GLE-PE7
Colorado Model Content Standards
For Physical Education
7th Grade Level Expectations
Standard 1: Students demonstrate competent skills in a variety of physical activities and sports.
Seventh grade students will:
● use basic offensive and defensive strategies in a modified version of a team sport and
an individual sport.
● display the basic skills and safety procedures to participate in an outdoor pursuit.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate competency in physical fitness.
Seventh grade students will:
● participate in an individualized physical activity program designed with the help of
the teacher.
● maintain a record of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
● engage in physical activity at the target heart rate for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Standard 3: Students demonstrate the knowledge of factors important to participation in physical activity.
Seventh grade students will:
● describe the principles of training and conditioning for specific physical activities.
● list long-term physiological, psychological, and cultural benefits that may result from
regular participation in physical activity.
● plans a circuit weight training program designed to meet physical fitness goals.
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.
Seventh grade students will:
● identify positive and negative peer influence.
● play within the rules of a game or activity.
● resolve personal conflicts with sensitivity to rights and feelings of others.
● make choices based on the safety of self and others.
● respect the physical and performance limitations of self and others.
● feel satisfaction when engaging in physical activity.
● enjoy learning new activities.