Kindergarten PE OLS Standards

Identify physical activities that are fun.

Identifies reasons to participate in physical activity.

Recognize physical activity has positive health benefits.

Identifies health benefits as reasons to value physical activity.

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

Explain rules related to safety and activity-specific procedures.

Work independently and safely in self and shared space.

Follow directions and handle equipment safely.

Respond positively to reminders of appropriate safety procedures.

Know and follow procedures and safe practices.

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

Identify ways to stretch muscles in the body.

Recognize the importance of muscular strength to support body weight.

Recognize that when one moves fast, the heart beats faster and breathing becomes faster.

Recognize activities that could be used to improve each component of health-related fitness.

Understand the principles, components and practices of health-related physical fitness.

Recognize that food provides energy for physical activity.

Track the amount of physical activity within physical education.

Recognize and differentiate between physical activity and inactivity.

Describes current level of physical activity and identifies additional physical activity opportunities.

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

Repeat cue words for fundamental motor skills.

Differentiate among locomotor skills.

Demonstrate knowledge of critical elements of fundamental motor skills.

Identify boundaries for self-space and general space.

Distinguish between different degrees of effort (e.g., strong, weak, fast, slow, bound, free).

Recall pathways, direction, levels and relationships (e.g., near/far, lead/follow).

Establish a movement vocabulary through exploration of body, space, effort and relationships.

Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts related to body, space, effort and relationships.

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

Roll a ball underhand.

Dribble objects with the hand in a closed or stable environment.

Kick a stationary ball.

Use different body parts to strike a lightweight object (e.g., balloon) and keep it in the air.

Catch a bounced ball.

Throw objects in a variety of ways to oneself.

Demonstrate developing control of fundamental manipulative skills.

Move in time with a changing beat (e.g., music, drum, clap, stomp).

Transfer weight by rocking and rolling.

Balance using a variety of body parts (e.g., 1/2/3/4 point balances) and body shapes (e.g., wide, narrow, twisted).

Use non-locomotor skills (e.g., bend, twist, turn, sway, stretch) in exploratory and a stable environment.

Explore locomotor skills of jump, gallop, skip, hop and leap in a stable environment.

Demonstrate walk, run and slide locomotor skills using critical elements.

Demonstrate locomotor and non-locomotor skills in a variety of ways.

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