Physical Skills · Grade 5

Skills

• Learns an unfamiliar physical skill by watching it and trying it, without step-by-step coaching.
• Swims 100 m continuously without stopping or touching the bottom.
• Knows what to do if someone else is in trouble in water: call for help, reach or throw — never swim out.
• Knows the dangers of open water: cold shock, currents, tides, weeds, changing depth.
• Rides a route of several kilometres, reading traffic and making safe decisions.
• Knows what a helmet does and why the rule is not negotiable.
• Trains at something regularly across a season and sees the improvement.
• Accepts a referee's decision they believe is wrong, without retaliating.
• Encourages a weaker teammate instead of freezing them out.
• Runs 3 km, or exercises hard for 30 minutes, without stopping.
• Knows what exercise does to the heart, lungs and muscles.
• Has a physical activity they choose to do for its own sake, not because they were made to.
• Uses a craft knife, a saw or a hot glue gun safely with supervision.
• Ties several knots and knows what each is for.