High School PE Rhode Island Standards

Students will understand that internal and external environments influence physical activity.

Students will demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.

Students will apply physical activity-related skills and concepts to maintain a physically active lifestyle and a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Students will understand the implications of and the benefits derived from involvement in physical activity.

Students will apply movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.

Students will demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.

show competence (e.g., basic skills, strategies, and rules) in an increasing number of more complex versions in at least three types of movement forms (e.g., individual, team, and recreational activities).

show proficiency in a few movement forms (e.g. individual, team, and recreational activities).

apply activity-specific knowledge to develop movement competence or proficiency.

identify and apply critical elements to enable the development of movement competence or proficiency.

transfer movement skills, concepts, and principles between activities at a more complex level.

analyze and apply basic offensive and defensive strategies in games and sports.

analyze the physical benefits of regular participation in physical activity (e.g., reduce health risks, disease prevention).

analyze the emotional benefits of regular participation in physical activity (e.g., increased self-esteem, stress reduction, reduces depression, self-discipline).

analyze the social benefits of regular participation in physical activity (e.g., cooperation, sportsmanship, teamwork).

identify the cognitive benefits of regular participation in physical activity (e.g., increases levels of serotonin and endorphins in the brain, producing state of relaxed alertness conducive to learning.)

participate in the health-related physical fitness assessment.

show improvement in, meet, or exceed the health-related fitness standards of the assessment tool.

interpret results of fitness assessment to understand personal health status.

apply fitness assessment results to develop personal fitness goals and create a detailed plan to achieve those goals to improve personal health status.

explain how and why participation in a variety of activities can affect fitness and health.

participate in activities to improve physical skills and fitness (include activities related to each component of health-related physical fitness).

analyze factors that affect physical activity and apply behavioral and cognitive strategies to adopt and maintain a physically active lifestyle.

show improvement in, meet or exceed national physical activity recommendations by participating in physical activities in structured and non-structured settings that promote lifelong fitness and health.

utilize a variety of technologies to assess, plan, maintain or enhance physical activity level.

apply safe practices, rules, and procedures in all physical activity settings.

explain why and how rules make participation in physical activity safe.

act independently of negative peer pressure.

resolve conflicts in appropriate ways.

work cooperatively and productively with a partner and/or a group setting to accomplish a set goal.

anticipate potentially dangerous consequences and outcomes of participation in physical activities.

describe how physical activity can provide opportunities for positive social interaction.

participate with others in games, sports, and activities to achieve a common goal.

evaluate appropriate and safe areas within the community to participate in physical activity.

identify physical activities that can be performed in a variety of settings.

analyze how media and technology can impact one's level and type of physical activity.

explain how the home/family environment can impact one's level of physical activity.

design healthy ways to promote physical activity with one's peers.

identify youth organizations in the community that offer physical activity programs (e.g., YMCA/YWCA, Recreation departments, PAL).

analyze a variety of resources to select physical activity information that is reliable and valid.

identify and analyze how positive and negative emotions can impact physical activity levels, and describe ways to overcome emotional barriers to physical activity.