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🏃 Physical Literacy & Safety

Move well and move safely: build balance, coordination, strength, endurance, recovery habits, water and bike safety, first aid awareness, and inclusive play.

20 lessonsAges 3–10Four age versions per lessonPhysical LiteracyBody AwarenessSafety AwarenessCoordination

Complete lesson syllabus

Every lesson below contains age-banded facts and quiz questions. Some lessons also include a make-or-explain artifact prompt. Titles are shown in their current course order.

  1. Move Safely
    Body Awareness · Safety Awareness · Self Management
    Example: A safety check looks at the body, space, equipment, and weather before an activity begins.
  2. Balance & Coordination
    Balance · Coordination · Body Awareness
    Example: Static balance means holding still. Dynamic balance means staying controlled while moving.
  3. Locomotor Skills
    Locomotor Skills · Coordination · Movement Patterns
    Example: Efficient movement uses posture, rhythm, arm swing, foot placement, and control.
  4. Throw, Catch, Kick & Strike
    Object Control · Hand Eye Coordination · Motor Planning
  5. Strength
    Strength · Body Awareness · Healthy Habits
  6. Endurance & Your Heart
    Endurance · Cardiorespiratory Fitness · Self Monitoring
  7. Flexibility & Mobility
    Flexibility · Mobility · Body Awareness
  8. Body Awareness & Space
    Spatial Awareness · Body Awareness · Proprioception
  9. Team Play & Sportsmanship
    Sportsmanship · Teamwork · Communication
  10. Outdoor Play & Risk Checks
    Outdoor Safety · Risk Management · Environmental Awareness
  11. Water Safety
    Water Safety · Risk Management · Emergency Awareness
  12. Bike, Scooter & Helmet Safety
    Helmet Safety · Traffic Awareness · Risk Management
  13. Fire & Emergency Plans
    Emergency Preparedness · Safety Awareness · Communication
  14. First Aid Basics
    First Aid · Emergency Awareness · Help Seeking
  15. Nutrition for Movement
    Nutrition · Health Literacy · Self Care
  16. Sleep & Recovery
    Recovery · Sleep Health · Self Care
  17. Screen Breaks & Posture
    Posture · Self Care · Healthy Habits
  18. Personal Fitness Plan
    Goal Setting · Fitness Planning · Self Monitoring
  19. Inclusive Movement
    Inclusive Design · Empathy · Adaptation
  20. Family Field Day
    Physical Literacy · Planning · Teamwork

How age adaptation works

The lesson record contains separate fact sets and quiz questions for Pre-K, kindergarten, early elementary, and upper elementary. This is not the same paragraph with a smaller font: vocabulary, detail, and question demands can change by age band. Parents can still choose a different level if their child needs it.

Assessment and records

Course quizzes provide immediate practice feedback. Completion and progress can feed parent-managed records, but a quiz score is not a teacher-issued grade, independent diagnosis, or accredited course credit.

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