Students in kindergarten develop basic physical skills.

They develop a positive attitude toward physical activity.

They explore activities that lead to a healthy lifestyle.

The following skills are covered during the kindergarten year.

• demonstrate basic safety rules for self, others and equipment.
• identify body parts, skills and movement concepts.
• use a variety of basic locomotor movements (run, skip, hop, and gallop)
• use a variety of non-locomotor movements (bend, twist and stretch)
• combine locomotor and nonlocomotor movement patterns.
• explore movement concepts (levels, speeds, direction and pathways)
• participate in activities utilizing various manipulatives.
• participate in activities that improve physical fitness.
• listen and follow directions.
• begin to play cooperatively with others