STANDARD 2.5: Health and Physical Education

STANDARD 2.5 (MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT) ALL STUDENTS WILL UTILIZE SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE MOVEMENT TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

Descriptive Statement: This standard enables students to understand how to move and why it is necessary. When individuals learn to move safely, effectively, and efficiently, and feel comfortable and confident in the performance of motor skills, they are more likely to participate in health-enhancing forms of physical activity throughout life. In order to meet this standard, students must participate in a wide range of developmentally-appropriate games, sports, dance, and lifetime recreational activities that will help students develop and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

A. Movement Skills

1. Demonstrate mature, mechanically correct form and control when combining and modifying movement skills in applied settings.

2. Use information from internal and external sources to detect, analyze, and correct errors in movement skills and patterns used in applied settings.

3. Apply and analyze the use of momentum, force, and torque to enhance or change the performance of movement skills during physical activity.

4. Transfer specialized movement skills that use similar patterns from one movement activity to another.

5. Design and perform smooth flowing sequences with intentional changes in direction, flow, and speed (e.g., martial arts, line dance, roller blading, swimming).

B. Movement Concepts

1. Analyze a movement performance and discuss how each part can be made more interesting, creative, efficient, and/or more effective.

2. Predict changes in movement performance based on the application of balance, counter balance, weight transfer, and agility.

3. Analyze the impact of kinesthetic awareness, “perfect” practice, motivation, and appropriate challenges in facilitating the learning and refinement of a movement skill.