California’s Physical Education Model Content Standards are the foundation for physical education instruction. They define what students should know and be able to do at each grade level in order to foster physical literacy. The following overarching standards guide this work:
Overarching Standards for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade
Standard 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Students Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
Standard 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.
Standard 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles and strategies to improve health and performance.
Standard 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.
Overarching Standards for High School
Standard 1: Students demonstrate knowledge of and competency in motor skills, movement patters and strategies needed to perform a a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Students achieve a level of physical fitness for health and performance while demonstrating knowledge of fitness concepts, principles and strategies.
Standard 3: Students demonstrate knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.