Kindergarten PE Mississippi Standards

Develop skills while participating in different activities individually and while working with others.

Express a positive outlook during physical activity and enjoy interaction with others.

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

Demonstrate proper use and care of equipment.

Follow directions and work cooperatively with others during physical activity.

Follow rules, procedures and safety practices while recognizing inappropriate behavior.

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

Recognize the change in heart rate and respiration as a result of physical activity.

Vigorously participate in physical activity for a sustained amount of time.

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

Regularly participate in a variety of non-structured physical activities in school settings and out of school settings (recess, home) individually and as a group.

Participates regularly in physical activity.

Demonstrate awareness of immediate surroundings using a variety of movement skills while transferring weight in various directions and pathways.

Identify body parts (i.e., knee, foot, arm, etc.) and apply these to different movement activities.

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 at an introductory level.

Explore manipulative skills at an introductory level.

Demonstrate clear contrasts between fast and slow.

Develop fundamental locomotor/non-locomotor skills at an introductory level.

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