Grade 2 PE Mississippi Standards

Be aware of the feelings resulting from challenges, successes, and failures during physical activity.

Cooperate in helping others to achieve goals.

Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

Recognize and experience physical activities from other cultures.

Work cooperatively with a partner or group and recognize the enjoyment of shared play.

Apply rules, procedures, and safe practices with little or no reinforcement.

Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respect s self and others in physical activity settings.

Perform activities that result in the development of muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, and coordination at an introductory level.

Recognize components of physical fitness such as muscular strength, muscle endurance, and flexibility at an introductory level.

Engage in and recognize the benefits of sustained physical activity that causes increased heart rate and respiration.

Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Discover the positive effects physical activity has on the body (i.e., enhances respiratory functions, stimulates muscle growth, decreases hyperactivity, increases heart rate).

Engage in moderate to vigorous activities such as bike riding, swimming, etc., outside of class.

Participates regularly in physical activity.

Understand the benefits of trying new or difficult tasks.

Apply movement concepts and principles to a variety of basic skills.

Identify the different body planes (i.e., front, back, side) and involve each while performing locomotor skills.

Demonstrate understanding of movement principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning, development and performance of physical activities.

Demonstrate rhythmic movements, timing, and following a beat.

Demonstrate manipulative movements at the beginner level.

Demonstrate non-locomotor movements with proficiency.

Demonstrate locomotor movements at the intermediate level.

Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns/concepts needed to perform a variety of physical activities.