By the end of 3rd grade, your child will be able to:

Apply Movement Skills, Fitness & Health, Nutrition

• Develop mature motor patterns for the basic locomotor, non locomotor, manipulative skills, and combined movement skills (i.e., throwing, kicking, catching, running into a jump, rhythms).
• Acquire beginning skills of a few specialized movement forms (i.e., proper hand position for forearm pass, correct overhand throw technique).
• Engage in moderate to vigorous structured physical activity.
• Introduce nutrition concepts (i.e., food pyramid).

Think Analytically, Logically, Creatively

• Identify the components of health-related physical fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition).
• Apply rules, procedures, and safe practices with some instructor reinforcement.
• Recognize the benefits of practice to increase skill competence.

Understand, Demonstrate, Communicate

• Recognize personal successes and achievements from involvement in physical activity.
• Participate in activities that require some physical exertion and/or skill development, outside the regularly scheduled Fitness & Health class (i.e., minimum 40 minutes each week with classroom teacher).

Acquire and Use Concepts of Equity and Diversity

• Experience differences and similarities among people of different backgrounds by participating in activities of national, cultural and ethnic origins.

Incorporate Innovative Technologies

• Integrate a variety of techniques (when available) as it applies to physical management, improving content learning, and the learning of specific skills (i.e., video camera/recorder, insert data for self improvement analysis).

Apply Fitness & Health Concepts

• Identify at least one activity associated with each component of  health-related physical activity.
• Identify and compare employment possibilities in the field of Fitness & Health and related areas.