Perry Elementary 5th Grade Physical Literacy Essential Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrate proficiency in all the TK/K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade essential skills and knowledge.
- Jump for height and distance, using proper takeoff and landing form.
- Enter, jump, and leave a long rope turned by others.
- Field a thrown ground ball.
- Punt a ball, dropped from the hands, at a target.
- Stop a kicked ball by trapping it with the foot while moving.
- Strike a dropped or tossed ball with a racket or paddle, toward a target, by using the forehand and backhand movement pattern.
- Volley a tossed ball to an intended target.
- Design and perform a creative dance, combining locomotor patterns with intentional changes in speed and direction.
- Plan a day of healthful balanced snacks and meals.
- Perform an increasing number of push ups and sit ups.
- Meet age specific fitness standards in the 20 meter pacer, push up, curl up, body mass composition (BMI), shoulder flexibility, and trunk lift.
- Examine personal results from fitness tests and identify one or more ways to improve performance in areas that do not meet minimum standards.
- Record and analyze food and drink consumption for one day and make a plan to replace food and drinks with healthier choices.
- Explain why dehydration impairs temperature regulation and physical and mental performance.
- Record water intake during a 24 hour period.
- Identify the heart rate intensity (target heart rate range) that is necessary to increase aerobic capacity.
- Compare target heart rate and perceived exertion during physical activity.
- Explain why body weight is maintained when calorie intake is equal to the calories expended.
- Act in a safe and healthy manner when confronted with negative peer pressure during physical activity.
- Acknowledge orally the contributions and strengths of others.