- Definition
A leap is like a big, long step where you push off the ground with one foot and land on the other, staying in the air for a moment.
Leaping over a toy on the floor means you push off from your right foot, fly over the toy, and land on your left foot.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A leap is like taking a giant, running step to get over a big puddle, stretching from one foot to the other.
Ask your child: If there's a pretend river on the floor, how would you leap over it?
Common mix-up: Kids might think a leap is the same as a jump. A leap always starts on one foot and lands on the other, like a long, stretched-out running step.
Examples
- A dancer taking a big, graceful step through the air from one foot to the other.
- A basketball player leaping toward the hoop, taking off from one foot to make a layup.
- Pretending to be a deer leaping over a log in the forest.
leap is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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