- Definition
A jump is when your child pushes off the ground with both feet, goes into the air, and then lands back down on both feet.
Jumping over a puddle by pushing off and landing with two feet is a jump.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A jump is like being a frog, pushing off and landing with both feet together.
Ask your child: What do both your feet do when you jump?
Common mix-up: Kids often mix up jumping with hopping or leaping. A true jump is special because you take off and land on two feet at the same time.
Examples
- Jumping up and down on the spot with your feet together.
- Doing a star jump where you push off and land with two feet.
jump is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 1 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 2 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 3 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 4 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 5 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 7 Health and Physical Education
+3 more mentions across the curriculum
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