Development of Motor Skills/Movement Forms

  • 17

    Develop a beginning movement vocabulary for body and spatial awareness (e.g., general/self-space, left, right, up, down, high, low).WE.K.17

  • 18

    Distinguish between personal space and general space.WE.K.18

  • 19

    Distinguish between and perform locomotor movements of running, hopping, jumping, galloping, and sliding.WE.K.19

  • 20

    Travel in straight, curved, and zigzag pathways.WE.K.20

  • 21

    Perform movements that promote cross lateral development.WE.K.21

  • 22

    Make wide, narrow, round, and twisted body shapes.WE.K.22

  • 23

    Move the body at high, medium, and low levels.WE.K.23

  • 24

    Move to a variety of beats, tempos, and rhythms.WE.K.24

  • 25

    Transfer weight to balance on different body parts or combinations of body parts (e.g., beginner gymnastics, yoga).WE.K.25

  • 26

    Develop spatial awareness of an object or person (e.g., beside, under, near, far).WE.K.26

Physical Fitness

  • 27

    Recognize body responses to physical activities (e.g., increased heart rate, faster breathing, perspiration). WE.K.27

  • 28

    Discuss the need for proper rest and exercise.WE.K.28

  • 29

    Locate and identify a variety of body parts.WE.K.29

Responsible, Personal, and Social Behaviors

  • 30

    Demonstrate appropriate interactions with others (e.g., partners, small groups and large groups).WE.K.30

  • 31

    Identify and participate in physical activities outside of school that enhance health.WE.K.31

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Kindergarten

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