Fitness and Health Learning Goals

Kindergarten Learning Goals

Movement skills:

· Demonstrates the ability to perform basic motor patterns (walk, slide, run, jump, gallop, hop, skip).

· Moves in general space without falling down or bumping into objects or others (balance and agility).

· Able to appropriately use objects such as balls, hoops, and beanbags.

· Can actively participate during the entire lesson (cardio-respiratory endurance and intensity).

Active Lifestyle-Knowledge and Attitude:

· Demonstrates safety when participating in physical activity.

· Demonstrates appropriate behaviors when playing with others.

Grade One Learning Goals

Movement skills:

· Continues to refine performance of basic motor patterns (i.e. walk, jog, run, jump, gallop, skip, hop)

· Able to apply basic motor patterns during individual and group activities.

· Demonstrates the following manipulative skills: dribbling using hands/feet, catching self tossed objects and throwing overhand/underhand.

· Actively participates in age appropriate fitness and skills related activities (duration).

Active Lifestyle-Knowledge and Attitude:

· Demonstrates proper mechanics when participating in physical activities.

· Demonstrates appropriate behavior when playing with others.

Grade Two Learning Goals

Movement skills:

· Demonstrates safety and competency while performing the skills of balance, jumping and landing, changing directions, levels and speeds while moving.

· Demonstrates proficiency while performing basic locomotor skills.

· Demonstrates mature motor patterns when catching, throwing, dribbling, hands and feet, kicking, striking and volleying.

· Actively participates in age appropriate fitness and skills related activities (duration and intensity).

Active Lifestyle-Knowledge and Attitude:

· Demonstrates cooperation, sharing and consideration of others in physical activity regardless of differences among them.

· Identifies an enjoyable physical activity, which increases the heart rate.

Grade Three Learning Goals

Movement skills:

· Combines basic fundamental motor patterns to perform beginning sports skills, (dribbling, kicking, striking, catching, throwing).

· Demonstrates ability to change direction during group activities while manipulating an object.

· Demonstrates proper striking patterns using bats, paddles, rackets and hands).

· Maintains continuous moderate to vigorous activity for a specific time.

Active Lifestyle-Knowledge and Attitude:

· Identifies objectives and benefits from frequent physical activity.

· Understands and demonstrates the purpose of rules in physical activity.

Grade Four Learning Goals

Movement skills:

· Able to utilize basic offensive and defensive strategies while in motion (sport concepts).

· Demonstrates the ability to jump and land, balance develop a combination of movements into repeatable sequences.

· Demonstrate the ability to strike, volley, dribble and kick while participating in lead up games.

Active Lifestyle-Knowledge and Attitude:

· Distinguishes between compliance and noncompliance with game rules and fair play.

· Demonstrates proper techniques for warm-up and safe performances when participating in physical activity.

Grade Five Learning Goals

Movement skills:

· Demonstrates bilateral upper and lower body coordination (jumping rope, hand and foot dribble, throwing and catching).

· Demonstrates the knowledge of spatial awareness by playing groups activities that involve offensive and defensive strategies.

· Demonstrates proficiency in the ability to perform sports-related skills.

· Able to perform skills that enhance health and skill related fitness.

Active Lifestyle-Knowledge and Attitude:

· Identifies the five components of health-related fitness (cardio-respiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscle endurance, flexibility and body composition).

· Demonstrates the ability to participate with and show respect for persons of similar and different skill levels.