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K–12 Standards

Grade 8

Other Alabama Physical Education sets

Skill Development

  • 1.

    Demonstrate skills utilized in lifetime health-enhancing activities.

  • 2.

    Demonstrate aerobic movement skills and the performance of original dance routines.

    1. •

      Choreographing routines

    2. •

      Teaching student-created routines

  • 3.

    Demonstrate combinations of balancing and supporting skills.

  • 4.

    Demonstrate skills used in individual, dual, and team sports.

  • 5.

    Demonstrate skills associated with adventure, outdoor, and recreational activities.

  • 6.

    Demonstrate player-to-player defensive strategy skills.

Cognitive Development

  • 7.

    Identify rules, regulations, tactics, strategies, and rituals utilized in individual, dual, and team sports.

  • 8.

    Apply movement concepts to sport, dance, gymnastics, recreational skill performances, and other physical activities.

  • 9.

    Summarize research findings of at least one local, national, or international game for its history, terminology, rules, and basic skills.

Social Development

  • 10.

    Solve problems in physical activity settings by identifying cause and potential solutions.

  • 11.

    Describe how recognizing opposing opinions and priorities, including displaying willingness to compromise, apply to teamwork and goal achievement.

  • 12.

    Apply positive reinforcement to enhance peer physical performance during physical activity.

Physical Activity and Health

  • 13.

    Explain long-term physiological and psychological benefits resulting from regular participation in physical activity.

  • 14.

    Identify the role of exercise in stress reduction.

  • 15.

    Apply the F.I.T.T. principle to an individualized fitness plan.

  • 16.

    Design a personalized fitness plan.

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 8
When were these standards adopted?
2009
Where can I read the official document?
Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education

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