Appropriate Practices for Physical Education

Look at this row of pictures.

Kindergartners jump eight steps forward and walk backward eight steps.

First graders run in a small circle and then diagonal across the circle.

Second graders combine the above movements and stay in rhythm with the music.

When I look at this sequence I see the students move from kindergarten through second grade, learning a skill and then adding movements. I think this is a good example of curriculum sequence.

Let's take a look at two other sequences of movements.