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.1.6

Demonstrate eye-hand coordination (for example, pour from one object to another, strike a stationary object).

• Grow a Grass Seed
  Plant grass seed in cups with your child(ren).  Once the seeds are planted, place them near the window and watch them grow. Provide the items needed for growth and talk about what is needed.  Each day, allow children to observe and communicate any changes they see and write about it in a picture journal. 

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