Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

Organization of the SD Physical Education Standards

The South Dakota Physical Education Standards includes the standards/goals, indicators, benchmarks, and sample grade level objectives/activities. The standards are organized into grade level clusters so that a parent, local school board member, classroom teacher, or administrator could quickly review what physical education concepts are expected at a specific grade level. Grade level clusters are organized K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

The standards and indicators are the same at all levels to provide vertical alignment and continuity in the K-12 curriculum. The benchmarks are conceptually the same, but worded differently so as to be more developmentally appropriate for the various levels. The performance criteria are holistic rubrics that could be used as a summative assessment tool to gauge student achievement/progress.