• Develops and refines gross-motor skills (e.g., hopping, galloping, jumping, running and marching)
• Uses objects and props to develop spatial awareness and coordination skills (e.g., throw and catch balls and Frisbees, twirl a hula-hoop about the hips)
• Moves safely in the gym, both in personal and general space
• Moves the body in a variety of ways, with and without music
• Responds to changes in tempo and a vareity of musical rhythms through body movement
• Plays independently and cooperatively in pairs and small groups
• Demonstrates how to enter into play when a group of children are already involved in play
• Takes turns with equipment and while participating in activities in which all children do not perform the same tasks simultaneously

• Demonstrates movement concepts of location, directionality, levels, pathways, extensions, time, and relationships
• Demonstrates selected elements of a variety of nonlocomotor skills
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature walking and running form
• Demonstrates stability while jumping, walking, starting and stopping movement
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form when rolling and throwing (underhand)
• Demonstrates basic even and uneven rhythmic patterns
• Develops muscular strength and endurance in simple activities
• Recognizes varying types of physical activities
• Recognizes and identifies one of the five components of health-related fitness
• Identifies that physical activity can lead to increased heart rate, breathing rate, persipiration, etc.
• Exhibits behaviors which exemplify best effort, cooperation, and compassion with teacher prompting

GRADE 1

• Demonstrates movement conepts of space awareness, effort, and relationships
• Demonstrates selected elements of a variety of lcomotor and nonlocomotor skills
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form of manipulative skills of roll, underhand throw, two-handed catch and stationary kick
• Demonstrates a movement pattern (locomotor and axial) to even and uneven rhythms
• Demonstrates muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility while performing simple activities
• Identifies safety rules and procedures for selected physical activities
• Identifies three of the five components of health-related fitness
• Identifies that moderate levels of physical activity increase heart rate, breathing rate, perspiration, etc. and achieves these moderate levels of physical activity
• Exhibits selected behaviors which exemplify the personal/social character traits of responsibility, best effort, and cooperation

GRADE 2

• Demonstrates movement concepts of space awareness, effort, and relationships
• Demonstrates mature form of a variety of locomotor skills
• Demonstrates selected elements of a variety of nonlocomotor skills
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form of manipulative skills of roll, underhand throw, overhand throw, catch, kick, hand dribble and volley
• Demonstrates self-selected locomotor and axial movement patterns to even and uneven rhythms and compares basic rhythmic patterns
• Understands safetey rules and procedures for selected physical activities
• Identifies the five components of health-related fitness
• Meets the criterion-referenced health-related fitness standards for age and gender (cardiorespiratory, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility) through the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Test)
• Sustains moderate to vigorous levels of physical activity that cause increased heart rate, breathing rate, perspiration, etc. and differentiate between moderate and vigorous levels
• Exhibits selected behaviors which exemplify each of the personal/social character traits of responsibility, best effort, cooperation, compassion, initiative and leadership

GRADE 3

• Demonstrates movement concepts of space awareness, effort, and relationships
• Demonstrates mature form of a variety of locomotor and nonlocomotor skills
• Demonstrates mature form of roll, underhand throw, and overhand throw
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form of catch, kick, foot dribble, strike with hand, hand dribble and volley
• Demonstrates self-selected locomotor and axial movement patterns to even and uneven rhythms in repetition and creates a simple repeating rhythmic sequence by combinbing a variety of movement skills
• Describes the five components of health-related fitness
• Meets the criterion-referenced health-related fitness standards for age and gender (cardiorespiratory, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility through the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Test)
• Describes the physiological indicators associated with moderate physical activity (e.g., sweating, increased heart rate, increased respiration, palpating pulse) and adjusts participation/effort 
• Exhibits behaviors which exemplify each of the personal/social character traits of responsibility, best effort, cooperation, compassion, constructive competition, initiative and leadership

GRADE 4

• Demonstrates movement concepts of space awareness, effort, and relationships
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form of a variety of locomotor and nonlocomotor skills
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form of roll, underhand throw, overhand throw, catch, kick, foot dribble, strike with hand and short-handled implements, chest pass, bounce pass, hand dribble, and volley (forearm pass)
• Performs a three-element movement sequence (e.g., rhythmic, aerobic, or tumbling activities)
• Demonstrates the reversal of rhythmic locomotor patterns and change of direction
• Creates a repeating rhythmic sequence by combining a variety of mature movement skills
• Participates in target, invasion, net/wall, and striking/fielding games
• Understands the five components of health-related fitness
• Meets the criterion-referenced health-related fitness standards for age and gender (cardiorespiratory, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility through the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Test)
• Describes the physiological indicators associated with moderate physical activity (e.g., sweating, increased heart rate, increased respiration, palpating pulse) and adjusts participation/effort 
• Exhibits behaviors which exemplify each of the personal/social character traits of responsibility, best effort, cooperation, compassion, constructive competition, initiative and leadership

GRADE 5

• Demonstrates movement concepts of space awareness, effort, and relationships with mature form of fundamental motor skills
• Demonstrates mature form of a variety of locomotor and nonlocomotor skills
• Demonstrates mature form of roll, underhand throw, overhand throw, catch, kick, foot dribble, strike with hand and short and long handled implements
• Demonstrates selected elements of mature form of chest pass, bounce pass, hand dribble, volley (forearm pass, overhead set) and punt
• Performs a three-element movement sequence (e.g., rhythmic, aerobic, or tumbling activities) with flow
• Demonstrates a sequence of rhythmic patterns traveling along pathways (i.e., circle, zigzag, straight line)
• Integrates basic rhythmic formations, positions, and steps into rhythmic activity
• Participates in target, invasion, net/wall, and striking/fielding games
• Predicts results for the criterion referenced health-related fitness standards
• Meets the criterion-referenced health-related fitness standards for age and gender (cardiorespiratory, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility through the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Test)
• Measures the physiological indicators associated with moderate physical activity (e.g., sweating, increased heart rate, increased respiration, palpating pulse) and adjusts participation/effort 
• Exhibits behaviors which exemplify each of the personal/social character traits of responsibility, best effort, cooperation and compassion
• Apply behaviors which exemplify each of the personal/social character traits of constructive competition, initiative and leadership