Locomotor Skills

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Kindergarten:

perform the following locomotor skills without a break in the pattern for 15 feet:

  • Skip
  • Slide
  • Gallop

First Grade:

perform the following locomotor skills without a break in the pattern for 25 feet:
  • Run
  • Hop (right and left foot)
  • Horizontal Jump
  • Skip
  • Slide
  • Gallop

Second Grade:

perform the following locomotor skills without a break in the pattern for 30 feet:
  • Run
  • Hop (right and left foot)
  • Horizontal Jump
  • Skip
  • Slide
  • Gallop


Locomotor Skill Instructions

Skipping Instructions 


  • Jump off your right foot and land on your right foot as your left arm is bent at a 90° angle at the elbow and swings for the sky.

  • When you land take a step with your left foot then jump off your left foot and land on your left foot as your right arm is bent at a 90° angle at the elbow and swings for the sky.

  • Repeat these steps 


Galloping Instructions 


With the Right Foot Forward 

  • Start your right foot in front of your left foot with both arms bent at a 90° angle at the elbow.  

  • Keeping your right foot in front of your left foot, step with your right foot and jump off your left foot land land on your right foot then transferring your weight back to your left foot and then repeating this process always keeping your right foot in front of your left foot.  

  • During this whole process your arms will swing together. (not opposite of each other)


With the Left Foot Forward
 
  • The same process only keeping your left foot forward and your right foot back


Sliding Instructions 


To the Right

  • Move laterally to your right stepping with your right foot and then sliding your left foot next to your right without crossing or touching your feet.  


To the Left

  • The same process only moving to your left


One Foot Hop


Right Foot Hop
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  • Jump on your right foot and land on your right foot while your left leg is bent behind you.

  • Keep both arms bent at a 90° angle at the elbow.


Left Foot Hop
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  • Jump on your left foot and and land on your left foot while your right leg is bent behind you.

  • Keep both arms bent at a 90° angle at the elbow.


Horizontal Jump


  • With both feet shoulder width apart jump as high and as far as you can and land with both feet hitting the ground at the exact same time. (Remember to not take any steps between jumps.  Jump from the exact spot that you land.)

  • As you are jumping both arms are bent at a 90° angle behind your body and swing forward as you jump.

  • Then repeat