Moving & Growing
Objectives
- D03.S1.K.01 Name the five senses and identify a body part used for each.
- D03.S2.K.01 Demonstrate big movements (run, hop, balance) and small movements (draw, stack) with growing control.
- D03.S3.K.01 Sort common foods into "everyday" and "sometimes" groups with guidance.
Essential questions
- How does my body grow stronger through movement and food?
- How do my senses help me notice and enjoy the world?
Big ideas
- Moving my body in many ways helps me grow strong and happy.
- Food and rest fuel my growing body; my senses connect me to the world.
Lessons
- 1 Big Movements 45 minutes
- 2 Small Movements 45 minutes
- 3 Balance and Control 45 minutes
- 4 Moving Games 45 minutes
- 5 My Senses Notice the World 45 minutes
- 6 Senses on the Move 45 minutes
- 7 Senses and Joy 45 minutes
- 8 Food for My Growing Body 45 minutes
- 9 Sorting Everyday and Sometimes Foods 45 minutes
- 10 Moving & Growing 45 minutes
Assessment plan
Observation of movement skills and food-sorting; a "things that help me grow" drawing and a senses walk as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 8 — Moving & Growing
Overview
This unit returns to the body, this time in motion and in growth. Building on My Body, My Home, children practice big and small movements with growing control, sort everyday and sometimes foods, and use their senses to notice and enjoy the world. Big motor play is essential and abundant here, honoring every body and every pace of growth as worthy.
Essential questions
- How does my body grow stronger through movement and food?
- How do my senses help me notice and enjoy the world?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| L.00.008.01 | Big Movements | D03.S2.K.01 |
| L.00.008.02 | Small Movements | D03.S2.K.01 |
| L.00.008.03 | Balance and Control | D03.S2.K.01 |
| L.00.008.04 | Moving Games | D03.S2.K.01 |
| L.00.008.05 | My Senses Notice the World | D03.S1.K.01 |
| L.00.008.06 | Senses on the Move | D03.S1.K.01 |
| L.00.008.07 | Senses and Joy | D03.S1.K.01 |
| L.00.008.08 | Food for My Growing Body | D03.S3.K.01 |
| L.00.008.09 | Sorting Everyday and Sometimes Foods | D03.S3.K.01 |
| L.00.008.10 | Moving & Growing | D03.S1.K.01, D03.S2.K.01, D03.S3.K.01 |