Instructional Units: Grade K
Unit 1: Development of Body and Spatial Awareness and Control
-Rules of conduct and appropriate behavior
-Respecting others
-Spatial Awareness: Personal Space and Common Space
-Moving in common space
-Spatial Awareness games
-Introduction to Locomotor Skills
-Toss and Catch: bean bags; underhand toss to self
-Introduction to Physical Fitness: exercise, testing
-Introduction to Basic Tumbling
-Upper body strength: Parachute Activities
-Hula Hoop manipulation
-Overhead Throw: Large Ball; cooperation with partner
-Introduction to Jump Rope
-Underhand Throw: bean bags to a target
-Underhand Throw: bean bags to a Partner; cooperative
-Striking skills: hand-ball; foot-ball; implement-ball
-Upper body strength: Scooter Boards
Unit 1: Development of Body and Spatial Awareness and Control
- Orientation to Physical Education
- Management of self and behavioral expectations
- safety
- personal space
- common space
- movement in common space
- gymnastics: basic tumbling
- walking
- running
- leaping
- jumping
- hopping
- skipping
- galloping
- side-sliding
- turning
- twisting
- stretching
- dodging games
- chasing games
- guarding games
- two throws: underhand throw and overhand throw
- pushing skills
- receiving skills
- striking skills (various body parts)
- bean bag manipulation
- hoop manipulation
- large ball manipulation
- small ball manipulation
- parachute activities
- jump rope introduction and skill refinement
- 35 yard dash (sprinting technique)
- 300 yard run (pacing, tempo)
- shuttle run (quickness, directionality, pivoting)
- flex-arm hang (upper body strength development)
- sit-ups (abdominal strength development, flexibility)
- standing long jump (lower body strength, coordination)
-Rules of conduct and appropriate behavior
-Respecting others
-Spatial Awareness: Personal Space and Common Space
-Moving in common space
-Spatial Awareness games
-Introduction to Locomotor Skills
-Toss and Catch: bean bags; underhand toss to self
-Introduction to Physical Fitness: exercise, testing
-Introduction to Basic Tumbling
-Upper body strength: Parachute Activities
-Hula Hoop manipulation
-Overhead Throw: Large Ball; cooperation with partner
-Introduction to Jump Rope
-Underhand Throw: bean bags to a target
-Underhand Throw: bean bags to a Partner; cooperative
-Striking skills: hand-ball; foot-ball; implement-ball
-Upper body strength: Scooter Boards