Kindergarten and 1st Graders

 

The scholars will be able to

 

Level 1 • Sept. - Nov.

Recognize a selected group of non-locomotor movements. • Walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop and slide traveling forward, backward, and sideward. • Use movement in personal space. • Explore far-reach. • Create a variety of body shapes at high level in space.Identify movement in straight and curved pathways. • Show selected individual body parts. • Explore smooth and sharp movements. • Recognize a steady beat. • Explore spatial relationships body part to body part.

 

Level 2 • Dec. - Feb

Use a selected group of non-locomotor movements. • Walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop, slide and skip traveling forward, backward, and sideward. • Practice movement in personal and general space. • Explore far-reach and near-reach. • Create a selected group of body shapes at low and high levels in space. • Explore movements in straight and curved pathways. • Identify specified body parts. • Explore smooth, sharp, vibratory and swinging movements. • Move to a steady beat. • Demonstrate spatial relationships body part to body part.

 

Level 3 • Mar - May

Demonstrate a selected group of non-locomotor movements. • Walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop, slide and skip traveling forward, backward, sideward, and turning. • Demonstrate movement in personal and general space. • Explore far-reach, mid-reach and near-reach. • Create a variety of body shapes at low, middle and high levels in space. • Demonstrate movements in straight and curved pathways. • Move individual body parts. • Demonstrate smooth, sharp, vibratory and swinging movements. • Perform a selected group of locomotor and non-locomotor movements to a steady beat. • Perform spatial relationships body part to body part.