Kindergarten PE Missouri Standards

Demonstrate the ability to use your body as a means of expression (e.g., snowman melting).

Creative/Interpretive

Demonstrate simple movements to music (e.g., march to beat).

Demonstrate the concept of beat/rhythm pattern as it applies to music and movement (e.g., clap, drum).

Essential Elements of Rhythm

Rhythms and Dance

Demonstrate chasing, fleeing, dodging.

Demonstrate cooperation with partners and small groups to accomplish a game objective.

Developmental Games

Recognize the difference between general and personal space.

Demonstrate the difference between slow and fast movement when performing locomotor movements.

Identify relationship with body parts (e.g., left hand to left shoulder, right elbow to left knee).

Movement Concepts

Demonstrate ways to balance on different body parts at different levels.

Demonstrate introductory individual stunts (e.g., crab walk, bear walk, inch worm).

Body Management

Demonstrate manipulative skills in a stationary position (e.g., rolling, throwing, catching, kicking).

Manipulative Skills

Demonstrate selected non-locomotor skills (e.g., push, pull, bend, twist, stretch, turn).

Non-Locomotor

Demonstrate the correct form of three locomotor skills (e.g., walk, run, jump, hop, gallop).

Locomotor

Fundamental Movement Skills and Games

Physical Activity and Lifetime Wellness

Demonstrate how to seek adult help when an injury has occurred (e.g., playground, field trips, lunch room).

Treatment

Demonstrate safe use of general and personal space.

Prevention

Injury Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Demonstrate the ability to share, be cooperative and safe with others.

Personal/Social Responsibilities

Responsible Personal and Social Behavior in the Physical Activity Setting

Identify major body parts (e.g., head, neck, arm, shoulders, elbow, legs, knee, hip, feet, back, fingers, toes).

Body Systems

Tell what it means to be fit.

Health-Related and Skill-Related Fitness

Personal Fitness and Healthy Active Living

Efficiency of Human Movement and Performance