TEKS Alignment – Fifth Grade
The following list of TEKS can be fulfilled by various activities through the Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge™.
§116.7. Physical Education, Grade 5.(a) Introduction.
(1) In Physical Education, students acquire the knowledge and skills for movement that provide the foundation for enjoyment, continued social development through physical activity, and access to a physically-active lifestyle The student exhibits a physically-active lifestyle and understands the relationship between physical activity and health throughout the lifespan.
(2) Fifth grade students demonstrate competence such as improved accuracy in manipulative skills in dynamic situations. Basic skills such as jumping rope, moving to a beat, and catching and throwing should have been mastered in previous years and can now be used in game-like situations. Students continue to assume responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others. Students can match different types of physical activities to health-related fitness components and explain ways to improve fitness based on the principle of frequency, intensity, and time. Students continue to learn the etiquette of participation and can resolve conflicts during games and sports in acceptable ways.
(b) Knowledge and skills
(3) Physical activity and health. The student exhibits a health-enhancing, physically-active lifestyle that provides opportunities for enjoyment and challenge. The student is expected to:
(A) participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities on a daily basis that develop health-related fitness;
(B) identify appropriate personal fitness goals in each of the components of health-related fitness;
(4) Physical activity and health. The student knows the benefits from involvement in daily physical activity and factors that affect physical performance. The student is expected to:
(A) relate ways that aerobic exercise strengthens and improves the efficiency of the heart and lungs;
(B) self-monitor the heart rate during exercise;
(C) match different types of physical activity with health-related fitness components;
(D) define the principle of frequency, intensity, and time and describe how to incorporate these principles to improve fitness;
(E) describe the structure and function of the muscular and skeletal system as they relate to physical performance such as muscles pull on bones to cause movement, muscles work in pairs, and muscles work by contracting and relaxing;
(F) identify the relationship between optimal body function and a healthy eating plan such as eating a variety of foods in moderation according to U. S. dietary guidelines;
(G) describe common skeletal problems and their effect on the body such as spinal curvatures;
(H) describe the changes that occur in the cardiorespiratory system as a result of smoking and how those changes affect the ability to perform physical activity; and
(I) describe how movement and coordination are effected by alcohol and other drugs
(5) Physical activity and health. The student understands and applies safety practices associated with physical activities. The student is expected to:
(A) select and use proper attire that promotes participation and prevents injury;
(B) describe the importance of taking personal responsibility for reducing hazards, avoiding accidents, and preventing injuries during physical activity; and
(C) identify potentially dangerous exercises and their adverse effects on the body.
(6) Social development. The student understands basic components such as strategies and rules of structured physical activities including, but not limited to, games, sports, dance, and gymnastics. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the concept and importance of team work.
(7) Social development. The student develops positive self-management and social skills needed to work independently and with others in physical activity settings. The student is expected to:
(A) follow rules, procedures, and etiquette;
(B) use sportsmanship skills for settling disagreements in socially acceptable ways such as remaining calm, identifying the problem, listening to others, generating solutions, or choosing a solution that is acceptable to all; and
(C) describe how physical activity with a partner or partners can increase motivation and enhance safety.
Source: The provisions of this §116.7 adopted to be effective September 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 7759.
Chapter 116. TEKS for Physical Education, Subchapter A. Elementary
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