Grade 4 PE OLS Standards

Identify the social benefits of a selected physical activity.

Identify aspects of a physical activity that are challenging.

Identify specific reasons for enjoying a selected physical activity.

Expresses multiple, specific reasons (enjoyment, challenge, social) to participate in physical activity.

Identify three health benefits from different dimensions (e.g., physical, emotional, intellectual) by participation in physical activity.

Identifies multiple, specific health benefits as a reason to value physical activity.

Recognizes the Value of Physical Activity for Health, Enjoyment, Challenge, Self-Expression and/or Social Interaction.

Demonstrate cooperation with others when resolving conflict.

Demonstrate cooperation with and respect for peers different from oneself.

Participate with a group in cooperative problem-solving activities.

Listen, discuss options and develop a plan to accomplish a partner or group task or to improve play.

Interact and communicate positively with others.

Engage in activities and stay on task with prompts and encouragement from others.

Adjust performance to characteristics of the environment to ensure safe play (e.g., space, equipment, others).

Follow rules and safe practices and engage in class activities.

Understand the purpose of and apply appropriate rules, procedures and safe practices in physical activity settings.

Exhibits Responsible Personal and Social Behavior that Respects Self and Others.

Identify the intensity and time of exercise in relationship to the FITT principle.

Analyze the results of a fitness assessment to determine areas in the HFZ and those that need improvement.

Identify warm-up and cool-down activities.

Identify activities to improve muscular strength and endurance in the upper and lower body.

Interpret heart rate during physical activity and exercise to sustain a moderate to vigorous activity for longer periods of time.

Link specific activities to the appropriate health-related fitness component.

Understand the principles, components and practices of health-related physical fitness to maintain or improve one's level of fitness.

Recognize the benefits of food choices from each food group related to physical activity.

Track physical activity minutes to determine progress toward daily recommendation.

Identify school, home and community physical activity opportunities to meet physical activity guidelines.

Describes current level of physical activity and identifies additional physical activity opportunities to create calorie balance.

Demonstrates the Knowledge and Skills to Achieve and Maintain a Health-Enhancing Level of Physical Activity and Fitness.

Explain how to improve performance of a movement or skill.

Identify correct and incorrect aspects of skill performance using critical elements.

Demonstrate knowledge of critical elements for more complex motor skills.

Select correct decision when presented with a tactical problem to score (e.g., ball possession, attack, moving an opponent).

Identify open space and areas of space to defend in a dynamic environment (e.g., partner or small group dance spacing, proximity to the ball or teammate in small-sided games).

Describe and demonstrate the correct movement or movement qualities based on the characteristics of the task (e.g., size of object, distance to target, goal, speed or time to complete movement) and/or environment (e.g., space, number of players).

Explain the importance of weight transfer in object propulsion skills (e.g., throw, strike).

Demonstrate and apply basic tactics and principles of movement.

Applies Knowledge of Concepts, Principles, Strategies and Tactics Related to Movement and Performance.

Send (e.g., pass, roll) an object to a target using critical elements while varying space, distance, location and relationship to objects.

Dribble with control while moving through space to avoid stationary objects using the critical elements.

Kick a ball with the inside of the foot using the critical elements to targets at different distances, locations and relationship to objects.

Strike an object with an implement using the critical elements.

Catch two-handed during a game or game-like situation using the critical elements.

Throw overhand with varying degrees of force using appropriate critical elements to reach different distances.

Apply the critical elements of fundamental manipulative skills in a variety of physical activities.

Combine locomotor movement patterns and dance steps to create and perform a dance.

Combine balance and weight transfer skills in a movement sequence.

Jump rope demonstrating a variety of footwork and arm action skills.

Perform a movement sequence comprised of both basic and intermediate skills (e.g., dance, gymnastics, jump rope).

Combine locomotor and non-locomotor skills into movement patterns.

Demonstrates Competency in a Variety of Motor Skills and Movement Patterns.