- Definition
Skipping is a movement where you step with one foot, then hop on that same foot, and then do the same thing with your other foot, repeating the pattern. It's like a playful, bouncy walk.
When your child steps forward with their right foot and hops, then steps with their left and hops, they are skipping.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Skipping is like a bouncy walk where you take a little hop after each step.
Ask your child: Can you try a step and then a little hop?
Common mix-up: Kids often mix up skipping with galloping or just hopping on one foot. Skipping is a special step-hop pattern that switches feet each time.
Examples
- Skipping across the playground at recess.
- Playing follow the leader when the leader starts to skip.
skip is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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