Standard 1 The student will be competent in many movement activities.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Demonstrate skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging in a variety of situations.
• Jump in a self-turned rope repeatedly.
• Skip, hop, gallop, jump, and slide in a variety of situations.
• Strike a ball repeatedly with a hand.

Standard 2 The student will understand how and why one moves in a variety of situations and will use this information to enhance his or her skills.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Identify the major characteristics of mature walking, running, hopping, and skipping.
• Explain and demonstrate how to increase/decrease speed by using locomotor and manipulative skills appropriately.
• Demonstrate the qualities of space, time, force, and flow when performing a variety of locomotor skills.

Standard 3 The student will achieve and maintain a health enhancing level of physical fitness.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Support body weight for climbing, hanging, and momentarily taking weight on hands.
• Demonstrate flexibility by moving each joint through a full range of motion.
• Participate in sustained physical activity in physical education classes and on the playground.

Self-image and Personal Development

Standard 4 The student will exhibit a physically active lifestyle and will understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, and self-expression.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Participate in a wide variety of physical activities outside the physical education class.
• Identify feelings resulting from challenges and successes in physical activity.
• Interpret an experience through movement (creative movement, dance, or visualization, for instance). .

Standard 5 The student will demonstrate responsible personal behavior while participating in movement activities.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Apply rules, procedures, and safe practices with little reinforcement.
• Use equipment and space safely and properly.
• Respond positively to an occasional reminder about a rule infraction.
• Practice specific skills as assigned until the teacher signals the end of practice.

Social Development

Standard 6 The student will demonstrate responsible social behavior while participating in movement activities. The student will understand the importance of respect for all others.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Work cooperatively with another to complete an assigned task.
• Assist a partner by sharing observations about skill performance during practice, using simple criteria.
• Resolve conflicts in socially acceptable ways.
• Treat others with respect during play.

Standard 7 The student will understand the interrelationship between history and culture and games, sports, play, and dance.

Students in grade two who meet this standard will be able to:
• Describe how contemporary, successful local personalities have made a positive difference through physical activity.