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Grade 3 – Movement Competence

Grade 3 Overall Expectations:

Movement Skills and Concepts

Perform controlled transitions between static positions, using different body parts and shapes and different levels, with and without equipment

Demonstrate the ability to jump for distance or height, using two-foot and one-foot take-offs, while remaining in control

Perform a variety of locomotor movements with and without equipment, alone and with others, moving at different levels, using different pathways, and travelling in different directions

Send and receive objects of different shapes and sizes in different ways, using different body parts, in different ways, and using various types of equipment

Retain objects of different shapes and sizes in different ways, using different body parts and equipment

Movement Strategies

Demonstrate an understanding that different physical activities have different components, and apply this understanding as they participate in and explore a variety of individual and small-group activities

Apply a variety of simple tactics to increase their chances of success while participating in and exploring physical activities