Kindergarten PE WVCCRS Standards

Development of Motor Skills/Movement Forms

Responsible, Personal, and Social Behaviors

Physical Fitness

Develop a beginning movement vocabulary for body and spatial awareness (e.g., general/self-space, left, right, up, down, high, low).

Distinguish between personal space and general space.

Distinguish between and perform locomotor movements of running, hopping, jumping, galloping, and sliding.

Travel in straight, curved, and zigzag pathways.

Perform movements that promote cross lateral development.

Make wide, narrow, round, and twisted body shapes.

Move the body at high, medium, and low levels.

Move to a variety of beats, tempos, and rhythms.

Transfer weight to balance on different body parts or combinations of body parts (e.g., beginner gymnastics, yoga).

Develop spatial awareness of an object or person (e.g., beside, under, near, far).

Recognize body responses to physical activities (e.g., increased heart rate, faster breathing, perspiration).

Discuss the need for proper rest and exercise.

Locate and identify a variety of body parts.

Demonstrate appropriate interactions with others (e.g., partners, small groups and large groups).

Identify and participate in physical activities outside of school that enhance health.