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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 116TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER BMIDDLE SCHOOL
RULE §116.28Physical Education, Grade 8, Adopted 2020

    (H) create and perform a jump rope routine with a partner or a small group using a variety of skills that include agility, speed, and endurance.

  (4) 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:

    (A) perform, without cue, the appropriate use of open space and closing space during dynamic activities, games, and sports; and

    (B) perform, without cue, the appropriate speed, direction, and force with or without an implement during dynamic activities, games, and sports.

  (5) Movement patterns and movement skills--rhythmic activities. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in rhythmic activities and rhythmic combinations. The student is expected to create and perform with a small group a rhythmic routine with varying tempos using advanced steps and movement patterns.

  (6) 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:

    (A) perform, without cue, offensive and defensive strategies used in net or wall, invasion, target, striking, and fielding games and sports;

    (B) perform, without cue, combinations or sequences of game skills to achieve individual or team goals; and

    (C) follow rules, demonstrate appropriate sporting behavior, self-officiate, and respect consequences for the game being played without cue.

  (7) Performance strategies--outdoor and recreational pursuits. The physically literate student demonstrates competency in outdoor and recreational pursuits. The student is expected to engage in a variety of self-selected outdoor recreational activities and games.

  (8) 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:

    (A) perform a variety of lifelong physical activities and explain their effects on overall health and wellness;

    (B) perform basic frequency, intensity, time, and type (FITT) principle in a variety of self-selected aerobic and anaerobic activities; and

    (C) develop and analyze a personal fitness plan using health-related and skill-related fitness components.

  (9) 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:

    (A) create and implement a personal physical fitness plan and analyze the results for effectiveness; and

    (B) evaluate personal fitness goals and make appropriate changes for improvement.

  (10) 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:

    (A) develop a healthy food choice plan that enhances physical performance; and

    (B) determine hydration needs, without cue, based on physical performance and environmental factors.

  (11) 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:

    (A) 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

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

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

    (A) discuss the importance of and demonstrate respect for differences and similarities in abilities of self and others during game situations and sports; and

    (B) evaluate self-management skills to demonstrate self-control of impulses and emotions, without cue, during games, situations, and sports.

  (13) 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:

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

    (B) communicate effectively to enhance healthy interactions while settling disagreements; and

    (C) demonstrate empathy and mutual respect for the feelings of others.

  (14) Social and emotional health--perseverance. The physically literate student perseveres while addressing challenges. The student is expected to develop and apply a plan of action and make effective decisions when faced with challenges, obstacles, or difficulties during game situations and sports.

  (15) Social and emotional health--accepting and providing constructive feedback. The physically literate student accepts and provides constructive feedback. The student is expected to provide constructive feedback to peers using a positive tone to improve performance.

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

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

    (B) participate in self-selected physical activities for personal enjoyment.


Source Note: The provisions of this §116.28 adopted to be effective August 1, 2022, 46 TexReg 2804

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