PE 712
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Contributes to:
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Good health
Developing fundamental & advanced motor skills
Improving student’s self-confidence
Providing opportunities for increased levels of
physical fitness
 Associated with high academic achievement
◦ Mastering fundamental movement skills for a
foundation
 Increases capacity for a lifetime of success &
enjoyment with physical activity experiences
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Focus on the content of Physical Education
Provide a comprehensive vision of what
students need to know
States what students need to be able to do
at each grade level
Provides a model for high school course
design
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Regular physical activity is one of the most
important ways to maintain and improve
◦ Physical health
◦ Mental health
◦ Overall well-being
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Participation in PE leads to becoming more
likely to become a healthy adult motivated to
remain healthy
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Section 51210:
◦ Requires 200 minutes of PE every 10 school days
for students in grades 1-6.
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Section 51222:
◦ Provides for 400 minutes of PE every 10 school
days for students in grades 7-12.
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Two years of PE in high school is mandatory
to graduate.
Teaches Students:
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How their bodies move
How to perform a variety of physical activities
The health-related benefits of regular physical
activity
The skills to adopt a physically active, healthy
lifestyle
Provides learning experiences that meet the
developmental needs of students
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Students become:
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Confident
Independent
Self-controlled
Resilient
Develop positive social skills
Set and strive for personal, achievable goals
Learn to assume leadership
Cooperate with others
Accept responsibility for their own behavior
Improve their academic performance
Standard 1:
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Students demonstrate the motor skills and
movement patterns needed to perform a variety of
physical activities.
Standard 2:
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Students demonstrate knowledge of movement
concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to
the learning and performance of physical activities.
Standard 3:
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Students assess and maintain a level of physical
fitness to improve health and performance
Standard 4:
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Students demonstrate knowledge of physical
fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to
improve health and performance.
Standard 5:
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Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of
psychological and sociological concepts,
principles, and strategies that apply to the learning
and performance of physical activity.
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Emphasize the way in which
◦ Students move through space & time in their
environment
◦ The student and a partner move in space together
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Emphasize
◦ The continuity and change in movement
◦ Manipulation of objects in time and through space
◦ Manipulation of objects with accuracy and speed
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Emphasize
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Working cooperatively to achieve a common goal
Making decisions
Meeting challenges
Working as a team to solve problems
Standard 1:
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Students demonstrate knowledge of and competency in
motor skills, movement patterns, and strategies needed
to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2:
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Students achieve a level of physical fitness for health
and performance while demonstrating knowledge of
fitness concepts, principles, and strategies.
Standard 3:
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Students demonstrate knowledge of psychological and
sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that
apply to the learning and performance of physical
activity.
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http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pe/
◦ California Department of Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/documents/2009peframework.pdf
◦ Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/pestandards.pdf
◦ Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public
Schools
http://www.alltheschools.com/curriculum/physical_education.htm
◦ National Curriculum
http://www.asd4.org/curriculum/pe/index.htm
◦ Physical Education Example (K-8)