- Definition
Flexibility is how well your child can bend and stretch their body, like being able to touch their toes. It's an important part of being healthy and fit.
Reaching to touch your toes without bending your knees shows flexibility in your hips and back.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Flexibility is like how much a piece of Play-doh can bend and stretch without breaking.
Ask your child: How far can you reach toward your toes?
Common mix-up: Kids might think flexibility is only about doing the splits. It’s really about how much all your joints can move, like your shoulders and knees.
Examples
- Stretching your arms way up high to the sky.
- Sitting with your legs crossed on the floor.
flexibility is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Kindergarten Kindergarten
- Grade 4 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 5 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 6 Health and Physical Education
+3 more mentions across the curriculum
The descriptions on this page are SmartStudy’s own original, plain-language writing — not the Ministry’s wording. They are aligned to the Ontario Curriculum, © King’s Printer for Ontario. For the Ministry’s official wording, see the source link below. SmartStudy is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Government of Ontario or the Ministry of Education. Ontario Curriculum and Resources ↗
