Physical Education Standards - Age 4 (2023)
Lesson Plans

Strand 1: MOTOR SKILLS AND MOVEMENT

Motor skill development includes both small muscle and large muscle movements. Gross (large) motor skills include walking, kicking, hopping, galloping, running, sliding, skipping, leaping, and jumping. Fine (small) motor skills include activities to strengthen the hand and wrist, helping students to begin to develop pre-writing skills.

Standard PE 4 yr.1.3

Demonstrate control of large muscles to manipulate objects (for example, throw and catch a ball, use a club to move a ball, ride wheeled toys).

• Object Manipulation
  Children will develop large muscle groups and use materials to help develop eye/hand coordination.
• Persistence Through Movement
  Set up an obstacle course while playing in a large space while using materials such as cones, balls, hoops, scarfs, etc.  Children will be asked to perform challenging actions at different stations throughout the course such as jumping jacks, running a specific distance, balancing on a balance beam, etc.  
• Persistence Through Movement 2
  Set up an obstacle course while playing in a large space while using materials such as cones, balls, hoops, scarfs, etc.  Children will be asked to perform challenging actions at different stations throughout the course such as hopping on one foot, jumping over yarn for a specific distance, climbing up a ladder of playground equipment, etc.  

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