Grade 7 PE Arkansas Standards

Physical Competence

Students will demonstrate proficiency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of activities.

I can apply locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills to games and sports with an emphasis on executing the skills with correct fundamental technique.

I can integrate change of direction and speed while maintaining control of the body and manipulative.

I can differentiate offensive and defensive skills for various games and sports.

I can identify various games and sports and the skills needed for each.

I can execute the skills required for a variety of games and sports.

I can demonstrate correct technique for basic skills in at least two outdoor recreation activities.

Students will apply the knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance.

I can judge when I need to transition between offense and defense, minimizing options for opponents, and correcting defensive play based on the situation.

I can implement varying force and direction for games and activities.

I can recognize the strategic relationship between open spaces and manipulative skills.

I can communicate to advance a partner/teammate or to capitalize on an advantage during transitions between offense and defense and/ or reduce open spaces.

I can describe and apply mechanical advantages to vary force or direction in the game/activity situation.

I can evaluate the weather and other situations to make adjustments regarding safety during outdoor recreation activities.

Knowledge and Understanding

Students will demonstrate physical literacy needed to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity.

I can describe how being physically active leads to a healthy body.

I can analyze the difference between aerobic and non-aerobic exercise and the difference between muscular strength and endurance.

I can describe the relationship between resting heart rate and aerobic fitness.

I can recognize factors that influence personal physical activity.

I can use technology to enhance the benefits of exercise.

I can create and implement a personal workout plan using the overload principle, or FITT formula, to improve levels of health-related fitness and nutrition.

I can apply strategies for dealing with stress, such as deep breathing, guided visualization, and aerobic exercise.

Motivation and Confidence

Students will exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

I can demonstrate personal responsibility for collaboration and safe behaviors.

I can provide encouragement and positive feedback to those with differences in physical development, maturation, and skill level.

I can use rules and guidelines for addressing ethical and unethical behavior during physical activity.

Students will demonstrate physical literacy through physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

I can discuss how lifelong physical activity benefits physical, social, and emotional health.

I can apply the five components of health-related fitness and explain the connections between fitness and overall mental and physical health.

I can ask for help and help others in various physical activities.