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Physical Education Curriculum Physical Education - Grade 2 [Spring 2016]
Lesson Plans

Strand 1

Students will achieve a level of competency in motor skills and movement patterns.
Skill development includes various locomotor and non-locomotor skills. Locomotor skills, which include walking, hopping, galloping, running, sliding, skipping, leaping, and jumping are the foundation of movement. Non-locomotor skills using balance and weight transfer include curling, stretching, twisting, and bending. Competency progresses into manipulative skills such as catching, rope jumping, underhand, and overhand throwing, dribbling, passing and receiving a ball with hands or feet.

Standard 2.1.18

Jump a long rope five consecutive times with skilled student turners.
  • Jump Rope Assisted Jumping
    The purpose of this lesson is to teach students how to jump off of one or two feet and clear a swinging rope. The central focus of the unit is for students to be able to perform multiple jump rope activities and show proper jumping technique. 


UEN logo http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education (USHE).  Send questions or comments to USBE Specialist - Jodi  Parker and see the Physical Education website. For general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director - Jennifer  Throndsen.

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