GLE-PE5
Colorado Model Content Standards
For Physical Education
5th Grade Level Expectations
Standard 1: Students demonstrate competent skills in a variety of physical activities and sports.
Fifth grade students will:
● throw a variety of objects demonstrating both accuracy and distance (e.g., frisbees,
deck tennis rings, footballs).
● design and perform gymnastics and dance sequences that combine traveling, rolling,
balancing, and weight transfer into smooth, flowing sequences with intentional
changes in direction, speed, and flow.
● hand dribble and foot dribble while preventing an opponent from stealing the ball.
● design and play small-group games that involve cooperating with others to keep an
object away from opponents (basic offensive and defensive strategy) (e.g., by
throwing, kicking, or dribbling a ball).
● participate in games, sports, dance, and outdoor pursuits, both in and outside of
school, based on interests and capabilities.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate competency in physical fitness.
Fifth grade students will:
● participate in vigorous activity for a sustained period of time while maintaining a
target heart rate.
● participate in games, sports, dance, and outdoor pursuits, both in and outside of
school, based on individual interests and capabilities.
Standard 3: Students demonstrate the knowledge of factors important to participation in physical activity.
Fifth grade students will:
● monitor heart rate before, during, and after activity.
● identify opportunities in the school and community for regular participation in
physical activity.
● identify benefits resulting from participation in different forms of physical activities.
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.
Fifth grade students will:
● recognize the role of games, sports, and dance in getting to know and understand
others of like and different cultures.
● seek out, participate with, and show respect for persons of like and different skill
levels.