HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION_ K – Connections_ Overall Expectations
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
Big Idea-Children make healthy
choices and develop physical skills
1. demonstrate an awareness of health
and safety practices for themselves and
others and a basic awareness of their
own well-being
2. participate willingly in a variety of
activities that require the use of both
large and small muscles
3. develop control of large muscles
(gross-motor control) in a variety of
contexts
4. develop control of small muscles
(fine-motor control) in a variety of
contexts
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Big Idea- Children are connected to
others and contribute to their world
1. identify and use social skills in
play and other contexts;
2. demonstrate an ability to use
problem-solving skills in a variety of
social contexts;
3. demonstrate a beginning
understanding of the diversity in
individuals, families, schools, and
the wider community.
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Big Idea-Children have a strong
sense of identity and well-being
1. demonstrate a sense of identity
and a positive self-image;
2. demonstrate independence, selfregulation, and a willingness to take
responsibility in learning and other
activities;
3. demonstrate an awareness of their
surroundings.
Grade One
Grade Two
LIVING SKILLS
1. demonstrate personal and interpersonal skills and the use
of critical and creative thinking processes as they acquire
knowledge and skills in connection with the expectations in
the Active Living, Movement Competence, and Healthy
Living strands for this grade.
LIVING SKILLS
1. demonstrate personal and interpersonal skills and the use
of critical and creative thinking processes as they acquire
knowledge and skills in connection with the expectations in
the Active Living, Movement Competence, and Healthy
Living strands for this grade.
ACTIVE LIVING
A1. participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of
physical activities and identify how regular physical activity
can be incorporated into their daily lives;
A2. demonstrate an understanding of the importance of being
physically active and apply physical fitness concepts and
practices that contribute to healthy, active living;
A3. demonstrate responsibility for their own safety and the
safety of others as they participate in physical activities.
ACTIVE LIVING
A1. participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of
physical activities, and demonstrate an understanding of the
value of regular physical activity in their daily lives;
A2. demonstrate an understanding of the importance of being
physically active, and apply physical fitness concepts and
practices that contribute to healthy, active living;
A3. demonstrate responsibility for their own safety and the
safety of others as they participate in physical activities.
MOVEMENT COMPETENCE: SKILLS, CONCEPTS
AND STRATEGIES
B1. perform movement skills, demonstrating awareness of
the basic requirements of the skills and applying movement
concepts as appropriate, as they engage in a variety of
physical activities;
B2. apply movement strategies appropriately, demonstrating
an understanding of the components of a variety of physical
activities, in order to enhance their ability to participate
successfully in those activities.
MOVEMENT COMPETENCE: SKILLS, CONCEPTS
AND STRATEGIES
B1. perform movement skills, demonstrating awareness of
the basic requirements of the skills and applying movement
concepts as appropriate, as they engage in a variety of
physical activities;
B2. apply movement strategies appropriately, demonstrating
an understanding of the components of a variety of physical
activities, in order to enhance their ability to participate
successfully in those activities.
HEALTHY LIVING
C1. demonstrate an understanding of factors that contribute
to healthy development;
C2. demonstrate the ability to apply health knowledge and
living skills to make reasoned decisions and take appropriate
actions relating to their personal health and well-being;
C3. demonstrate the ability to make connections that relate to
health and well-being – how their choices and behaviours
affect both themselves and others, and how factors in the
world around them affect their own and others’ health / wellbeing.
HEALTHY LIVING
C1. demonstrate an understanding of factors that contribute
to healthy development;
C2. demonstrate the ability to apply health knowledge and
living skills to make reasoned decisions and take appropriate
actions relating to their personal health and well-being;
C3. demonstrate the ability to make connections that relate to
health and well-being – how their choices and behaviours
affect both themselves and others, and how factors in the
world around them affect their own and others’ health / wellbeing.
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (1998)
• identify the stages in development of humans (e.g.,
comparing physical changes from birth to childhood) and of
other living things.
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (1998)
• describe parts of the human body, the functions of these
parts, and behaviours that contribute to good health.