Learning Standards

Below are the Health and Fitness learning standards established by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Additional information can be found at the following website: http://www.k12.wa.us/HealthFitness/Standards.aspx

There are four Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR) in health and fitness.  Within each EALR, there are several components. The first components address basic concepts, and the latter components ask students to apply their understanding of this core content.

Health and Fitness EALR 1 - The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain an active life: Movement, physical fitness, and nutrition.

Component 1.1 - Develops motor skills and movement concepts as developmentally appropriate.

Component 1.2 - Acquires the knowledge and skills to safely participate in a variety of developmentally appropriate physical activities.

Component 1.3 - Understands the concepts of health-related fitness, and interprets information from feedback, evaluation, and self assessment in order to improve performance.

Component 1.4 - Understands the concepts of skill-related fitness, and interprets information from feedback, evaluation, and self-assessment in order to improve performance.

Component 1.5 - Understands relationship of nutrition and food nutrients to body composition and physical performance.

Health and Fitness EALR 2 - The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a healthy life: Recognizes dimensions of health, recognizes stages of growth and development, reduces health risks, and lives safely.

Component 2.1 - Recognizes dimensions and indicators of health.

Component 2.2 - Understands stages of growth and development.

Component 2.3 - Understands the concepts of prevention and control of disease.

Component 2.4 - Acquires skills to live safely and reduce health risks.

Health and Fitness EALR 3 - The student analyzes and evaluates the impact of real-life influences on health.

Component 3.1 - Understands how family, culture, and environmental factors affect personal health.

Component 3.2 - Evaluates health and fitness information.

Component 3.3 - Evaluates the impact of social skills on health.

Health and Fitness EALR 4 - The student effectively analyzes personal information to develop individualized health and fitness plans.

Component 4.1 - Analyzes personal health and fitness information.

Component 4.2 - Develops and monitors a health and fitness plan.