Physical Education

About this course

Kindergarten PE and Health is the gentlest course in the grade, and it is meant to be done on the floor and in the yard rather than at a desk. Four units of six lessons each work through basic ways of moving (walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, galloping, crawling, rolling, and stretching), simple ball skills (throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing, rolling, and easy ball games), balance and coordination (standing on one foot, walking a line, an obstacle course, Simon Says, Follow the Leader), and health basics (washing hands, eating good food, drinking water, getting enough sleep, and staying clean). Each unit ends on a lesson that ties the physical to the spiritual, such as "God Made Us to Move" and "My Body is a Temple."

There are 24 lessons in all, and each one is planned for about 25 minutes: a short opening prayer, roughly five minutes of introducing the idea, about twelve minutes of actually doing it, and a brief review. The reading is very short by design, only three or four sentences a student can hear read aloud, so nearly all of the lesson time is spent moving. Every lesson closes with a ten-question quiz that grades itself, written at a kindergarten level and mixing simple multiple choice with true-or-false. A KJV verse, usually 1 Corinthians 6:19 or 10:31, is attached to each lesson with a one-line application.

Equipment is deliberately minimal: comfortable clothes, a water bottle, a playground or rubber ball, and enough open space to move around, indoors or out. The obstacle course lesson uses pillows, chairs, and toys already in the house. Each lesson suggests playing outside for fifteen minutes afterward. Plan to stay nearby, since a kindergartner will need you to read the lesson aloud and read the quiz questions with them, and much of the material (Simon Says, Follow the Leader, catching a ball) works best with a second person to play along.

What the course covers

• Walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, and galloping
• Crawling, rolling, and simple stretching
• Throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing, and rolling a ball
• Balance: standing on one foot and walking a line
• Obstacle courses and coordination games
• Listening games such as Simon Says and Follow the Leader
• Handwashing and everyday cleanliness
• Healthy food, drinking water, and getting enough sleep
• Caring for the body God gave us

What your student will be able to do

• Move in several different ways on purpose, from walking to skipping to rolling
• Throw, catch, kick, and bounce a ball with growing control
• Hold a balance on one foot and follow a line or obstacle course
• Follow spoken directions in an active listening game
• Wash hands properly and name daily habits that keep the body healthy

Scope and sequence

All 4 units of Physical Education for Kindergarten, in the order they are taught.

Every lesson, by title

All 24 lesson titles are listed here — nothing is withheld until you download. Open a unit to read its contents.

One whole lesson, exactly as it comes

This is a real lesson taken from the middle of the course — the teaching text, the practice, the homework, and the first three quiz questions with their answers. It is not a marketing excerpt.

What you will need

Drawn from the materials named across all 24 lessons of this course. Most families already own most of it.