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Learning Standards Standards

What does a student learn in ?

This is the year physical education shifts from learning skills to building a routine students will keep after graduation. Students refine the movements they already know and use fitness concepts to plan their own workouts and active hobbies. They also practice the social side of activity, like cooperating with teammates and handling competition with respect. By spring, students can describe a weekly activity plan that fits their life and explain why it keeps them healthy.

  • Lifelong fitness
  • Movement skills
  • Personal fitness plans
  • Teamwork and respect
  • Healthy choices
Source: Maryland Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 12.
Physical Education

  • Develop a variety of motor skills, including locomotor, non-locomotor

    MD-PE.1.hs-level-2
    High School Level 2

    Students practice moving, balancing, and controlling objects like balls or rackets with enough skill to stay active in sports and exercise for life.

  • Apply knowledge related to movement, performance

    MD-PE.2.hs-level-2
    High School Level 2

    Students use what they know about how the body moves and stays fit to make smarter choices during physical activity. That means adjusting effort, form, or strategy based on what the activity actually demands.

  • Develop social skills through movement, including respect for self and others…

    MD-PE.3.hs-level-2
    High School Level 2

    Students practice working with others during physical activities by listening, adjusting to teammates, and handling wins and losses with respect. The focus is on how they act, not just how they perform.

  • Develop personal skills, identify personal benefits of movement

    MD-PE.4.hs-level-2
    High School Level 2

    Students identify what they personally gain from regular exercise and build habits around activities they actually enjoy. The goal is staying active well beyond graduation, not just for a grade.