Physical Health and Growth: Kindergarten

Health and Safety

Senses

Motor Skills

Personal Care

Demonstrate development of healthy practices 

Demonstrate development of safety practices

Demonstrate development of nutrition awareness

Demonstrate how the five senses support processing information

Demonstrate development of body awareness and physical activity

Demonstrate development of fine and gross motor coordination

Demonstrate development of oral motor skills 

Demonstrate increased independence in personal care routines* 

Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.  

Recognize that there are multiple dimensions of health. (mental/emotional, intellectual, physical, environmental, and social health).

Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.

Identify how the family and culture influence personal health practices and behaviors.  

List ways to prevent common childhood injuries.

List a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health and safety risks. 

Recognizes the established protocols for class activities.  

Follows teacher directions for safe participation and proper use of equipment with minimal reminders.

Identifies health and unhealthy foods and recognizes that food provides energy for physical activity.

Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health 

Describe and compare the growth and development of common living plants and animals.

Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals. 

Use observation to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. 

Compare twoand threedimensional shapes in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e. g., number of sides and vertices/" corners") and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length). 

Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and identify which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more. 

Travels in three different pathways (such as moving in various patterns: straight, curved). 

Travels in general space with different speeds (such as traveling at various speeds in skill development activities).

Recognize that when you move fast, your heart beats faster and you breathe faster. 

The physically literate individual will demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. 

PE K.1.1.A through K. 1.5.A

PE K.1.7.A through K. 1.16.A

Identify character traits and behaviors of a healthy and safe person. 

Identify how family and culture influence personal health practices and behaviors. 

Identify character traits and behaviors of a healthy and safe person.