Grade 2

Skill Development

  • 1.

    Demonstrate leaping and jumping skills by transferring and absorbing body weight in different ways.

  • 2.

    Demonstrate movements that combine shapes, levels, and pathways into simple sequences.

  • 3.

    Apply body management skills on the floor and on apparatus while performing simple individual and partner stunts.

  • 4.

    Demonstrate correct form while hopping, galloping, jumping, and sliding

  • 5.

    Demonstrate ball moving skills by passing, dribbling a ball with dominant hand, kicking a slow moving ball, and throwing underhand with one arm

  • 6.

    Display basic rope-jumping skills.

  • 7.

    Demonstrate simple folk, line, and mixer dances.

  • 8.

    Utilize combinations of the fundamental movement skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging.

Cognitive Development

  • 9.

    Identify cue words and terms associated with hopping, galloping, jumping, and sliding.

Social Development

  • 10.

    Explain ways to resolve conflicts during physical activity in a school-approved manner.

  • 11.

    Demonstrate safety rules for physical education activities, including games that require implements and tag games that have designated boundaries.

Physical Activity and Health

  • 12.

    Describe the immediate effect of physical activity on heart rate, breathing rate, and perspiration.

  • 13.

    Explain how physical activity affects overall health, including the heart, lungs, and muscular system.

  • 14.

    Explain ways in which food intake affects body composition and physical performance.

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 2
When were these standards adopted?
2009
Where can I read the official document?
Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education

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