Outline of the state of Iowa
State
Iowa
Required for all grades

Category
Physical Education K-12 Curriculum—ES

Category
Physical Education K-12 Curriculum—ES

State law requires elementary PE curriculum.

Iowa Administrative Code 281-12.5 Education program.

*12.5(3)* Elementary program, grades 1-6. f. Physical education.* Physical education instruction shall include movement experiences and body mechanics; fitness activities; rhythmic activities; stunts and tumbling; simple games and relays; sports skills and activities; and water safety.

Policy Type
Regulation

Iowa Administrative Code 281-12.5 Education program.

*12.5(3)* Elementary program, grades 1-6.* The following areas shall be taught in grades one through six: English-language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, health, human growth and development, physical education, traffic safety, music, and visual art.

Policy Type
Regulation

Iowa Code 256.11 Educational Standard.

. The following areas shall be taught in grades one through six: English-language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, health, age-appropriate and research-based human growth and development, physical education, traffic safety, music, and visual art. The health curriculum shall include the characteristics of communicable diseases including acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Policy Type
Statute