Skill Descriptor: Explore body and space awareness.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Move in personal space safely
• Move in general space safely
• Name different body parts linked to movement
• Move different body parts in various ways
• Create shapes like a ball or pencil with body
• Move at different height levels (low, medium, high)
• Move in different directions (forward, backward, right, left)
• Move in different pathways (straight, curved, zigzag, or combination)

Skill Descriptor: Explore effort across a variety of activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Move fast/slow, speed up/slow down
• Land hard/soft after jumping
• Move in/out, over/under, and around/through
• Respond to sound cues

Skill Descriptor: Explore principles of stability and balance.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Start and stop while maintaining balance
• Maintain momentary balance on different parts of the body
• Maintain momentary balance while on different objects
• Walk/wheel forward on a line
• Demonstrate ready position for variety of activities in multiple environments

Skill Descriptor: Explore fundamental locomotor skills.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Run/wheel
• Hop in one place on each foot
• Hop forward, backward, and side to side on one foot
• Jump low/high using two feet
• Jump forward over a line using two feet or wheel forward over a line in one push
• Gallop
• Leap
• Rock back and forth on back
• Egg/tuck roll
• Do a pencil roll

Skill Descriptor: Explore fundamental manipulative skills.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Roll a ball underhand with both hands
• Roll a ball underhand with one hand
• Throw an object underhand with both hands
• Throw an object underhand with one hand
• Catch with both hands
• Drop a ball and catch it with both hands before it bounces twice
• Control an object with hands, feet, or equipment
• Kick a stationary ball from a stationary position
• Strike a light-weight object with a short-handed implement

Skill Descriptor: Explore strategies and tactics used in simple games and activities.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Find one safe way to avoid getting tagged
• Find one safe way to tag others
• Stay inside the lines/boundaries
• Move closer or farther away to hit a goal/target

Skill Descriptor: Explore social-emotional skills for learning and performing physical activities.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Follow simple instructions/rules
• Express feelings after physical activity
• Share equipment and space with others
• Work with a partner
• Practise a new skill continuously
• Be safe participating in a variety of physical activities in multiple environments

Skill Descriptor: Explore physical fitness concepts to improve well-being.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Locate heart and describe its beat (fast and slow)
• Show/tell where lungs are located
• Feel and discuss heart and lungs working harder during physical activity
• Differentiate between slow and fast-paced heart rate

Skill Descriptor: Apply body and space awareness to activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Move in general space at different speeds under control
• Move through general space changing direction quickly
• Make shapes using different body parts
• Move at different height levels (low, medium, high) and in different directions (forward, backward, right, left) at various speeds
• Move in different pathways (straight, curved, zigzag, or combination) at various speeds

Skill Descriptor: Explore effort across a variety of activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Move fast/slow and speed up/slow down safely to avoid others or obstacles in multiple environments
• Lead movement or follow movements of a leader
• Move in/out, over/under, around/through, and alongside
• Respond to a variety of sound cues
• Follow a rhythm

Skill Descriptor: Explore principles of stability and balance while participating in activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Start and stop while maintaining balance
• Maintain momentary balance on different parts of the body while creating different body shapes
• Walk/wheel forward and backward on a line
• Practise walk/wheel on uneven surfaces
• Demonstrate ready position for variety of activities in multiple environments

Skill Descriptor: Apply fundamental locomotor skills to activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Run/wheel at different speeds
• Hop on left foot and right foot
• Jump far using both feet, or wheel far in one push
• Jump high using both feet
• Gallop while switching the lead foot
• Leap while switching the lead foot
• Slide both ways
• Forward roll
• Climb one metre off the ground

Skill Descriptor: Apply fundamental manipulative skills to activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Roll a ball underhand with one hand and hit a target
• Throw an object underhand with one hand and hit a target
• Catch an object at a high level with both hands
• Catch an object at a low level with both hands
• Control an object by keeping it close to the body while moving
• Kick a stationary ball and hit a target
• Strike a ball with a short-handed implement, sending it upward
• Apply strong and light force

Skill Descriptor: Explore strategies and tactics used in simple games and activities.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Avoid getting tagged safely
• Tag others safely
• Find ways to be successful when using equipment
• Find ways to successfully hit a goal/target

Skill Descriptor: Explore social-emotional skills for learning and performing physical activities.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• List three positive feelings experienced when participating in physical activities
• Describe different emotions when trying new activities or challenges
• Cooperate with others
• Persevere when practising a new skill
• Apply cues from teacher to improve skills
• Be safe participating in a variety of physical activities in multiple environments

Skill Descriptor: Apply physical fitness concepts to improve well-being.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe why physical activity is important to well-being
• Compare the difference between a slow heart rate and a fast heart rate
• Locate heart rate in different places on body
• Describe what happens to lungs when inhaling and exhaling
• Describe the relationship between intensity and time
• Discuss why it is important to have strong muscles

Skill Descriptor: Connect movement concepts to activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Move in general space at different speeds while avoiding others and obstacles
• Move through general space changing direction quickly with control
• Create shapes with others using our bodies
• Move at different height levels (low, medium, high) and in different directions (forward, backward, right, left) at various speeds
• Move over/under, around/through, and alongside equipment of different height levels (low, medium, high)
• Move on and off equipment in various ways
• Move to a variety of sound cues
• Move to a beat
• Follow basic dance steps and movement patterns

Skill Descriptor: Explore principles of stability and balance, on a variety of surfaces while participating in activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Balance for three seconds on different parts of the body creating different body shapes
• Balance on one foot for three seconds and change the position of other body parts while still maintaining balance
• Maintain momentary balance on unsteady surfaces
• Demonstrate ready position for a variety of activities in multiple environments

Skill Descriptor: Connect fundamental locomotor skills to activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Gallop at different speeds
• Jump on and off different objects
• Leap over different objects
• Skip
• Do a forward shoulder roll
• Climb 1.5 metres off the ground

Skill Descriptor: Connect fundamental manipulative skills to activities.

Global Competencies: CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Roll a small ball underhand with one hand and hit a small target
• Throw an object underhand with one hand to a moving partner
• Throw an object overhand
• Catch an object at various height levels and different distances with both hands
• Control an object by keeping it close to the body while moving in various directions
• Kick a stationary ball to hit a target from farther distances
• Strike an object upward with a short-handed implement, using consecutive hits
• Strike an object with both hands using a stick or bat
• Manipulate (push, pull, carry, etc.) different objects

Skill Descriptor: Explore strategies and tactics used in simple games and activities.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Change direction quickly to avoid getting tagged
• Avoid getting closed in
• Force others into getting closed in
• Use fakes in games
• Find ways to successfully hit a goal/target
• Find ways to score a point/goal

Skill Descriptor: Explore social-emotional skills for learning and performing physical activities.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe feelings when participating in physical activity
• Regulate emotions when trying new activities or challenges
• Give positive feedback/cues to help others improve skills
• Show persistence when learning a new skill
• Stay positive during activities
• Be safe participating in a variety of physical activities in multiple environments

Skill Descriptor: Apply physical fitness concepts to improve well-being and performance.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, ICE, CTPS, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• List three benefits of physical activity
• Identify physical activities that contribute to fitness
• Count own heartbeats for 10 seconds
• Identify the difference between a slow heart rate/breathing and a fast heart rate/breathing
• List three ways to speed up heart rate and breathing
• Identify which muscles help to jump, climb, hang, push, and pull