Students in second grade develop complex movement patterns.

They demonstrate improved perceptual motor skills.

They explore activities that lead to a healthy lifestyle.

The following skills are covered during the second grade year:

• recognize safe and unsafe situations and practices.
• listen and follow directions of teacher and student leaders.
• understand basic movement concepts (personal space, boundary and direction)
• use locomotor skills in rhythmical patterns.
• demonstrate smooth transitions between sequential motor skills.
• cooperate effectively with partners or a team to achieve a specific goal.
• understand the importance of practice in learning new skills.
• participates in activities that improve physical fitness.
• engages in activities to handle and control objects of varying shapes and sizes.
• understands importance of playing, cooperating and respecting others.
  

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