3K is on their own little island when it comes to Physical Education class.  While I teach them many of my basic daily routines, the curriculum is a bit different.  I found a really great program published by a very well known website created and endorsed by the Physical Education community.  I've listed the 3 main goals embedded within the OPEN Early Childhood Program:

New this year, 2025/26!!!!

I will be adding a new unit called "Rhythm and Move" from this outstanding resource!  Once again, this is quality physical education at a pre-school level.  It's a wonderful way to introduce very young children to healthy lifestyle activities and information.

1.  Provide developmentally appropriate physical activity experiences, allowing children an opportunity to accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity.

2.  Provide instructional content designed to foster the development of knowledge and skill in six main movement exploration categories (Movement Concepts, Balance, Locomotor, Manipulative, Health & Nutrition, and Social & Emotional Development).

3.  Provide early childhood teachers and program providers with movement-based activities that work toward developmental outcomes and indicators defined within the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.

4K-2

3-5

6-8