Grade 4 • Physical Education What Your Child Will Learn

Grade 4 Physical Education

What Your Child Will Learn

What Your Child will Learn

Motor Skills and Movement Patterns

• Uses various locomotor skills in a variety of small-sided practice tasks
• Throws overhand to a partner or target with accuracy
• Dribbles in general space with both hands and feet with control of ball and body while increasing and decreasing speeds
• Strikes an object back and forth with a partner
• Creates a jump rope routine with either a short or long rope

Concepts and Strategies

• Applies the movement concepts of speed, endurance, and pacing for running
• Applies simple offensive and defensive strategies and tactics in chasing and fleeing activities

Physical Activity and Fitness

• Completes a fitness assessment (i.e. FitnessGram)
• With teacher assistance, identifies areas that need improvement as a result of the fitness assessment

Personal and Social Behavior

• Reflects on personal social behavior in physical activity
• Accepts students of all skill levels while working in partner and/or team activities

Recognizes Value of Physical Activity

• Examines the health benefits of participating in physical activity
• Describes the positive social interactions when engaged in partner and/or team activities