Maine Department of Education: Parameters for Essential Instruction
Health Education and Physical Education
M.S.A.D. No. 75 - Health Education and Physical Education
Program Evaluations 2014 - 2015
M.S.A.D. No. 75 Physical Education Concepts
6th Grade - 7th Grade - 8th Grade - High School
Sixth Grade - Physical Education Concepts
- Demonstrate correct technique for motor and manipulative skills and combine both skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the rules of play in various activities.
- Demonstrates use of various offensive and defensive strategies.
- Completes a health related fitness assessment that address a variety of health related fitness components.
- Actively engage in fitness activities that address the 5 health related fitness components.
- Students learn how to safely lift weights focusing specifically on best practice for middle school students.
- Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Teamwork, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
- Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Teamwork, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
- Describe game/activity safety rules and their purpose. Reasons for modifying those rules and possible risks associated with specific games/physical activities.
Seventh Grade - Physical Education Concepts
- Apply the following effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health: communication skills to build and maintain healthy relationships asking for assistance to enhance the health of self and others refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks; conflict management or conflict resolution strategies.
- Describe the following skill related fitness components. Balance, coordination, agility and speed.
- Demonstrate correct technique for motor and manipulative skills and combine both skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the rules of play in various activities.
- Demonstrates use of various offensive and defensive strategies.
- Completes a health related fitness assessment that address a variety of health related fitness components.
- Actively engage in fitness activities that address the 5 health related fitness components.
- Students learn the Physiological Indicators of Exercise and how activity affects those indicators in relationship to their bodies.
- Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Team work, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
- Demonstrate responsible personal behaviors while participating in physical activities.
- Describe game/activity safety rules and their purpose. Reasons for modifying those rules and possible risks associated with specific games/physical activities.
Eighth Grade - Physical Education Concepts
- Describe the following skill related fitness components. Balance, coordination, agility and speed.
- Demonstrate correct technique for motor and manipulative skills and combine both skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the rules of play in various activities.
- Completes a health related fitness assessment that address a variety of health related fitness components.
- Actively engage in fitness activities that address the 5 health related fitness components.
- Students learn to differentiate between the Health Related and Skill Related components of fitness and understand how each component affects performance and healthy lifestyle.
- Demonstrate the following cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities. Team work, appropriate response to peer pressure, managing conflict, respectful engagement of peers in activities.
- Demonstrate responsible personal behaviors while participating in physical activities.
- Describe game/activity safety rules and their purpose. Reasons for modifying those rules and possible risks associated with specific games/physical activities.
High School - Physical Education Concepts
- Demonstrate understanding of the five health related fitness components and the principles of training (specificity, overload, and progression).
- Participate in a health-related fitness assessment to establish personal fitness goals and reassess their fitness over time. Assessed during Fitness Pre and Post Tests as well as individualized fitness program designs.
- Design and critique a personal fitness plan, from established goals, that applies the principles of training.
- Select and participate in physical activities that address their personal fitness plans and apply the five health-related fitness components.
- Demonstrate responsible and ethical personal behavior while participating in physical activities.
- Demonstrate collaborative skills while participating in physical activities.
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