February, 2003
K.S. Physical Education Department
Content Standard #1: The physically educated person demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.
Performance Standards/Benchmarks
Grade K-3:
1. Demonstrates various basic locomotor skills (i.e. walking, running, jumping,
hopping, leaping, sliding, galloping, skipping).
2. Demonstrates various basic non-locomotor skills (i.e. twisting, balancing
pushing, pulling).
3. Demonstrates manipulative skills (i.e. throwing, catching, striking, kicking).
4. Demonstrates control in balancing activities.
Grade 4-6:
1. Demonstrates a wide variety of locomotor, non-locomotor and manipulative
skills (i.e. dance, games, gymnastics).
2. Demonstrates locomotor and/or non-locomotor skills simultaneously with
manipulative skills (i.e. bouncing a basketball).
3. Demonstrates basic movement forms in a variety of modified sports, games,
dance, and exercises (i.e. running jumping and skipping to the rhythm of music).
Grade 7/8:
1. Applies the correct technique for locomotor and non-locomotor skills to
appropriate physical activities.
2. Applies the correct technique for locomotor and non-locomotor skills to
sport-specific skills in a variety of individual and team activities.
Grade 9:
1. Demonstrates a variety of swimming strokes.
2. Recognizes and combines movement skills effectively in various sport activities.
Grade 10:
1. Analyzes physical activities for component parts and movement patterns.
2. Identifies and applies factors which affect skill performance appropriate to the intended purpose.
3. Selects appropriate practice procedures dependent on the skill type, complexity, and purpose of the activity.
4. Demonstrates competitive basic skills, strategies and rules in an increasing number of more complex versions of different movements such as aquatics, team sports, individual sports, dual sports and outdoor activities.
Grade 11/12:
1. Completes a 1.5-mile run or 650-meter swim MaxVO2 test.
2. Completes semester tests (either 3-mile run or 1300-meter swim).
3. Completes a pacing event specific to his/her selected community-sponsored event.
4. Completes an individual, community-sponsored aerobic event (i.e. 10K run, 2K swim, or comparable event) within his/her expected time range.
Content Standard #2: The physically educated person applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
Grade K-3:
1. Observes and uses conventions of personal and common space while moving
(i.e. traveling in an open space without bumping into others).
2. Demonstrates critical features of movement skills (i.e. throwing a ball while
stepping in opposition).
Grade 4-6:
1. Applies movement skills to improve personal performance during physical
activities (i.e. chasing, walking on a balance beam).
2. Analyzes movement skills in isolation and modified physical activity settings,
and uses feedback to improve those skills.
Grade 7/8:
1. Sets goals and monitors change in the development of movement skills in
order to improve performance.
2. Applies the principle of transfer of learning in order to facilitate the learning
of a new skill.
Grade 9:
1. Assesses personal motor fitness status.
2. Identifies motor fitness requirements in a variety of physical activities.
3. Analyzes physical activities of personal interest for component skills and movement patterns.
4. Selects appropriate practice procedures to learn and master skills and movement patterns of activities.
5. Uses information about performance to adjust practice procedures to improve skill performance.
Grade 10:
1. Analyzes physical activities for component parts and movement patterns.
2. Identifies and applies factors which effect skill performance appropriate to the intended purpose.
3. Uses information about performance process and results to clarify judgement about the performance of self and others.
4. Is knowledgeable of appropriate practice procedure to improve skills of self and others.
5. Selects appropriate practice procedures to learn and master skills and movement patterns of activities of personal interest.
Grade 11/12:
1. Develops an exercise program specific to his/her personal fitness needs
(i.e. strength, endurance, weight management, stress reduction, flexibility,
rehabilitation).
2. Identifies the benefits of exercise as they apply to his/her activities (CV endurance, flexibility, strength, endurance, stress reduction)
3. Trains for an aerobic event using standard exercise principles (i.e. Overload, Specificity, FITT – frequency, intensity, time, type of activity)
4. Follows a personalized training program specific to his/her chosen community-sponsored event.
5. Participates in a community-sponsored individual aerobic event (i.e. run, bike, triathlon, kayak, rollerblade, etc.)
Content Standard #3: The physically educated person exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
Grade K-3:
1. Participates in regularly scheduled physical activities.
2. Practices the components of health-related physical fitness (i.e. flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and cardiorespiratory endurance).
Grade 4-6:
1. Participates in regularly scheduled physical activities and describes the
benefits.
2. Identifies the components of health-related physical fitness during
participation (i.e. flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and
cardiorespiratory endurance).
3. Lists and investigates a variety of physical activities for personal interest in
and out of the physical education class.
Grade 7/8:
1. Participates daily in some form of physical activity, including new and
appropriate physical activities.
2. Sets personal goals for participating in physical activities, then participates
and monitors progress.
Grade 9:
1. Pursues personal physical fitness goals.
2. Participates at least three times a week in physical activities that contribute to the attainment and maintenance of personal physical activity goals.
Grade 10:
1. Participates regularly in health-enhancing fitness activities such as games,
sports, outdoor pursuits, and other physical activities that contribute to the
maintenance of wellness.
2. Maintains and improves physical fitness, motor skills and knowledge about
physical activity through charting or journalizing improvements over time.
3. Explores personal interests in a variety of new physical activities both in and out of the physical education class.
Grade 11/12:
1. Meets his/her weekly required exercise points.
2. Demonstrates the FITT principle in his/her weekly exercise routines.
Content Standard #4: The physically educated person understands, achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
Grade K-3:
Lists the physiological indicators that identify moderate to vigorous physical
activity during participation (i.e. perspiration, increased heart rate and
breathing).
Grade 4-6:
1. Sets goals for improvement on school-designed health-related fitness
assessments (i.e. Fitness Gram, Physical Best).
