PE/WELLNESS
Physical Wellness
Describes influences on health, e.g., food, rest,
exercise, hygiene/cleanliness
Relates health to feelings and to behaviors
Describes health risks for age group
Explains how to be careful with medicines
Identifies reliable sources of information
regarding medicines and substances
Understands harmfulness of look-alike products
Social/Emotional Wellness
Identifies specific feelings by name
(anger, fear, happy, sad, nervous)
Verbalizes feelings
Accepts the normalcy of feelings
Identifies and make choices
Accepts and carries out personal responsibilities
Recognizes the importance of shared play
Accepts personal differences (e.g., race, gender,
disability) in classmates
Participates willingly in group activities
Examines the rules for participating in the
physical activity setting
Applies, with teacher reinforcement, classroom
rules and procedures and safe practices
Works in a group setting without interfering
with others
Shares space and equipment with others
Develops listening skills and the ability to follow
instructions in sequence during a game situation
Nutrition
Places foods in the appropriate group of the
Food Guide Pyramid
Identifies a variety of foods for good health,
including unfamiliar and culturally diverse foods
Selects a breakfast and lunch that contain a
variety of grains, vegetables, and fruit
Understands why it is important to keep foods
and their containers clean
Understands why it is important to keep hands
clean, using appropriate cleaning techniques
Recognizes the agricultural origins of common
foods
Identifies snack foods that help the teeth and
body stay strong
Fitness
Identifies physiological signs of moderate
physical activity
Recognizes two appropriate sites on the body to
monitor the heart rate
Understands why moderate to vigorous physical
activity for short periods of time is beneficial
Demonstrates knowledge of why flexibility
through warm up activities is important and can
identify exercises that enhance proper flexibility
in a variety of muscle groups
Identifies likes and dislikes connected with
participation in physical activity
Recognizes the importance of participating in
physical activities
Selects and participates in activities that require
some physical exertion during unscheduled
times
Demonstrates a variety of non-locomotor,
locomotor, and combination skills while
participating in different games and activities
Develops movement control for safe
participation in games and sports
Demonstrates mature form of walking and
running
Demonstrates the emerging skills of catching,
kicking, throwing, and striking necessary for
participating in activity
Demonstrates forward and backward rolling
patterns
Performs rolling movements which can be used
as safety rolls
Identifies fundamental movement patterns
Establishes a beginning movement vocabulary
Applies age-appropriate concepts to
performance
ART
Artistic Perception
Identifies and analyzes different artistic
materials, processes/forms, and techniques
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Nobel Learning Curriculum Reference Guide
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