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According to the U.S. Surgeon General, regular physical activity is one of the most important ways to
maintain and improve one’s physical health, mental health, and overall well-being. A student who
participates in physical education is more likely to become a healthy adult who is motivated to remain
healthy and physically active throughout his or her life. The physical education model content
standards represent the essential skills and knowledge that all students need to maintain a physically
active, healthy lifestyle.
California law clearly establishes the priority of physical education instruction. Education Code
Section 51210 requires 200 minutes of physical education every ten school days for students in grades
one through six. Education Code Section 51222 provides for 400 minutes of physical education every
ten school days for students in grades seven through twelve.
The model content standards provide guidance for developing physical education programs by
identifying what each student in California should know and be able to do at each grade level. With
adequate instruction and sustained effort, students in every school should be able to achieve the
standards. Some students with special needs may require appropriate accommodations, adaptations,
and modifications to meet the standards.
An Essential Discipline
Physical education is an integral part of the education program for all students. It teaches students
how their bodies move and how to perform a variety of physical activities. Students learn the health-
related benefits of regular physical activity and the skills to adopt a physically active, healthy lifestyle.
The discipline also provides learning experiences that meet the developmental needs of students. With
high-quality physical education instruction, students become confident, independent, self-controlled,
and resilient; develop positive social skills; set and strive for personal, achievable goals; learn to
assume leadership; cooperate with others; accept responsibility for their own behavior; and, ultimately,
improve their academic performance.
The model content standards provide opportunities for teachers to reinforce student learning in all
areas of the curriculum. The standards link the content in physical education with content in English–
language arts, science, mathematics, and history–social science, thereby establishing and emphasizing
the many connections between the subjects.
The five overarching model content standards for middle school students are as follows:
Standard 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a
variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies
that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
Standard 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and
performance.
Standard 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and
strategies to improve health and performance.
Standard 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological
concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical
activity.
All these standards, along with their benchmarks, are met throughout the year in Mr. Moore's
classes in a variety of ways. Such ways as peer assessments, self assessments, cognitive exams,
homework, team/group work, student led lesson plans, web-based quizzes, food intake logs, pedometer
activities cardiovascular activities, stretching, movement and sport specific skills, and much more. If
you have any questions on the integration of the content standards into the curriculum, please feel free
to contact me.
For more information on the California Physical Education Standards and to view them, please go to:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/pestandards.pdf
maintain and improve one’s physical health, mental health, and overall well-being. A student who
participates in physical education is more likely to become a healthy adult who is motivated to remain
healthy and physically active throughout his or her life. The physical education model content
standards represent the essential skills and knowledge that all students need to maintain a physically
active, healthy lifestyle.
California law clearly establishes the priority of physical education instruction. Education Code
Section 51210 requires 200 minutes of physical education every ten school days for students in grades
one through six. Education Code Section 51222 provides for 400 minutes of physical education every
ten school days for students in grades seven through twelve.
The model content standards provide guidance for developing physical education programs by
identifying what each student in California should know and be able to do at each grade level. With
adequate instruction and sustained effort, students in every school should be able to achieve the
standards. Some students with special needs may require appropriate accommodations, adaptations,
and modifications to meet the standards.
An Essential Discipline
Physical education is an integral part of the education program for all students. It teaches students
how their bodies move and how to perform a variety of physical activities. Students learn the health-
related benefits of regular physical activity and the skills to adopt a physically active, healthy lifestyle.
The discipline also provides learning experiences that meet the developmental needs of students. With
high-quality physical education instruction, students become confident, independent, self-controlled,
and resilient; develop positive social skills; set and strive for personal, achievable goals; learn to
assume leadership; cooperate with others; accept responsibility for their own behavior; and, ultimately,
improve their academic performance.
The model content standards provide opportunities for teachers to reinforce student learning in all
areas of the curriculum. The standards link the content in physical education with content in English–
language arts, science, mathematics, and history–social science, thereby establishing and emphasizing
the many connections between the subjects.
The five overarching model content standards for middle school students are as follows:
Standard 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a
variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies
that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
Standard 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and
performance.
Standard 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and
strategies to improve health and performance.
Standard 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological
concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical
activity.
All these standards, along with their benchmarks, are met throughout the year in Mr. Moore's
classes in a variety of ways. Such ways as peer assessments, self assessments, cognitive exams,
homework, team/group work, student led lesson plans, web-based quizzes, food intake logs, pedometer
activities cardiovascular activities, stretching, movement and sport specific skills, and much more. If
you have any questions on the integration of the content standards into the curriculum, please feel free
to contact me.
For more information on the California Physical Education Standards and to view them, please go to:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/pestandards.pdf