Grade 2 PE Missouri Standards

Identify historical origins of folk dances (e.g., Kinder polka - Germany).

Social/Cultural Aspects of Dance

Demonstrate a simple dance with a partner.

Forms of Dance

Create personal rhythmic pattern with a manipulative (e.g., lummi stick).

Rhythmic Activities

Demonstrate the ability to create rhythmic movement patterns (e.g., float high, stomp, turn, crawl slow).

Creative/Interpretive

Demonstrate movements to different rhythms.

Essential Elements of Rhythm

Rhythms and Dance

Demonstrate basic apparatus activities on a balance beam, climbing rope, cargo net, parallel bars, vault, and climbing wall.

Specialized Activities

Demonstrate a variety of sport specific lead-up games.

Individual, Dual and Team Sports

Demonstrate proper techniques for a variety of fundamental skills.

Skill Techniques

Sport Skills and Lifetime Activities

Demonstrate motor skills and knowledge of rules while participating in low organized games.

Developmental Games

Identify and apply concepts relating to force (e.g., hard, soft, heavy, light).

Apply relationship experiences with a person (e.g., crawl under partner's bridge) or with objects.

Identify and demonstrate symmetrical and non-symmetrical shapes at different levels (e.g., body letters, rope spelling).

Movement Concepts

Distinguish between static and dynamic balance (e.g., one leg balance, forward roll).

Body Management

Demonstrate individually and with a partner manipulative skills in a stationary position and while moving (e.g., throwing, catching, kicking, striking, volleying, and dribbling).

Manipulative Skills

Demonstrate non-locomotor skills in a variety of activities using different levels and speeds individually and with a partner.

Non-Locomotor

Demonstrate locomotor skills using patterns, levels, tempo, directions, and pathways.

Demonstrate locomotor skills in combinations.

Locomotor

Fundamental Movement Skills and Games

Physical Activity and Lifetime Wellness

Recognize the symptoms of breathing emergency (e.g., asthma, choking) and seek appropriate assistance.

Treatment

Perform efficient movement in activities to prevent injuries.

Prevention

Injury Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Show appropriate sportsmanship and sensitivity to diversity and gender issues.

Demonstrate independence and good use of time while participating in physical activity.

Personal/Social Responsibilities

Responsible Personal and Social Behavior in the Physical Activity Setting

Identify the parts of the circulatory and respiratory systems of the body (circulatory - heart, blood, veins, arteries; respiratory - lungs, mouth, nose, bronchial tubes, trachea).

Body Systems

Describe the benefits of appropriate warm-up and cool-down activity.

Fitness Principles

Identify opportunities outside of school to participate regularly in physical activities (e.g., dance practice, jogging, kick, dribble, throw and catch).

Wellness

Tell why it is important to be physically active every day.

Health-Related and Skill-Related Fitness

Personal Fitness and Healthy Active Living

Efficiency of Human Movement and Performance