Physical Education Standards: K-5

Tennessee Physical Education Standards K-5

The Tennessee Physical Education Standards Grades K-5 document is divided into five components: Motor Skills (MS); Movement Knowledge & Application (MKA); Fitness & Physical Activity (FPA); Personal & Social Responsibility (PSR); and Values Physical Activity (VPA).

Key Ideas:

1) The Tennessee Physical Education Standards Grades K-5 state skills, knowledge, and behaviors students should demonstrate at each grade level. The STANDARD is now what was previously called an outcome or student performance indicator.

2) Each component is divided into subcomponents as a means to organize similar standards, e.g. MS.20.5 (Motor Skill number 20, Grade 5) Creates and performs a simple jump rope routine with short or long rope.

3) It is recommended that standards be revisited in a school year. Most standards will require more than one class period for student mastery.

4) While standards are grade-specific, some skills, when developmentally appropriate, may be introduced as exploratory tasks in an earlier grade.

5) Mastery of all standards is dependent on students meeting two or three days a week for a minimum of 30 minutes per class. Modifications will be necessary if students meet less than two times or more than three times a week.

6) Some nonlocomotor skills are more specifically referred to as educational gymnastics. Traditional gymnastics or tumbling is not a part of the standards. If a teacher deems him or herself unqualified to teach the educational gymnastic skills of rolling or weight transfer safely or does not have safe and adequate equipment, this standard is optional.

7) A glossary of terms is included.

8) Suggested critical elements for the mature pattern of motor skills is included and denoted by an asterisk.