2. Identifies personal fitness goals.
Grade 7/8:
1. Assesses personal fitness by comparing personal scores to health-related standards.
2. Sets personal fitness goals for improvement or maintenance.
3. Defines and refines one-week personal fitness plan and implements the plan.
Grade 9:
1. Relates the results of fitness testing to personal health status and exercise level.
2. Assesses physiological indicators of exercise such as pulse rate during and after physical activity.
3. Understands and applies basic principles of training to improve physical fitness.
4. Maintains appropriate levels of cardiovascular and respiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition necessary for a healthful lifestyle.
5. Assesses personal health-related fitness standards.
Grade 10:
1. Participates in a variety of health-related activities in both school and non- school settings in order to maintain a record of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
2. Assesses physiological indicators of exercise such as pulse rate during and after physical activity.
3. Understands and applies basic principles of training to improve physical fitness.
4. Meets health-related fitness standards.
5. Maintains appropriate levels of cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition necessary for a healthful lifestyle.
Grade 11/12:
Meets the minimum exercise requirements each week following the FITT
principle of exercise.
Content Standard #5: The physically educated person demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.
Grade K-3:
1. Follows simple directions during physical activities with few reminders.
2. Works with others to complete assigned tasks during physical activity.
3. Demonstrates respect for individuals, property and equipment with few reminders.
Grade 4-6:
1. Follows multiple directions during physical activity with few or no reminders.
2. Participates with a partner or in small groups in cooperative physical activities.
Grade 7/8:
1. Collaboratively solves problems by analyzing causes and potential solutions
in physical activity settings.
2. Applies problem solving techniques in physical activity settings.
3. Works cooperatively and productively in a group to accomplish goals in physical activity settings.
Grade 9:
1. Accepts personal responsibility for a healthy lifestyle.
2. Understands the potential health benefits of participation in physical activities.
3. Sets personal activity goals and works toward their achievement.
4. Acts independent of peer pressure.
5. Accepts the role of leader or follower appropriately.
Grade 10:
1. Applies rules, procedures, and etiquette in all physical-activity settings.
2. Acts independently of peer pressure.
3. Defuses potential conflicts by communicating with other participants.
4. Keeps in perspective the importance of winning and losing relative to other established goals of participation.
5. Takes appropriate leadership or supportive roles in activities.
6. Creates a safe environment for their own skill practice and group activities.
7. Sets personal activity goals and works toward their achievement.
Grade 11/12:
1. Participates in a community-sponsored athletic event of his/her choice.
2. Participates in required large-group school (physical) activities – heterogeneous, multi-age groups for pacing runs/swims, MaxVO2 tests, semester tests.
Content Standard #6: The physically educated person demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.
Grade K-3:
Demonstrates the ability to play with others regardless of differences (i.e.
gender, ethnicity, disabilities).
Grade 4-6:
Demonstrates an understanding and respect for the differences among people
(i.e. gender, ethnicity, disability in physical activities).
Grade 7/8:
Participates cooperatively in physical activities with persons of diverse
characteristics, backgrounds, and skills.
Grade 9:
1. Develops strategies for inclusion of others in activities.
2. Accepts differences between personal characteristics and idealized body images.
3. Displays sensitivity to the feelings of others when interacting with them.
4. Identifies his/her personal strengths and weaknesses in various activities.
Grade 10:
1. Identifies behaviors that are supportive and inclusive in physical-activity settings.
2. Displays sensitivity to the feelings of others during interpersonal interactions.
3. Respects the physical and performance limitations of self and others.
4. Recognizes the value of sports and physical activity in understanding multiculturalism.
5. Provides opportunities for students of both genders, various ethnic backgrounds, and those with various skill levels to join in personally enjoyable physical activities.
Grade 11/12:
Participates in community-sponsored athletic events with participants of all ages, ethnicities, athletic abilities, and physical disabilities.
Content Standard #7: The physically educated person understands that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.
Grade K-3:
1. Demonstrates the ability to try new skills and games for challenge.
2. Demonstrates improvement in a movement skill for increased enjoyment (i.e. run faster, balance on one foot longer, throw farther).
Grade 4-6:
Participates in physical activities as a means for self-expression and enjoyment
(i.e. dance, non-competitive games).
Grade 7/8:
1. Appreciates physical activities which provide important opportunities for
challenge, social interaction and group membership.
3. Appreciates physical activities for their opportunities for continued personal
growth in physical skills and their applied settings.
Grade 9:
1. Has a positive self-concept about his/her role as a participant.
2. Identifies several activities that he/she enjoys.
3. Feels confident and is willing to learn new activities.
4. Realizes the value of cooperation within competition.
5. Pursues interests outside the required curriculum (i.e. non-required physical education courses, career opportunities).
6. Enjoys watching good performance as an aesthetically rewarding experience.
Grade 10:
1. Derives pleasure from participating in physical activities in competitive and recreational settings.
2. Pursues new activities both alone and with others.
3. Recognizes the strengths and weaknesses of teammates and provide opportunities for everyone to enjoy success within skill limitations.
4. Enters competition or activity voluntarily.
5. Has a positive self-concept about his/her role as a participant.
6. Identifies several activities that he/she enjoys participating in.
7. Realizes the value of cooperation within competition.
8. Pursues athletic interests outside the required curriculum (i.e. non-required physical education courses, career opportunities).
Grade 11/12:
1. Participates in a variety of activities to earn exercise points each week.
2. Selects and participates in a community-sponsored event from a wide variety listed (i.e. run, swim, bike, triathlon, biathlon, kayak, rollerblade)
3. Successfully participates in a community-sponsored event by finishing within his/her designated finish time range.
4. Articulates short-term and long-term fitness goals identifying how he/she intends to maintain or improve his/her fitness level.