Swimming (April 23rd – 1st June)
In grade 3 swimming students are divided into ability groups with each level building on the skills of the previous one. Students in grade 3 are divided into levels 2 and 3 with some level 4.
Level 2
- Introduction to front crawl
- Introduction to back stroke
- Front crawl and backstroke kick
- Treading water
- Life jacket use
Level 3
- Stroke development – front and back crawl
- Introduction to butterfly body motion
- Introduction to elementary backstroke and breaststroke kick
- Treading water
- Reach and assist
- Diving
Grade 3 students are expected to be able to change their clothes in the allotted 5 minutes. Please ensure that they wear easy to take off and put on clothing and shoes. Please remember no flip flops are allowed on campus.
Project Adventure and Speed Stacking (March 12 - April 13)
Project Adventure is a cooperative skills and strength building unit in which students will perform unfamiliar or challenging activities, and work together in large and small groups to achieve specific goals.
Students will:
- Improve climbing skills on ropes and multi-stage ladders
- Improve swinging skills on ropes and mid-level height bars
- Build upper body strength by pulling up on, and climbing, ropes and other vertical equipment
- Challenge themselves to reach higher heights
- Work cooperatively with peers to solve increasingly difficult problems and puzzles
Speed Stacking - This activity requires a great deal of cross-brain involvement and is extremely helpful with fine motor patterns, eye-hand coordination and sequencing. With continued practice, students will eventually increase their ambidexterity, speed and concentration, strengthening the pathways in the brain that are also needed in math ability. The goal of this unit is for students to be able to perform the sequence, with reasonable speed and accuracy on a consistent basis. Lessons involve a variety of games and activities that involve stacking at various stages and regularly incorporate fitness.
Students will:
- Review “upstacking” and “downstacking” the basic 6, 3-3-3-3 and 6-6 patterns
- Learn to “upstack” and “downstack” a 3-6-3 pattern
- Learn to “upstack” and “downstack” 3-6-3 into a 6-6 pattern
- Learn the speed drill for 12 cups.
- Play fitness games that have Speed Stacking as their foundation.
- Play table races that increase speed and accuracy
Gymnastics in Grade 3 continues a focus on improving body control and core strength as students practice moving their body through space and around its own axis. Students develop these skills through learning a set sequence of movements and using class as a time to perfect their performance of the sequence. Students will then perform their sequence at the end of the unit. This sequence will be a video assessment with a skill rubric.
Here is a list of the routines Grade 3 students may choose from.
Here is the rubric.
Here is a list of the routines Grade 3 students may choose from.
Here is the rubric.
Fitness, Games & Track (Jan 18 – Feb 2)
Students will focus on a variety of fitness games that encourage regular and fun physical activity. They will also learn to pace themselves to be able to jog a prescribed distance comfortably without walking. Grade 3 will also be introduced to track and field. By the end of the unit students will:
- Work cooperatively with a group when playing games
- Be able to talk about the difference in breathing and heart rate before, during and after physical activity
- Find and monitor their resting and active heartrate
- Maintain an appropriate level of continuous physical activity
- Maintain a slow, but steady, jogging pace over a distance of 1 mile
- Set a goal for their mile run
- Be able to demonstrate the basic concepts of relays and long jump.
Students will focus on a variety of ball and object manipulation skills. They will work in stations and small groups to increase individual practice on throwing and catching, kicking and striking, ball control and object manipulation. Students will also play a variety of modified games. Developing good hand-eye and foot-eye coordination is central to improving ball skills and by the end of the unit students should demonstrate an intermediate level of skill in:
- Throwing underhand and overhand
- Catching with a glove
- Throwing and catching with a short-handled implement
- Kicking at a stationary target or to a person
- Throwing at stationary target or to a person
- Striking with a long-handled implement
- Moving in free and restricted space
Student will focus on a variety of ball and object manipulation skills. They will work in stations and small groups to increase individual practice on throwing and catching, kicking and striking, ball control and object manipulation. Students will also play a variety of modified games. Developing good hand-eye and foot-eye coordination is central to improving ball skills and by the end of the unit students should demonstrate an intermediate level of skill in:
· Throwing underhand and overhand
· Catching with a glove
· Throwing and catching with a short-handled implement
· Kicking at a stationary target or to a person
· Throwing at stationary target or to a person
· Striking with a long-handled implement
· Moving in free and restricted space
Swimming (17th August – 6th October)
Swimming days;
Sunday - 3H
Monday - 3C
Wednesday - 3W
In grade 3 swimming students are divided into ability groups with each level building on the skills of the previous one. Students in grade 3 are divided into levels 2 and 3 with some level 4.
Level 2
Introduction to front crawl
Introduction to back stroke
Front crawl and backstroke kick
Treading water
Life jacket use
Level 3
Stroke development – front and back crawl
Introduction to butterfly body motion
Introduction to elementary backstroke and breaststroke kick
Treading water
Reach and assist
Diving
Grade 3 students are expected to be able to change their clothes in the allotted 5 minutes. Please ensure that they wear easy to take off and put on clothing and shoes. Please remember no flip flops are allowed on campus.
Sunday - 3H
Monday - 3C
Wednesday - 3W
In grade 3 swimming students are divided into ability groups with each level building on the skills of the previous one. Students in grade 3 are divided into levels 2 and 3 with some level 4.
Level 2
Introduction to front crawl
Introduction to back stroke
Front crawl and backstroke kick
Treading water
Life jacket use
Level 3
Stroke development – front and back crawl
Introduction to butterfly body motion
Introduction to elementary backstroke and breaststroke kick
Treading water
Reach and assist
Diving
Grade 3 students are expected to be able to change their clothes in the allotted 5 minutes. Please ensure that they wear easy to take off and put on clothing and shoes. Please remember no flip flops are allowed on campus.
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