Grade 7 PE WVCCRS Standards

Responsible Personal and Social Behavior

Physical Fitness

Physical Activity

Movement Forms/Development of Motor Skills

Participate in a variety of individual, dual, and team sports.

Participate in a variety of non-competitive individual activities.

Create and perform a dance sequence in time to music.

Identify opportunities for physical activity available in the community and/or state (e.g., bicycling, golfing, white water rafting, kayaking, hunting, fishing, skiing, mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing).

Participate in physical activities both in and outside school.

Demonstrate proper form when performing the following muscular strength and endurance exercises (e.g., curl up, sit up, plank, push up).

Demonstrate proper form when developing flexibility (e.g., trunk lift, sit and reach, shoulder stretch).

Demonstrate proper pacing technique when running for various periods of time or distance (e.g., sprint, jog, mile-run).

Use fitness assessment results to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and plan for personal improvement.

Identify personal fitness needs and participate in physical activities to improve individualized goals.

Explain how the principles of progression and overload improve personal fitness performance.

Differentiate between health-related fitness (e.g. cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, flexibility) and skill related fitness (e.g. speed, agility, balance, reaction time, power, coordination).

Demonstrate cooperative team building skills appropriate for physical activity (e.g., equal opportunity for participation).

Demonstrate appropriate conflict resolution skills (e.g., peer mediation).

Demonstrate knowledge of rules, etiquette, and safety while participating in various physical activities (e.g. sportsmanship, fair play).