Moving safely and together
Students start the year practicing how to move around the gym without bumping into others. They learn the rules for safe play and how to listen for signals to start and stop.
What does a student learn in
This is the year movement skills start working together. Students combine skipping, throwing, catching, and dodging into real games instead of practicing each move on its own. They learn how warm-ups, heart rate, and teamwork shape a good workout. By spring, students can play a group game with classmates, follow the rules, and explain one habit that keeps their body healthy.
- Throwing and catching
- Locomotor skills
- Teamwork
- Fitness basics
- Active games
- Healthy habits
Year at a glance
How the year usually goes. Every school and district set their own curriculum, so treat this as a guide, not official pacing.
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Running, jumping, and balancing
Students work on the building blocks of movement, like skipping, hopping, galloping, and holding a steady balance. Parents may notice better coordination on the playground.
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Throwing, catching, and kicking
Students practice handling balls and other equipment with more accuracy. They learn to throw underhand and overhand, catch with two hands, and kick toward a target.
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Playing fair with teammates
Students play small group games that ask them to take turns, encourage classmates, and solve problems together. They practice winning and losing without it ruining the game.
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Fitness and healthy habits
Students learn why exercise matters and try activities that build strength, stamina, and flexibility. They start to notice which activities they enjoy and might keep doing at home.
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 3.
Physical Education
Physical Education
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Develop a variety of motor skills, including locomotor, non-locomotor
Students practice moving in different ways, such as jumping, balancing, and throwing. Building these skills gives students more ways to join in games and activities as they grow.
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Apply knowledge related to movement, performance
Students use what they know about how their bodies move and stay healthy to make better choices during physical activity. That means adjusting speed, effort, or form to do the activity well.
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Develop social skills through movement, including respect for self and others…
Students practice working with classmates during movement activities, taking turns, listening, and treating others the way they want to be treated.
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Develop personal skills, identify personal benefits of movement
Students practice physical skills and start to notice how movement makes them feel. The goal is to build habits that make staying active a regular part of life, not just something that happens in gym class.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Develop a variety of motor skills, including locomotor, non-locomotor | Students practice moving in different ways, such as jumping, balancing, and throwing. Building these skills gives students more ways to join in games and activities as they grow. | MD-PE.1.3 |
| Apply knowledge related to movement, performance | Students use what they know about how their bodies move and stay healthy to make better choices during physical activity. That means adjusting speed, effort, or form to do the activity well. | MD-PE.2.3 |
| Develop social skills through movement, including respect for self and others… | Students practice working with classmates during movement activities, taking turns, listening, and treating others the way they want to be treated. | MD-PE.3.3 |
| Develop personal skills, identify personal benefits of movement | Students practice physical skills and start to notice how movement makes them feel. The goal is to build habits that make staying active a regular part of life, not just something that happens in gym class. | MD-PE.4.3 |