Which of the following standards from the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America aligns best with social and emotional health competencies in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for physical education?

• A. The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others
• B. The physically literate individual demonstrates advanced fitness
• C. The physically literate individual can perform a perfect cartwheel
• D. The physically literate individual can name all SHAPE standards

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is understanding how SHAPE America’s standards connect to social and emotional health goals within TEKS for physical education. SHAPE’s standard that describes a physically literate individual who exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others directly targets social skills, cooperation, respect, and appropriate behavior in activities with peers. These are core social-emotional competencies that TEKS for PE aim to develop—how students interact, communicate, resolve conflicts, and show sportsmanship during physical activity. That emphasis on behavior and interpersonal respect lines up best with the TEKS expectations for social and emotional development.

The other options focus on skills or knowledge that aren’t about social-emotional growth: advanced fitness emphasizes physical conditioning; performing a cartwheel targets a motor skill; naming all SHAPE standards is about knowing the standards themselves rather than applying social and emotional behavior in PE settings.