Grade 6 PE OLS Standards

Identify a specific activity the student plays because of the opportunities for social interaction.

Identify a specific activity the student plays because he or she finds it challenging.

Identify enjoyable physical activities.

Discusses the positive impact physical activity has on his or her life.

Describe how being physically active contributes to intellectual health.

Describe how being physically active contributes to emotional health.

Describe how being physically active contributes to a healthy body.

Makes a connection between participation in physical activity and physical, emotional and intellectual health.

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

Accept decisions made by the designated official and return to activity.

Show consideration of the rights and feelings of others when resolving conflict.

Demonstrate cooperation with peers of different gender, race and ability in physical activity settings.

Offer positive suggestions to facilitate group progress in physical activities.

Communicate effectively with others to promote respect and conflict resolution in physical activity settings.

Make choices to demonstrate self-direction and effort.

Acknowledge and apply rules to game situations to ensure personal and group safety.

Make a conscious decision about playing within the rules, procedures and etiquette of a game or activity.

Develop and apply rules, safe practices and procedures in physical activity settings.

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

Identify foods and appropriate servings to balance calorie intake with energy expenditure.

Apply principles of training (e.g., specificity, overload, progression) to maintain or improve health-related fitness.

Identify activities to improve upper body flexibility.

Identify major muscles used in selected physical activities.

Calculate target heart rate and describe rates of perceived exertion (using RPE scale).

Describe and use technology to monitor fitness (e.g., heart monitor, pedometer, phone and iPod apps).

Utilizes principles and practices to design a personalized health-related fitness plan.

Collect physical activity assessment data and create a plan to improve or maintain physical activity levels.

Identify active alternatives to screen time.

Identify a variety of moderate to vigorous school, home and community physical activity opportunities to meet physical activity guidelines.

Develops a plan to meet the recommendation for daily physical activity.

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

Analyze skills in fitness, sport/games, individual performance activities and movement forms to identify strengths and areas to improve.

Demonstrate understanding of movement principles through knowledge of critical elements (key points) of specialized skills in fitness, sport/games, individual performance activities and movement forms.

Demonstrate knowledge of critical elements and biomechanical principles for specialized skills.

Identify correct decision in game-like settings.

Demonstrate understanding of basic defensive tactics related to defending space while participating in game-like settings (e.g., when and where should I move?).

Demonstrate understanding of basic offensive tactics related to off-the-ball movements while participating in game-like settings (e.g., when and where should I move?).

Apply tactical concepts and performance principles in game-like settings.

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

Send an object to a target in game-like practice using appropriate critical elements.

Strike and field an object with foot, hand or implement in game-like practice.

Strike an object with hand or implement in game-like practice using appropriate critical elements.

Send, receive, dribble and shoot in game-like practice using appropriate critical elements.

Demonstrate critical elements of specialized manipulative skills in a variety of settings.

Perform simple dance sequences.

Demonstrate the critical elements of specialized locomotor and non-locomotor skills in a variety of movement forms (e.g., fitness, track and field, martial arts, outdoor activities, aquatics, cycling, rollerblading) in controlled settings.

Demonstrate movement patterns in dance, gymnastics or fitness (e.g., yoga, Zumba).

Demonstrate movement skills and patterns in a variety of individual performance activities and lifetime physical activities.

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