Kindergarten PE CA Core Standards

Bounce a ball continuously, using two hands.

Hang from overhead bars for increasing periods of time.

Identify and independently use personal space, general space, and boundaries and discuss why they are important.

Explain base of support.

Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Demonstrate contrasts between slow and fast speeds while using locomotor skills.

Identify the locomotor skills of walk, jog, run, hop, jump, slide, and gallop.

Describe the role of muscles in moving the bones.

Participate as a leader and a follower during physical activities.

Aerobic Capacity

Body Composition

Kick a stationary object, using a simple kicking pattern.

Locomotor Movement

Identify the point of contact for kicking a ball in a straight line.

Clap in time to a simple, rhythmic beat.

Explain that nutritious food provides energy for physical activity.

Identify the location of the heart and explain that it is a muscle.

Fitness Concepts

Travel in straight, curved, and zigzag pathways.

Identify physical activities that are enjoyable and challenging.

Travel forward and sideways while changing direction quickly in response to a signal.

Demonstrate the relationship of under, over, behind, next to, through, right, left, up, down, forward, backward, and in front of by using the body and an object.

Toss a ball to oneself, using the underhand throw pattern, and catch it before it bounces twice.

Stretch shoulders, legs, arms, and back without bouncing.

Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Explain that strong muscles help the body to climb, hang, push, and pull.

Describe the position of the fingers in the follow-through phase of bouncing a ball continuously.

Identify indicators of increased capacity to participate in vigorous physical activity.

Strike a stationary ball or balloon with the hands, arms, and feet.

Explain that the body is composed of bones, organs, fat, and other tissues.

Climb a ladder, jungle gym, or apparatus.

Participate willingly in physical activities.

Muscular Strength/Endurance

Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.

Body Management

Movement Concepts

Jump over a stationary rope several times in succession, using forward-and-back and side-to-side movement patterns.

Manipulative Skills

Self-Responsibility

Describe the role of water as an essential nutrient for the body.

Perform locomotor and nonlocomotor movements to a steady beat.

Explain the role of the eyes when striking objects with the hands, arms, and feet.

Describe how positive social interaction can make physical activity with others more fun.

Flexibility

Perform a continuous log roll.

Muscular Strength/Endurance

Explain the difference between under and over, behind and in front of, next to and through, up and down, forward and backward, and sideways.

Participate in physical activities that are enjoyable and challenging.

Body Composition

Identify the feelings that result from participation in physical activity.

Identify and describe parts of the body: the head, shoulders, neck, back, chest, waist, hips, arms, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers, legs, knees, ankles, feet, and toes.

Flexibility

Identify the location of the lungs and explain the role of the lungs in the collection of oxygen.

Group Dynamics

Travel within a large group, without bumping into others or falling, while using locomotor skills.

Create shapes by using nonlocomotor movements.

Rhythmic Skills

Balance on one, two, three, four, and five body parts.

Sustain continuous movement for increasing periods of time while participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Fitness Concepts

Demonstrate the characteristics of sharing in a physical activity.

Identify the body part involved when stretching.

Explain that physical activity increases the heart rate.

Balance while walking forward and sideways on a narrow, elevated surface.

Locomotor Movement

Participate three to four days each week in moderate to vigorous physical activities that increase breathing and heart rate.

Aerobic Capacity

Body Management

Social Interaction

Create shapes at high, medium, and low levels by using hands, arms, torso, feet, and legs in a variety of combinations.

Movement Concepts

Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.

Assessment

Manipulative Skills

Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.