Division of Instruction

Physical Education Assessment

Fitnessgram Cues

Curl-Ups - Elementary: Max of 2 students at a time, Middle/ High: Max of 5 students at a time

• Three H's for sit ups - Head, hands, heels
• Lie flat and place shoulders in low position don't scrunch up the shoulders.
• Feet need to be maximum distance away from bottom.
• Stop when hands reach end of strip (or touch edge of mat)
• Keep elbows straight. Bending the elbows allows the student to continue past the 4.5 inches or 3 inches for elementary into a full sit up which takes the tension off the abs
• Heels need to keep a constant touch on the floor
• Lay down so back and head touch the ground
• If you start to move up or down the mat during the curl ups, quickly get back to the original position
• Slowly up, pause and slowly down
• At the first miss, continue, second miss stop count on last correctly completed curl up
• Breaks in form include: no head touch in the down position, hands lifting off the floor, feet lift or float off the floor, elbows bend, not keeping pace with the cadence, fingers failing to go completely across the strip and upper body comes up into a full sit up position.
• Seventy five maximum curl ups
• Curl-up modifications

Push-Ups - Elementary: Max of 2 students at a time, Middle/ High: Max of 5 students at a time

• Resting position – same as below with one knee on the ground while waiting for CD to begin
• Beginning position - Straight back, body off the floor, arms straight, toes on floor, fingers forward, hands shoulder width apart
• Lower body until the arms reach a 90 degree angle
• Slowly lower body down, pause and slowly up
• First miss continue, second miss stop count on last correctly completed push up
• Breaks in form include: body touching floor in the down position, arms not reaching the 90 degree angle, mountain backs or banana backs (seat high or seat low)
• Twenty push ups per minute
• One push up every three seconds
• Push-up modifications

Sit and Reach - 1 student at a time (K-12)

• Leg on floor knee straight, bottom of foot flat against reach box, other knee bent
• Bent knee a fist width away from leg being tested
• Place hands on top of one another
• Test the left leg first, then the right leg
• Shoes must be off when you test the sit and reach
• Three reaches, and hold the fourth (Reach 1, reach 2, reach 3, hold the 4th reach for 1,001)
• Maximum score is 12 inches. Record score to the nearest ½ inch
• Test each leg and record the lowest score. Left leg first then the right.
• Breaks in form include: the test leg knee bends, hands are uneven in an attempt to reach farther, the student’s bottom lifts off the floor
• Sit and reach modifications

Pacer - Half a class may run at a time (3-12)

• Pacer length is 20 meters
• Total time 21 minutes
• One level per minute, twenty one levels
• Nine seconds first level, ½ second less at each successive level
• First miss continue, second miss stop count on last correctly completed Pacer lap
• Misses include: not reaching the end line on or before the next beep, starting before the beep signals the start of a lap
• Pacer test modifications

Height & Weight - 1 student at a time (K-12)

• Students must remove their shoes for height and weight measurements
• You are encouraged to round measurements down to the nearest whole number.
• Use authentic measuring tool such as tape measure or scale with height attachment

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Modifications for Fitnessgrams for Special Needs Students

• Curl-up modifications
• Pacer test modifications
• Push-up modifications
• Sit and reach modifications