Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.5B Grade 4 CPI 1

 

Standard: 2.5 - Motor Skills

 

Strand: B -   Movement Concepts 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will discuss the importance of proper body mechanics when performing movement skills.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        DO AS I SAY! - Create movement skill cards (use small index cards and illustrate and describe one movement skill on each card). Divide the class into pairs, and give each pair several movement cards. One partner becomes the narrator; his/her job is to describe the movement skill written on the card without specifying the skill. The other partner performs the skill as directed by the narrator. The performer must correctly name the described skill. Partners switch roles.

Variation: The narrator describes a series of skills (e.g., one locomotor, one manipulative, and one non-locomotor skill). The performer must move from one skill to the next in the correct sequence. Describe the actions using various modifiers (e.g., slow, fast, low).

 

·        STOP THE ACTION - Students play a game or sport (e.g., soccer, tag). At various times during the game, yell “Freeze!” At that point, everyone must freeze. Ask questions about the skills being used during the game. For example, during a modified basketball game a student misses a long distance shot. Stop the action to discuss appropriate passing techniques with a teammate wide open. Be positive and focus on all players being actively engaged in the action. Indicate how students can move more effectively with-in the boundaries of the field or court.