Kindergarten's Scope and Sequence

Kindergarten Physical Education Scope and Sequence

Fitness

·        Participate in daily activities that require physical exertion for short periods of time.

·        Recognize physiological signs of moderate physical activity.

·        Identify benefits of physical activity.

Motor Skills

·        Demonstrate personal and general spatial awareness in a variety of movement activities.

·        Demonstrate body awareness: identify and use specified body parts.

·        Demonstrate a variety of loco-motor (walk, hop, roll, etc.) and non-locomotor (balance, bend, reach, etc.) movements.

·        Explore manipulative skills (throw, catch, kick, bounce, roll, etc.).

·        Participate in introductory rhythm and dance activities.

Social and Emotional

·        Follow rules and manage equipment responsibly.

·        Recognize and accept personal differences.

·        Cooperate with others.

·        Demonstrate simple problem solving.

·        Demonstrate joy in movement.

·        Demonstrate appropriate risk-taking.

Knowledge

·        Follow simple rules and procedures for the activity setting.

·        Follow safety rules in the activity setting.

Kindergarten Grade Level Expectations

Demonstrates mature walking form and maintains a rhythmic pattern while stationary

Demonstrates stability while jumping, walking, and starting and stopping movement

Demonstrates the emerging manipulative skills (throwing, catching, kicking, and rolling a ball) from a stationary position

Understands and uses the concepts of pathways (e.g. straight, curve, zig – zag), levels (e.g. low, medium, high), and directions (e.g. forward, backward, sideway, diagonal, up, down) with locomotor skills

Demonstrates body and spatial awareness through safe movement

Demonstrates balance

Locate the major parts of the body