High School PE Louisiana Standards

Understands that physical activity provides the opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences in physical activity settings.

Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.

Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.

Applies movement and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.

Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.

PE II

Understands that physical activity provides the opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences in physical activity settings.

Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.

Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.

Applies movement and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.

Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.

PE I

Demonstrates proficiency in applying advanced skills, strategies and rules for specific activities.

Demonstrates proficiency in applying advanced skills, strategies and rules for specific activities.

Demonstrate competence in an invasion/wall, target, and/or field game.

Develop competence in an invasion/wall, target, and/or field game.

Demonstrate competence in a dance form (social, square, jazz, etc.), and dance form.

Develop competence in a dance form (social, square, jazz, etc.), and dance form.

Demonstrate competencies in a fitness-related activity (rock climbing, track and field, etc).

Develop competencies in a fitness-related activity (rock climbing, track and field, etc).

Develops outdoor and lifelong leisure pursuits.

Develops outdoor and lifelong leisure pursuits.

Maintain a log/journal of outdoor activities describing frequency of physical activity.

Demonstrate consistency in the execution of the basic skills of outdoor/adventure activities such as archery, canoeing/boating, hiking, camping, orienteering, fishing, tennis, golf, soccer and biking.

Maintain a log/journal of leisure activities describing frequency of physical activity.

Demonstrate mastery in the execution of the basic skills of two leisure activities such as bowling, badminton, aerobics, handball, racquetball, Pilates, yoga and martial arts.

Synthesizes previously learned skills and incorporates them into dynamic physical activity settings.

Synthesizes previously learned skills and incorporates them into dynamic physical activity settings.

Correctly identify the critical elements for successful performance of a sport skill.

Complete peer review of motor skills used for a specific task for individual/team sports/activities such as striking, dribbling, catching, kicking and tossing.

Record a self appraisal of motor skills used for a specific task for individual/team sports/activities such as striking, dribbling, catching, kicking and tossing

Describe appropriate practice procedures to improve skill and strategy in a sport.

List safety issues of health and fitness activities.

Design and present a new game or activity using previously learned skills (group work).

Design and present an obstacle skills course, using skills from various forms of physical activity (group work).

Applies biomechanical concepts and principles to analyze and improve performance of self and others.

Applies biomechanical concepts and principles to analyze and improve performance of self and others.

Apply knowledge of biomechanical movements as they relate to physical activity hand/eye coordination, eye/foot coordination, hopping, squatting, vertical jumping, bounding, etc.

Identify the anatomical functions of the body as they relate to physical activity such as muscle strength, joint motion, flexibility and endurance.

Identify biomechanical movements as they relate to physical activity: hand/eye coordination, eye/foot coordination, hopping, squatting, vertical jumping, bounding, etc.

Utilizes available community resources to promote an active lifestyle.

Utilizes available community resources to promote an active lifestyle.

Participate in a variety of physical activities appropriate for maintaining or enhancing a healthy and active lifestyle.

Compile a list of available community resources to promote an active lifestyle: bowling, badminton, aerobics, handball, racquetball, Pilates, yoga and martial arts, archery, canoeing/boating, hiking, camping, orienteering, fishing, tennis, golf, soccer and biking.

Record physical activity participation in a log or journal.

Journal activities related to community participation.

Record inventory of personal behavior that supports a healthy lifestyle.

Participates in lifetime recreational activities specific to fitness components.

Participates in lifetime recreational activities specific to fitness components.

Record the benefits of participation in recreational activities.

Identify recreational activities that they enjoy.

Log/journal of personal lifetime/recreational health activities and include the benefits of participation (heart health, eating habits, nutrition).

Plan and organize an age-appropriate outdoor activity that promotes the maintenance of wellness.

Participates regularly in physical activities that contribute to improved physical fitness and wellness.

Participates regularly in physical activities that contribute to improved physical fitness and wellness.

Teach class members a physical activity that contributes to improved physical fitness.

Participate in a variety of activities, such as aerobic exercise, that develop cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, and muscular strength.

Demonstrate a physical activity skill that contributes to improved physical fitness.

Chart participation in a recreational program in the evening and/or weekends.

Participates in a variety of health-enhancing physical activities in both school and non-school settings.

Participates in a variety of health-enhancing physical activities in both school and non-school settings.

Plan a personal fitness and conditioning program.

Demonstrate high level of participation or engagement in Physical Education class.

Implement and log a personal fitness and conditioning program.

Establish and record a daily physical fitness routine.

Participate in class-selected physical activity designed to improve physical fitness.

Identifies and evaluates personal physiological response to exercise.

Identifies and evaluates personal physiological response to exercise.

Participate in a health-related fitness assessment (Fitnessgram or comparable assessment tool) and interpret results.

Participate in a health-related fitness assessment (Fitnessgram or comparable assessment tool) and interpret results and develop realistic short-term and long-term personal fitness goals using these results and develop realistic short-term and long-term personal fitness goals using these results.

Monitor body responses before, during, and after exercise by checking pulse rate, recovery rate and target heart rate.

Monitor body responses before, during, and after exercise by checking pulse rate, recovery rate and target heart rate.

Develop realistic short-term and long-term personal fitness goals.

Assess and log progress toward fitness goals twice per semester.

Assess and log progress toward fitness goals twice per semester.

