Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul Public Schools
K-12 Physical Education Standards
These standards are based on the National standards from NASPE.  The standards are the same for K-12 but the specific benchmarks to meet the standards are different at each grade level.

Standard 1
Motor Skills and Movement
Students demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Standard 2
Movement Concepts
Students demonstrate an understanding of movement concepts, principles, stategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Standard 3
Participate in physical activity
Students participate regularly in physical activity.

Standard 4
Fitness and Health
Students achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness

Standard 5
Personal and Social Behavior
Students exhibits safe, reponsible behavior that respects sefl and others, while accepting diversity in physical activity settings.

Standard 6
Lifetime behaviors
Students understand the value of physical activity for the health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

K-6 PE Standards and Benchmarks
7-12 PE Standards and Benchmarks