New Colorado P-12 Academic Standards

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations)

• Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities

Concepts and skills students master:

1. Travel in a variety of directions using basic locomotor skills, and demonstrate understanding of personal and general space

Inquiry Questions:

1. Which movements are easy to control when in a large group?
2. Which types of music are more rhythmic?
3. Which are easier - even or uneven rhythms? Why?
4. Why is a certain amount of space needed between members of a group while the group is moving?

Relevance & Application:

1. Individuals travel successfully and safely with family members in a variety of activities such as to a shopping center, country fair, or movie theaters.
2. Individuals follow a rhythmic pattern when jumping rope with friends.
3. Individuals participate in games that require movement.

Nature Of:

1. Individuals who learn to move safely, effectively, and efficiently and feel comfortable and confident in the performance of motor skills are more likely to participate in health-enhancing forms of physical activity throughout life.
2. Spatial awareness is critical for success in any movement-based activity.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations)

• Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities

Concepts and skills students master:

2. Demonstrate balance

Inquiry Questions:

1. How long could one safely remain in an upside down position?
2. Why is it easier to stand on two legs than one?
3. What happens to balance when one spins around?
4. Why was it easier for small children to crawl first before they learn how to walk?

Relevance & Application:

1. Individuals successfully ride a tricycle.
2. Individuals successfully get on and off a moving escalator.

Nature Of:

1. Individuals who learn to move safely, effectively, and efficiently and feel comfortable and confident in the performance of motor skills are more likely to participate in health-enhancing forms of physical activity throughout life.
2. Individuals who learn the benefits of motor skills are more likely to participate in health-enhancing forms of physical activity throughout life.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations)

• Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness

Concepts and skills students master:

1. Recognize the positive feelings experienced during and after physical activity

Inquiry Questions:

1. If your body could stretch like a rubber band, which activities would you like to be good at?
2. What are different ways to make a heart beat faster?
3. How does running make you feel?
4. How many different ways can one move his or her body safely?
5. How do you feel before exercising your body? Immediately after exercising your body? Five minutes after? Ten minutes after?
6. How do you feel after stretching?

Relevance & Application:

1. Individuals participate in fitness activities to have a healthy heart.
2. Individuals set a base groundwork for lifetime physical fitness such as enjoying outside play.
3. Individuals compare their heart rate.
4. Individuals use sports equipment such as bicycles and tricycles that increases their heart rate.

Nature Of:

1. Levels of exercise directly influence heart rate and overall health and fitness.
2. Regular physical activity contributes to emotional well-being.
3. Taking responsibility for one's own health is an essential step toward developing and maintaining a healthy, active life.

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations)

• Apply personal safety knowledge and skills to prevent and treat intentional or unintentional injury

Concepts and skills students master:

1. Apply safe practices, rules, and procedures

Inquiry Questions:

1. What's the value of having special footwear for physical education?
2. Why should shoes be tied tight?
3. Why should exercise equipment be put away after it is used?

Relevance & Application:

1. Individuals participate safely in a wide range of physical activities.
2. Individuals visit a shoe store to identify proper footwear.
3. Individuals observe people crossing a street to see how they are aware of their physical space and do not bump into each other.

Nature Of:

1. Paying attention to safety guidelines can prevent injuries.