Adjust and log activity levels to meet personal fitness needs.

Adjust and log activity levels to meet personal fitness needs.

Designs health-related fitness programs based on accurately assessed fitness profiles.

Designs health-related fitness programs based on accurately assessed fitness profiles.

Implement a personal fitness program that will enable one to achieve the specified goals previously set.

Plan and organize a personal fitness program that will enable one to achieve the specified goals previously set.

Demonstrate evidence of fitness assessment and use the results to guide changes in personal fitness plan.

Maintain evidence of fitness assessment and use the results to guide changes in personal fitness plan.

Interpret progress toward achievement of personal fitness goals after a period of training.

Meet and log progress toward achievement of personal fitness goals after a period of training.

Demonstrates safe and appropriate use and care of equipment and facilities.

Demonstrates safe and appropriate use and care of equipment and facilities.

Follow safe practices that prevent injuries and/or unsafe conditions when using activity equipment.

Identify safety considerations of selected physical activities.

Adhere to established rules to avoid neglect and/or liabilities.

Follow safety practices that prevent injuries and/or unsafe conditions when using activity equipment.

Provide a class demonstration of a selected safety practice.

Adhere to established rules to avoid injury.

Identifies the inherent risks associated with physical activity in extreme environments.

Identifies the inherent risks associated with physical activity in extreme environments.

Recognize and describe how environmental changes may affect physical performance (weather conditions, locations and facilities).

Research and report on safety techniques to use during potentially dangerous weather conditions while physically active.

Identify and record potentially dangerous repercussions from physical activities concerning hydration, apparel, ventilation and appropriate prevention strategies.

Initiates and models independent and interdependent personal behaviors in physical activity settings.

Initiates and models independent and interdependent personal behaviors in physical activity settings.

Identify and apply rules and procedures that are designed for safe participation.

Demonstrate conflict resolutions by walking away from verbal confrontation and listen to all sides before taking action in situations.

Explain how and why rules provide for safe practices in physical activity participation.

Respond to confrontational situations with mature personal control.

Respond to challenges, successes, and failures in physical activities in socially appropriate ways.

Willingly choose activities for enjoyment as opposed to those chosen by peers.

Accept successes and performance limitations of self and others, exhibit appropriate behavior/responses, and recognize that improvement is possible with appropriate practice.

Demonstrate good sportsmanship by acknowledging good play from an opponent during competition.

Anticipate and identify potentially dangerous consequences of participating in selected activities.

Follow safety etiquette in all activities.

Avoid causing injury to an opponent in all activities.

Explores how age, gender, ethnicity, culture and economic status affect physical activity selection and participation.

Explores how age, gender, ethnicity, culture and economic status affect physical activity selection and participation.

Identify and record activities which target current student population (demographics).

List historical roles of sports and games as they relate to different cultures.

Select and demonstrate a physical activity which encourages participation (group work).

Research and compile report of games and sports for different countries.

Identify several popular games from various cultures.

Participate in games that originated outside the United States.

Develops and integrates strategies for inclusion of all in physical activities.

Develops and integrates strategies for inclusion of all in physical activities.

Develop a game to include all students, including persons of diverse backgrounds and abilities in physical activity.

Adapt games to the diverse population found in current school setting.

Participate successfully in a cooperative learning group in a variety of physical activity settings.

Invite less skilled students to participate in physical activity.

Participates for enjoyment in a variety of physical activities in competitive and recreational settings.

Participates for enjoyment in a variety of physical activities in competitive and recreational settings.

Identify, participate in, log physical activities that are personally enjoyable.

Identify and describe life-time physical activities such as tennis, dancing, golf, yoga, badminton, fitness training, rowing, swimming, walking, soccer, bowling, rock climbing, etc.

Log participation in a variety of physical activities which include the cooperation of team work.

Participate in various physical activities which include the cooperation of team work.

Pursue new activities that provide opportunities for individual activities and group activities.

Demonstrate a positive and energetic attitude in all activities.

Demonstrate a positive and energetic attitude in all activities.

Identifies positive aspects of participation in several different physical and social activities with others.

Identifies positive aspects of participation in several different physical and social activities with others.

Identify and log recreational and physical activities that provide personal feelings of success.

Describe the physical and social benefits of participating in a variety of physical activities.

Participate in and log physical activities that encourage social interaction.

Log participation in physical activities that encourage social interaction.

Express feelings toward issues such as the importance physical activity, body image, goals, etc. through journaling.

Provide opportunities (through journaling) for students to express their feelings toward issues such as the importance physical activity, body image, goals, etc. without fear of judgment.

Describe self-satisfaction of participating in a game, sport, or physical activity.

Illustrates benefits of physical education on social and emotional well-being.

Illustrates benefits of physical education on social and emotional well-being.

Maintain a log of participation in physical activities that are enjoyable and relaxing.

Identify physical activities that can be used to relieve stress.

Identify and record negative feelings that accompany physical activities.

Describe how physical activity can provide a positive social environment for activities with others.

Participate in and log physical activities targeted toward relaxation and/or stress relief.

Log participation in physical activities targeted toward relaxation and/or stress relief.

Record positive effects experienced during various physical activities in physical education class.

Develop a portfolio using artifacts that show their enjoyment of, and benefit from, participating in physical activity.