Grade 4 PE Mississippi Standards

Recognize personal challenges and experiences in physical activities.

Express enjoyment while participating in physical activity.

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

Accept and respond to winning and losing with dignity and understanding.

Work cooperatively and productively with a partner or in a group setting.

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

Understand health related fitness standards (muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, aerobic fitness, and body composition) as defined by fitness testing and demonstrate physical fitness.

Participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPA) on a daily basis.

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

Identify benefits derived from physical activities.

Maintain participation in activities outside of the school setting.

Participate regularly in a variety of physical activities.

Participates regularly in physical activity.

Incorporate basic offensive and defensive strategies (i.e., one-on-one, arms out for balance on the balance beam, alignment of players in volleyball, etc.) in a variety of settings.

Apply specific direction and force to manipulative skills.

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

Employ fundamental movement skills in various settings.

Apply manipulative skills to enhance participation in physical activity settings.

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