differences</li><li>critical elements </li><li>feedback</li></ul>

Know the function of practice.

Identify and use principles of exercise to improve movement and fitness activities. <ul><li>frequency/how often to exercise</li><li>intensity/how hard to exercise</li><li>time/how long to exercise</li><li>type/what kind of exercise</li></ul>

Know and describe scientific principles that affect movement and skills using appropriate vocabulary.<ul><li>gravity</li><li>force production/absorption</li><li>balance</li><li>rotation</li></ul>

Recognize and describe game strategies using appropriate vocabulary.<ul><li>faking/dodging</li><li>passing/receiving</li><li>move MOVING to be open</li><li>defending space</li><li>following rules of play</li></ul>

Identify and engage in moderate to vigorous physical activities that contribute to physical fitness and health.

Explain the effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities on the body systems.

Identify and apply ways to monitor and assess the body's response to moderate to vigorous physical activity.<ul><li>heart rate monitoring</li><li>checking blood pressure</li><li>fitness assessment</li></ul>

Describe factors that affect childhood physical activity preferences.<ul><li>enjoyment</li><li>personal interest</li><li>social experience</li><li>opportunities to learn new activities</li><li>parental preference</li><li>environment</li></ul>

Identify factors that have an impact on the relationship between regular participation in physical activity and the degree of motor skill improvement.<ul><li>success-oriented activities</li><li>school-community resources</li><li>variety of activities</li><li>time on task</li></ul>

Identify and describe positive and negative interactions of group members in physical activities.<ul><li>leading</li><li>following</li><li>teamwork</li><li>etiquette</li><li>adherence to rules</li></ul>

Explain and apply the basic movement skills and concepts to create and perform movement sequences and advanced skills.

Identify and apply the concepts of motor skill development to a variety of basic skills.<ul><li>transfer between skills</li><li>selecting relevant cues</li><li> types of feedback</li><li>movement efficiency</li><li>product (outcome/result)</li></ul>

Describe the relationship between practice and skill development.

Describe and apply the principles of exercise to the components of health-related and skill-related fitness.<ul><li>cardio-respiratory endurance</li><li>muscular strength</li><li>muscular endurance</li><li>flexibility</li><li>body composition</li></ul>

Identify and use scientific principles that affect basic movement and skills using appropriate vocabulary.<ul><li>Newton's Laws of Motion</li><li>application of force </li><li>static/dynamic balance</li><li>levers</li><li>flight</li></ul>

Identify and apply game strategies to basic games and physical activities.<ul><li> give and go</li><li>one on one</li><li>peer communication</li></ul>