Grade 6 PE TEKS Standards

Movement patterns and movement skills--locomotor skills. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in fundamental movement patterns and developmentally appropriate locomotor skills. The student is expected to:

perform a variety of locomotor skills and combinations during dynamic activities and games; and

demonstrate correct jumping and landing technique during dynamic activities, game situations, and sports.

Health, physical activity, and fitness--nutrition and hydration. The physically literate student recognizes the correlation between nutrition, hydration, and physical activity. The student is expected to:

identify macronutrients, including carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and examine their relationship to optimal physical performance; and

identify how environmental temperature and humidity each contribute to dehydration and heat illness.

Health, physical activity, and fitness--environmental awareness and safety practices. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in environmental awareness and understands safety practices. The student is expected to:

perform, without cue, the selection and use of proper attire and safety equipment that promote safe participation and prevent injury in dynamic activities, games, and sports; and

perform, without cue, the correct safety precautions, including water, sun, cycling, skating, and scooter safety.

Social and emotional health--personal responsibility and self-management. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in personal responsibility. The student is expected to:

explain the importance of and accept responsibility for personal actions that affect self and others during game situations and sports;

explain the importance of and demonstrate respect for differences and similarities in abilities of self and others during dynamic activities and lead-up games; and

apply self-management skills to demonstrate self-control of impulses and emotions, without cue, during games, situations, and sports.

Social and emotional health--resolving conflict and social interaction. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in resolving conflict and social interaction. The student is expected to:

discuss the importance of and resolve conflict, without cue, in socially acceptable ways, and respond to winning and losing with dignity and understanding;

explain and demonstrate effective communication to enhance healthy interactions while settling disagreements; and

demonstrate empathy and mutual respect for the feelings of others.

Social and emotional health--perseverance. The physically literate student perseveres while addressing challenges. The student is expected to discuss the importance of accepting individual challenges and demonstrate self-management skills to persevere in a positive manner during game situations and sports.

Social and emotional health--accepting and providing constructive feedback. The physically literate student accepts and provides constructive feedback. The student is expected to analyze feedback to make appropriate changes to improve performance.

Lifetime wellness--application of lifetime wellness. The physically literate student identifies the value of lifetime wellness. The student is expected to:

develop a plan using available technology to participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity for a sustained period of time on a regular basis; and

describe how participation in a variety of physical activities builds confidence and increases personal enjoyment.

Movement patterns and movement skills--non-locomotor skills. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in fundamental movement patterns and developmentally appropriate non-locomotor skills. The student is expected to:

demonstrate balance with control during dynamic activities and games; and

demonstrate proper body positioning, proficiency, footwork, and offensive and defensive skills during dynamic activities and games.

Movement patterns and movement skills--manipulative skills. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in developmentally appropriate manipulative skills. The student is expected to:

demonstrate correct technique when throwing to a moving target;

demonstrate correct catching technique from different levels and trajectories with a variety of objects;

demonstrate correct hand dribbling technique when changing both speed and direction while maintaining ball control;

demonstrate correct foot dribbling technique with control while changing both speed and direction during dynamic activities and game situations;

demonstrate correct technique in kicking and punting with accuracy during dynamic activities and lead-up games;

demonstrate correct technique in volleying to a target with control and accuracy;

demonstrate correct technique when striking an object with speed, accuracy, force, and distance using a hand or handled implement during dynamic activities and lead-up games; and

create and perform a jump rope routine using a variety of advanced skills.

Movement patterns and movement skills--spatial and body awareness. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in spatial and body awareness including pathways, shapes, levels, speed, direction, and force. The student is expected to:

demonstrate the appropriate use of open space and closing space during dynamic activities, games, and sports; and

apply speed, direction, and force with a long-handled implement during dynamic activities, games, and sports.

Movement patterns and movement skills--rhythmic activities. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in rhythmic activities and rhythmic combinations. The student is expected to perform rhythmic routines with intermediate steps and movement patterns.

Performance strategies--games and activities. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in performance strategies in invasion, target, net or wall, fielding, striking, and cooperative games. The student is expected to:

demonstrate offensive and defensive strategies used in net or wall, invasion, target, striking, and fielding games;

demonstrate combinations of locomotor, manipulative, and game skills in dynamic activities to achieve individual or team goals; and

demonstrate appropriate sporting behavior with teammates, opponents, and officials.

Performance strategies--outdoor and recreational pursuits. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in outdoor and recreational pursuits. The student is expected to participate in self-selected, organized outdoor recreational skills, activities, and games.

Health, physical activity, and fitness--fitness principles. The physically literate student demonstrates and recognizes a health-enhancing, physically active lifestyle. The student is expected to:

describe the long-term benefits of moderate to vigorous physical activity on overall health and wellness;

describe the frequency, intensity, time, and type (FITT) principle and how it improves fitness in relation to aerobic and anaerobic activities; and

describe health-related and skill-related fitness components and their impact on personal fitness.

Health, physical activity, and fitness--analyze data. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in the ability to analyze data used during fitness performance. The student is expected to:

develop an individual fitness plan using personal fitness goals; and

analyze results of fitness assessments to identify strategies for self-improvement.