1. Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.

Middle School: Fundamental skills (running, skipping, throwing, striking) are further refined, combined and varied. Specialized skills (a specific dance step, chest pass, catching w/ a glove) are used in more complex mov't environments (more players, rules, and strategies).

2. Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.

Middle School: Learning more increasingly complex concepts and applying and generalizing these concepts to real-life physical activity situations (managing stress, effect of growth spurt on movement performance).

3. Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.

Middle School: What the student does outside the physical education class is critical to developing an active, healthy lifestyle.

4. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Middle School: Gradually acquire a greater understanding of the fitness components, how each is developed and maintained, and the importance of each in overall fitness.

5. Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical settings.

Middle School: Students identify the purposes for rules and procedures and become involved in decision-making processes to establish rules and procedures for specific activity situations.

6. Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.

Middle School: Students participate cooperatively in physical activity with persons of diverse characteristics and backgrounds.

7. Understands that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.

Middle School: Participation in physical activity provides important opportunities for challenge, social interaction, and group membership, as well as opportunities for continued personal growth in physical skills and their applied settings.

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