Locomotor skills are the basic ways to move from one place to another; they are the building blocks of coordination. Help your child practice these important skills: walking, running, galloping, jumping, hopping, side-sliding, leaping and skipping.
Step forward with lead foot followed by trailing foot
Arms flexed and swinging
Brief period where both feet are off surface
Maintains rhythmic pattern for at least ____ consecutive gallops
Foot of non-hopping leg remains behind hopping leg
Non-hopping knee flexed and swinging forward and back during hop
Arms flexed and swinging forward and back during hop
Maintains ____ consecutive hops on preferred and/or non-preferred foot before stopping
Knees flexed with arms extended behind the back
Two-foot take off and landing
During jump phase, both arms extend forward and upward above head
During landing phase, both arms swing downward towards sides
Continuous run towards obstacle
Take off on one foot and lands on opposite foot
Brief period where both feet are off surface longer than a run
Forward reach with arm opposite lead foot
Arms flexed and swing in opposition
Brief period where both feet are off surface
Narrow foot landing on heels or toes (not flat-footed)
Non-support leg bent approximately 90 degrees
Body is turned sideways, shoulders remain parallel to line on the floor (body does not rotate)
Step sideways with lead foot followed by trailing foot (feet do not cross)
Brief period where both feet are off surface
____ continuous side slides on preferred side
____ continuous side slides on non-preferred side
A step forward followed by a hop on the same foot
Arms flexed and swing in opposition
Maintains rhythmic pattern for at least ____ consecutive alternating skips