Physical Education

Quality pre-kindergarten through diploma physical education provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to support lifetime participation in a variety of physical activities that contribute to an active lifestyle. Physical education provides building blocks for motor skill development and analysis, physical fitness, stress reduction, decision-making, and positive social skills. 

Standards Documents

The Maine Learning Results Physical Education Standards encourage physical literacy: the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities that benefit the development of the whole child.

• 2022 Physical Education Standards
• 2022 Health and Physical Education Standards (PDF)
• Physical Education Standards for Grading Programs (Excel)
• Example of Guiding Principals in Physical Education

• Terms and Definitions 2022 Physical Education Standards

Curriculum Supports

These resources are designed to assist and enhance a teacher’s utilization of the Maine Learning Results Physical Education Standards.

• Physical Education Assessment Strategies
• Examples of Assessments
• Exit Tickets
• Fitness Testing Rubric
• Motor Skill Rubric
• Locomotor/Manipulative Skill Assessment
• Vertical Progressions

• K-3

• Early Adolescence (6-8)

• Adolescence (9-diploma)

• PE Standards and Performance Expectation Posters/Cards

Resources

This section includes a mix of resources shared by colleagues and peers, tools created by the Maine Department of Education, along with connections to professional organizations and scholars at the leading edge of physical education.

• Maine DOE Physical Education YouTube Playlist
• Maine AHPERD
• Maine PE Teachers Toolbox Facebook Page

• MOOSE (Maine Online Open-Source Education)

• SHAPE America

• OPEN PE

• PE Central

Adapted Physical Education (APE)

Adapted physical education (APE) is a comprehensive service delivery system established to ensure that children with a disability or identified needs has an appropriate physical education program. You will find critical information here regarding how to address student challenges connected to the psychomotor domain.

• Maine APE Endorsement: 515
• APE National Standards
• APE Resources

• NCPEID Guidance for Administration (APE Service Delivery)

• Maine AHPERD APE Task Force