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Using the State Curriculum: Physical Education, Grade 2

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Skillfulness:

Physical Education:

State Curriculum Toolkit

Tools aligned to State Curriculum indicators and/or objectives.

  • Sample Assessments
    Items and annotated student responses as appropriate
Skillfulness

Standard 1.0 Skillfulness

Students will demonstrate the ability to enhance their performance of a variety of physical skills by developing fundamental movement skills, creating original skill combinations, combining skills effectively in skill themes, and applying skills.

Topic

A. Fundamental Movement

Indicator

  • 1. Show fundamental movement skills.
Objectives
  1. Show proficiency in all locomotor skills.
  2. Exhibit general spatial awareness and self-space awareness using various directions, levels, and pathways while performing different locomotor skills.
  3. Demonstrate and combine non-locomotor and locomotor skills in physical activity settings.
  4. Demonstrate the fundamental movement skills such as: throwing, catching, kicking, and striking.
  5. Demonstrate evasion skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging in a variety of physical activities.

Topic

B. Creative Movement

Indicator

  • 1. Show creative movement.
Objectives
  1. Display a smooth transition between locomotor and non-locomotor skills in time to music.
  2. Perform a variety of movements using the body and implements to interpret a given situation, such as: a poem, story, or song.
  3. Move the body symmetrically and asymmetrically while traveling in general space.

Topic

C. Skill Themes

Indicator

Objectives
  1. Demonstrate catching an overhand thrown object while stationary.
  2. Use and demonstrate opposition and shoulder rotation when throwing overhand.
  3. Display transfer of weight when striking objects using various implements.
  4. Display a tumbling sequence using balance, weight transfer, and rolling.

May 27, 2009