Grade 2 PE Maryland Standards

Self-Expression and Enjoyment

Challenge

Health

Safety

Rules and Etiquette

Working with Others

Accepting Feedback

Corrective Feedback

Personal Responsibility

Nutrition

Fitness Knowledge

Physical Activity Engagement

Physical Activity Knowledge

Speed, Direction, & Force

Pathways, Shapes, & Levels

Space

Jumping Rope

Striking with a Long-Handled Implement

Catching with a Short-Handled Implement

Striking with a Short-Handled Implement

Underhand Volley

Kicking

Dribbling with Feet

Dribbling with Hands

Catching

Overhand Throw

Underhand Throw

Rolling a Ball

Combinations - Balance and Weight Transfers

Curling, Stretching, Twisting, and Bending

Weight Transfer - Rolling

Weight Transfer

Balance

Dance

Jumping and Landing

Jogging for Distance

Hopping, Galloping, Jogging, Running, Sliding, and Skipping

Motor Skills and Movement Patterns

Demonstrates skipping using a mature pattern.

Rolls a ball while demonstrating most critical elements.

Demonstrates an underhand throw using a mature pattern.

Demonstrates some critical elements of an overhand throw.

Catches a self-tossed or well-thrown large ball with hands, not trapping or cradling it against the body.

Dribbles in personal space with preferred hand demonstrating a mature pattern.

Dribbles while walking in general space.

Dribbles with the feet in general space with control of ball and body.

Uses a continuous running approach and kicks a moving ball, demonstrating some critical elements.

Volleys an object upward with consecutive hits.

Strikes an object upward with a short-handled implement, using consecutive hits.

Catches an object with a short-handled implement in a non-dynamic environment, demonstrating some of the critical elements.

Strikes a stationary object, demonstrating some of the critical elements.

Jumps a self-turned rope consecutively forward and backward with a mature pattern.

Jumps a long rope consecutively with peer turners.

Demonstrates jogging for distance with a mature pattern.

Travels showing differentiation between jogging and sprinting.

Demonstrates most critical elements for jumping and landing in a horizontal plane using a variety of one and two-foot takeoffs and landings.

Demonstrates most critical elements for jumping and landing in a vertical plane.

Performs a rhythmic activity with correct response to simple rhythms.

Balances on different bases of support, combining levels and shapes.

Balances in an inverted position with stillness and supportive base.

Transfers weight from feet to different body parts/bases of support for balance.

Demonstrates rolling in different directions with either a narrow or a curled body shape.

Differentiates among twisting, curling, bending, and stretching actions.

Combines balances and transfers into a three-part sequence.

Concepts and Strategies

Combines locomotor skills in general space to a rhythm.

Combines shapes, levels, and pathways into simple travel, dance, and gymnastics sequences.

Varies speed and force with gradual increases and decreases.

Health-Enhancing Level of Physical Activity and Fitness

Describes physical activities for participation outside of physical education class.

Engages actively in physical education class in response to instruction and practice.

Uses own body as resistance for developing strength.

Identifies physical activities that contribute to fitness.

Practices estimating their heart rate.

Recognizes the correlation of good nutrition with physical activity.

Responsible Personal and Social Behavior

Practices skills with minimal teacher prompting.

Accepts responsibility for class protocols with behavior and performance actions.

Recognizes that skills will develop over time with appropriate practice and use of the correct cues.

Lists examples of appropriate feedback using verbal and visual cues to improve performance in a specific skill.

Accepts skill-specific corrective feedback from the teacher.

Works independently with others in partner environments.

Recognizes the role of rules and etiquette in teacher-designed physical activities.

Works independently and safely in physical education.

Works safely with physical education equipment.

Recognizes the Value of Physical Activity

Recognizes the value of good health balance.

Compares physical activities that bring confidence and challenge.

Identifies physical activities that provide self-expression.

Chooses personal reasons for enjoying physical activity.