Grade 2
Efficiency of Human Movement and Performance
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Personal Fitness and Healthy Active Living
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Health-Related and Skill-Related Fitness
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Tell why it is important to be physically active every day.
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Wellness
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Identify opportunities outside of school to participate regularly in physical activities (e.g., dance practice, jogging, kick, dribble, throw and catch).
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Fitness Principles
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Describe the benefits of appropriate warm-up and cool-down activity.
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Body Systems
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Identify the parts of the circulatory and respiratory systems of the body (circulatory - heart, blood, veins, arteries; respiratory - lungs, mouth, nose, bronchial tubes, trachea).
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Responsible Personal and Social Behavior in the Physical Activity Setting
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Personal/Social Responsibilities
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Demonstrate independence and good use of time while participating in physical activity.
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Show appropriate sportsmanship and sensitivity to diversity and gender issues.
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Injury Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
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Prevention
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Perform efficient movement in activities to prevent injuries.
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Treatment
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Recognize the symptoms of breathing emergency (e.g., asthma, choking) and seek appropriate assistance.
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Physical Activity and Lifetime Wellness
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Fundamental Movement Skills and Games
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Locomotor
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Demonstrate locomotor skills in combinations.
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Demonstrate locomotor skills using patterns, levels, tempo, directions, and pathways.
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Non-Locomotor
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Demonstrate non-locomotor skills in a variety of activities using different levels and speeds individually and with a partner.
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Manipulative Skills
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Demonstrate individually and with a partner manipulative skills in a stationary position and while moving (e.g., throwing, catching, kicking, striking, volleying, and dribbling).
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Body Management
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Distinguish between static and dynamic balance (e.g., one leg balance, forward roll).
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Movement Concepts
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Identify and demonstrate symmetrical and non-symmetrical shapes at different levels (e.g., body letters, rope spelling).
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Apply relationship experiences with a person (e.g., crawl under partner's bridge) or with objects.
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Identify and apply concepts relating to force (e.g., hard, soft, heavy, light).
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Developmental Games
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Demonstrate motor skills and knowledge of rules while participating in low organized games.
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Sport Skills and Lifetime Activities
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Skill Techniques
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Demonstrate proper techniques for a variety of fundamental skills.
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Individual, Dual and Team Sports
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Demonstrate a variety of sport specific lead-up games.
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Specialized Activities
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Demonstrate basic apparatus activities on a balance beam, climbing rope, cargo net, parallel bars, vault, and climbing wall.
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Rhythms and Dance
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Essential Elements of Rhythm
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Demonstrate movements to different rhythms.
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Creative/Interpretive
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Demonstrate the ability to create rhythmic movement patterns (e.g., float high, stomp, turn, crawl slow).
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Rhythmic Activities
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Create personal rhythmic pattern with a manipulative (e.g., lummi stick).
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Forms of Dance
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Demonstrate a simple dance with a partner.
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Social/Cultural Aspects of Dance
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Identify historical origins of folk dances (e.g., Kinder polka - Germany).
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Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 2
- When were these standards adopted?
- 2007
- Where can I read the official document?
- Physical Education Grade Level Expectations
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