Locomotor Prgoressions

Question 1

Horizontal Jumping Initial

Answer 1

1. Have student jump to hit target that is above their head and land lightly
2. Jump and light showing an S with your body in balance
3. Jump forward with hard landing
4. Jump in and out of hoop on the floor
5. Jump forward quickly

Question 2

Horizontal Jumping Elementary

Answer 2

1. Jump off a heightened box
2. Jump off a box with extension in flight and controlled landing
3. Place 2 cones with a noodle across in front of hoop, jump from box over the noodle
4. Jump off, turn and land sideways, backwards, forwards
5. Jump across the general space using different pathways

Question 3

Horizontal Jumping Mature

Answer 3

Jump off a box and make different shapes (straight, wide, round, twisted, star) while landing softly and safely

2. Jump over separated ropes on floor, move ropes for distance
3. Create a routine with different jumps, shapes and turns
4. Combine jumping and catching a ball in controlled environment
5. Combine running, jumping and catching in a controlled environment

Question 4

Running Initial

Answer 4

1. Walk in a straight line
2. Walk in open space around obstacles
3. Walk in open space around obstacles changing speeds
4. Freeze on command and walk in open space by adding peers
5. Walk with peers in different pathways

Question 5

Running Elementary

Answer 5

1. Run in straight line
2. Run as fast as you can between 2 cones, 20 ft apart then close them in
3. Travelling between open space to music (slow vs fast- walk vs run)
4. Students create their own pathways with ropes/cones and explore the area using walking and running
5. On signal students will run the pathway as directed by the teacher

Question 6

Running mature

Answer 6

1. Red light, green light, walking/running/stopping from one side of gym to other with large group
2. Run in open space dodging others and listening or watching for signals from teacher
3. Run dogging others but add obstacles, hula hoops, low apparatus, spots, ropes, cones
4. Dodging other moving students in a large space, then degrease the size
5. Appropriate Tag Games

Question 7

Leaping Initial

Answer 7

1. Run as high as you can in the air
2. Run quickly with short steps, then leap forward in a giant step through the air
3. Leap forward with strong landing/quite landing
4. Leap forward over a line on the floor
5. leap into a hula hoop/large target

Question 8

Leaping Elementary

Answer 8

1. Place one rope 5 feet away from the start of the approach, run fast over the rope
2. Place two ropes parallel 5 ft away from the start of the approach and run as fast as possible over the ropes
3. Slowly increase the distance between ropes, tell students it’s a river and we can fall in so have to leap across
4. Leap over beanbag or small object
5. Leap over a large object

Question 9

Leaping Mature

Answer 9

Have student explore leaping on their non-dominate side

2. Leaping in a rhythmic patter with music
3. In general space, ask student to demonstrate a variety of loco movement include leap
4. move through an obstacle course set up to include leaping
5. Leaping and catching an object in flight

Question 10

Galloping Initial

Answer 10

1. Moving body in different shapes, feet together feet apart in straddle stance
2. Traveling forwards, backwards, sideways
3. Travel slowly on a line with their preferred 1 leap foot and 1 trail foot0 assess whether their trail leg crosses the lead leg
4. Place stickers on dominant heal and non-dominant toe to encourage trail leg to say behind
5. Increase speeds traveling on a line and include the cues: step, together

Question 11

Galloping Elementary

Answer 11

1. Galloping on a line using different speeds
2. Galloping in different directions/pathways
3. Galloping while changing directions and speeds
4. Galloping through an obstacle course using over, through, around
5. Gallop in a large space with other students while paying attention to self-space careful not to pop others bubbles

Question 12

Galloping Mature

Answer 12

1. Student gallop while following the rhythm of the music
2. Gallop to music while changing directions, pathways and levels
3. Gallop while shadowing your partner and changing directions, pathways, speeds
4. Gallop while chasing, fleeing, dodging with a partner
5. Gallop with a partner to rhythm of the music

Question 13

Sliding Initial

Answer 13

1. Explore bases of support using narrow and wide foot placement
2. Side to side shuffle in general space
3. Students line up in circle and practice moving side to side with toes pointed to the center
4. On scooter, students work on moving feet side to side while moving their scooter sideways
5. While sitting on a scooter, move sideways with the focus of not crossing their feet while on a line

Question 14

Sliding Elementary

Answer 14

1. Sliding on a line using different speeds
2. Sliding in different directions/pathways
3. Sliding while changing different speeds on different pathways
4. Sliding though an obstacle course using over, under and around
5. Sliding in a large space with other students while paying attention to self space and not pop other students bubbles

Question 15

Sliding Mature

Answer 15

1. Student slide while following the rhythm of the music/ changing speeds
2. Sliding while shadowing each others movement
3. Sliding while matching a partner: matching different pathways, speeds, directions
4. Sliding with a partner mirroring, tossing a soft ball to each other with a bounce
5. The combination of multiple loco skills to create routines

Question 16

Hopping Initial

Answer 16

1. Balance on preferred leg without support
2. Balance on preferred leg while placing bean bags on different body parts
3. Balance on 1 leg trying to pick up something of the floor
4. Hop off one foot and land on two feet inside a hula-hoop
5. Hop continually 3-5 times in self-space on dominant/non-dominant leg

Question 17

Hopping Elementary

Answer 17

1. Hop in a straight line between 2 cones
2. Hop as fast as you can between 2 cones, 20 ft apart
3. Hop while pumping your arms back and forth
4. Hop to the left and to the right in open space
5. Hop in open space around obstacles changing speeds

Question 18

Hopping Mature

Answer 18

1. Hop with partner in different pathways
2. Hop in an open space around obstacles changing speeds with a partner staying in self-space
3. Travelling in open space to the music (slow and fast- walking vs running, hopping vs jumping)
4. Teacher designed obstacle course focusing on different loco skills, speeds, pathways
5. On the signal students hop the pathways as directed by the teacher

Question 19

Skipping Initial

Answer 19

1. Practice step-hop in self-space
2. March with high knees in self space
3. Practice lifting your leg and arm then walking and repeating this pattern
4. Step-hop pattern slowly with preferred side
5. Step-hop pattern on a mat indicating feet position throughout the process

Question 20

Skipping Elementary

Answer 20

1. Skip in different pathways and directions
2. Skip while the teacher claps to rhythm
3. Skip landing strong or light
4. Skip for distance
5. Skip while alternating strong and light landing

Question 21

Skipping Mature

Answer 21

1. Practice self-space while skipping in open space with multiple students
2. Skip along side a partner
3. Skip while matching a partner
4. Skip while playing tag games
5. combination of multiple loco skills to create routines