Physical Education
Physical education (PE) is
planned, sequential instruction that
promotes lifelong physical activity.
It is designed to help students
develop the knowledge, movement skills, self-management skills, social skills, attitudes
and confidence they need to adopt and maintain physical activity throughout
their lives.
State Requirements
Physical education is required by state law for
all students in grades 1-12.
Students should receive at least an average of 100 minutes per week of health
and physical education (combined).
Recess is not counted as physical
education for the purposes of this
requirement.
The physical education curriculum is required to be aligned, by September 2012,
with the physical education standards of the
Rhode Island Physical
Education Framework: Supporting Physically
Active Lifestyles through Quality Physical Education. The curriculum
should be sequential, developmentally appropriate
and comprehensive.
The Rhode Island Physical Education Framework: Supporting Physically
Active Lifestyles through Quality Physical Education
The Rhode Island
Physical Education Framework is designed to help district curriculum committees
develop, evaluate, and revise physical education
curricula. The six standards describe what all Rhode Island
students should know and be able to do as a result of K-12 physical
education. Performance indicators describe what a student must demonstrate to show
competency in meeting the standard at points along K-12 instruction.
A quality PE program works across activities and units to address all
standards, and selects those that will be formally assessed. The focus should be on
developing and maintaining health-related fitness, rather than on sports and
competition.
The Framework and
standards are aligned with national standards and were developed by the RI
Departments of Education and Health, in partnership with the Rhode Island
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (RIAHPERD),
other educators, parents, health professionals, and other community members.
The Framework was endorsed by the Rhode Island Board of Regents of
Elementary and Secondary Education in 2003.
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Rhode Island’s Physical Education Standards
Vision: As a result of daily, high quality physical education
instruction from K-12, all students will have the knowledge and skills to lead
a physically active lifestyle.
A physically educated person:
- Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a
few movement forms.
- Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning
and development of motor skills.
- Understands the implications of and the benefits derived
from involvement in physical activity.
- Applies physical activity-related skills and concepts to
maintain a physically active lifestyle and a health-enhancing
level of physical fitness.
- Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in
physical activity settings.
- Understands that internal and external environments
influence physical activity.
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