Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.5B Grade 4 CPI 8

 

Standard: 2.5 - Motor Skills

 

Strand: B -   Movement Concepts 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 8 -  The student will define and use skill- and activity-specific vocabulary.

 

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).

 

·        WHICH SKILL? - Provide students with a list of skills and a corresponding list of games and activities. Students match the appropriate skill with the activity. Here are some samples.

SKILL LIST                         ACTIVITY
Use a strong wrist snap.         3 vs. 3 basketball
Move to open space.             Passing to a moving partner in soccer
Throw ahead of the receiver.  Football