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5.2 Challenge

Identify physical activities that build confidence and activities that are challenging.

APE accommodation suggestions: Information in alternate formats (words or pictures); allow extra time to communicate and process information; provide short, precise and clear instructions; and use peer assistance and modeling.

5.3 Self-expression and enjoyment

List physical activities that provide self-expression.

APE accommodation suggestions: Information in alternate formats (words or pictures); allow extra time to communicate and process information; provide short, precise and clear instructions; and use peer assistance and modeling.

5.4 Social interaction

Describe the positive social interactions that come when engaging with others in physical activity.

APE accommodation suggestions: Information in alternate formats (words or pictures); allow extra time to communicate and process information; provide short, precise and clear instructions; and use peer assistance and modeling.

Grade 3

Anchor Standard 1: Motor Skills and Movement Patterns: The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

1.1 Locomotor Skills: Hopping, galloping, jogging, running, sliding, skipping, jumping, leaping

Demonstrate correct form for leaping.

APE accommodation suggestions: Sliding, galloping, jogging, and running - Hand over hand to assist in increasing speed and balance, fast pace walking, shorten distance, peer assistance (sliding - step together step, side to side)

1.2 Locomotor Skills: Jogging, running

Travel showing differentiation in pacing when jogging and running.

APE accommodation suggestions: Sliding, galloping, jogging, and running - Hand over hand to assist in increasing speed and balance, fast pace walking, shorten distance, peer assistance (sliding - step together step, side to side)

1.3 Locomotor Skills: Jumping and landing

Use correct form for jumping and landing.

APE accommodation suggestions: Hopping, jumping, and leaping - Hand over hand to assist with balance. Examples: mini trampoline, rope on floor, peer assistance

1.4 Locomotor Skills: Dance/ Rhythmic Activities

Perform teacher-selected and developmentally appropriate dance steps, movement patterns, and rhythmic activities.

APE accommodation suggestions: Slower music, poly spots and/or arrows on floor for direction, break the dance steps/movements down into small parts for additional review/practice, peer assistance

1.5 Non-locomotor Skills* (stability): Balance

Balance on different bases of support, demonstrating muscular tension and extensions of body parts.

APE accommodation suggestions: Hand over hand assistance, peer assistance, modeling, doing activities on the floor instead of on equipment

1.6 Non-locomotor Skills* (stability): Curling and stretching; twisting and bending

Move into and out of curling, twisting, and stretching positions.

APE accommodation suggestions: Hand over hand assistance and modeling

1.7 Non-locomotor Skills (stability): Weight transfer, rolling

Transfer weight from feet to hands for momentary weight support both individually and in various partner stunts and counter balance.

APE accommodation suggestions: Rolling - hand over hand assistance; peer assistance and modeling

1.8 Manipulative Skills: Underhand and overhand throw

Throw underhand and overhand to a partner or target with accuracy.

APE accommodation suggestions: Provide a variety of sizes, shapes, textures, and inflation levels of objects to make throwing more successful; use ball launchers