Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards

Content Standard 1.0: Development of Motor Skills
Indicator PD=Physical Development
1.PK.1 Identify the basic vocabulary of simple movement
patterns (e.g., walk, run, jump, hop, climb, etc.).
Content Standard 2.0: Movement Forms
Indicator PD=Physical Development
2.PK.1 Demonstrate a basic form in walking, running, climbing,
jumping, hopping, and walking up and down stairs.
2.PK.2 Perform a variety of large motor skills (e.g., throw
a ball in purposeful direction, attempt to catch a large ball).
Physical Development
Pre-Kindergarten Standards: Physical Development & Health Education
Examples: Children will/may...
Enjoy playing games, such as “Mother May I”
or participate in a simple obstacle course.
Begin to recognize simple vocabulary words
that indicate movement.
Demonstrate simple movement activities.
Have a preference for certain large
motor movements (e.g., running, jumping
or climbing).
Examples: Children will/may...
Practice a variety of motor skills while
engaged in outdoor play.
Participate in games that require trying
new skills.
Supportive Practice: Practitioner/Adult will…
Provide opportunities to move indoors
and outdoors.
Model and verbally label simple movement
patterns.
Sing songs that label movement pattern
such as “Skip to My Lou.”
Ask children to demonstrate motor skills
when transitioning to activities (e.g., tiptoe to
the center you choose).
Use descriptive movement words with characters
or objects (e.g., gallop like a horse” or “spin like
a top”).
Turn on music, hold up cards with a visual of
movements (e.g., jump, clap, and stomp) for the
children and let them perform the movements.
Play games such as “Mother May I” to label
and practice movement patterns.
Make lotto or memory games with movement
patterns and let children demonstrate the motor
skill as they play the games.
When reading books with movement or
action words, point them out and allow children
to imitate.
Supportive Practice: Practitioner/Adult will…
Encourage children to practice a variety of
motor skills.
Provide props, such as different sized balls,
bikes, hoops and jump ropes.
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