GLE-PE2
Colorado Model Content Standards
For Physical Education
2nd Grade Level Expectations
Standard 1: Students demonstrate competent skills in a variety of physical activities and sports.
Second grade students will:
● combine various traveling patterns in time to the music.
● demonstrate skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging to avoid or catch others.
● move feet into a high level by placing the weight on the hands and landing with
control.
● throw a ball hard demonstrating an overhand technique, a side orientation, and
opposition.
● continuously dribble a ball, using the hands or feet, without losing control.
● strike a ball repeatedly with a paddle.
● consistently strike a ball with a bat from a tee or cone, using a correct grip and side
orientation.
● repeatedly jump a self-turned rope.
● skip, hop, gallop, and slide, using mature motor patterns.
● participate in a wide variety of activities that involve locomotion, non-locomotion,
and the manipulation of various objects.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate competency in physical fitness.
Second grade students will:
● move each joint through a full range of motion
Standard 3: Students demonstrate the knowledge of factors important to
participation in physical activity.
Second grade students will:
● demonstrate safety while participating in physical activity.
● Recognize similar movement concepts in a variety of skills.
The following Physical Education expectations exceed the Colorado Model Content
Standards. As a result of participating in a quality Physical Education, it would be
reasonable to expect that the student would be able to perform the following.
Second grade students will:
● appreciate the benefits that accompany cooperation and sharing.
● accept the feelings resulting from challenges, successes, and failures in physical
activity.