LEARNING STANDARDS

Standard 4. Demonstrate a willingness to try new skills and activities including those that involve risk and challenge.

Elementary Standards

Knows:

• that success is based upon an individual's personal best performance and effort
• that achievement in personal best performance or improvement requires practice and effort
• that physical activity has positive effects upon the mind as well as the body
• that failure is an integral part of learning a skill.

Does:

• explore appropriate risk-taking activities
• explore individual and group challege and problem-solving activities
• explore appropriate risk-taking activities
• form round, narrow, wide and twisted body shapes alone and with partner
• participate in games, sports, and dance activities representative of different cultural background.

Values:

• solving movement problems with others
• the benefits that accompany cooperation and sharing
• team membership and cooperation regardless of ethnic or cultural diversity
• consideration of others
• individual regardless of differences.
  KNOWS ALUES

Intermediate Standards:

Knows:

• the benefits of participation in a wide range of activities
• how to modify activities
• appropriate safety and spotting techniques for a variety of activities
• that participation in new activities builds one's experiential background.

Does:

• participate in a variety of games and activities
• participate in new activities which may require new skills
• set goals on the process as well as the outcome of an activity.

Values:

• the intrinsic rewards which occur from participation in risk and challenge activities
• the celebration of accomplishment
• effort for its own sake
• acceptance of self and others regardless of outcome
• the experience for its own merit.

Commencement Standards:

Knows:

• the benefits of participation in a variety of activities
• appropriate safety and spotting techniques for a variety of activities

Does:

• explore appropriate individual and group challenge and problem-solving activities
• explore appropriate risk-taking activities.

Values:

• the learning of new skills and games
• the enjoyment and self-esteem of accomplishment