Motor Skills

It is expected that students will:

• throw, bounce, roll, and catch a ball with improved form
• strike a ball with the hand (s)
• move feet in simple patterns
• kick, dribble, and stop a ball
• jump a rope held by others

Physical Fitness

It is expected that students will:

• participate in physical fitness activities
• explore how exercise and nutrition influences fitness
• discuss how fitness impacts health

Basic Movement Skills

It is expected that students will

• walk, run, jump, and gallop
• bend, stretch, twist, and swing
• move safely while in one place and through space
• identify and use body parts while moving
• move up, down, over, and under
• balance while being still and while moving
• perform simple tumbling movements

Responsibility and Cooperation

It is expected that students will:

• follow rules, procedures, and safety practices
• cooperate and share with others
• participate in activities from other cultures

Expressive Movement

It is expected that students will:

• move at different levels, in different shapes, sizes, directions, and speeds
• create a movement sequence with at least three parts
• perform simple movement patterns to a beat
• perform simple dances