Grade 7 PE OLS Standards

Analyze reasons to enjoy specific physical activities the student plays because of the opportunities for social interaction.

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

Analyze reasons to enjoy specific physical activities.

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

Describe how different physical activities have an impact on intellectual health.

Describe how different physical activities have an impact on emotional health.

Identify activities that can provide health benefits for at least three components of fitness.

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 and respect decisions made by the designated official.

Resolve conflict with sensitivity to the rights and feelings of others.

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

Offer positive suggestions or constructive feedback to facilitate group progress.

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

Engage in activities, stay on task, challenge oneself and take responsibility for actions.

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 healthy food choices and appropriate servings to balance calorie intake with energy expenditure.

Design a fitness plan based on the results of health-related fitness assessment.

Identify activities to improve lower body flexibility.

Apply the principle of specificity to identify exercises to improve muscular strength and endurance.

Adjust intensity and/or pace to stay within target heart rate or rate 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.

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

Identify active alternatives to screen time.

Analyze 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.

Identify ways to improve movement performance using cues, drills or fitness activities.

Analyze movement using knowledge of critical elements (key points) in specialized skills in fitness, sport/games, individual performance activities and movement forms.

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

Select correct decision in game-like settings.

Defend space and position self in space to prevent opponents from attacking or scoring.

Create space and position self in space to create scoring opportunities.

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 controlled practice and individual/small-sided games.

Strike and field an object with foot, hand or implement using appropriate critical elements in controlled practice and small-sided striking/fielding games.

Strike an object with hand or implement using appropriate critical elements in controlled practice and singles/small-sided net/wall games.

Send, receive, dribble and shoot using appropriate critical elements in practice and small-sided invasion games.

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

Perform basic folk/square/line-dance sequences to music.

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) in various settings.

Demonstrate a routine that includes variety of movement patterns in dance, gymnastics or fitness (e.g., yoga, Zumba) with a partner or small group.

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.