- Definition
Speed is how fast your child can move their whole body from one place to another.
Running a race from the starting line to the finish line quickly shows speed.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Speed is like trying to be the first one to the slide during recess.
Ask your child: How fast can you run from here to the door?
Common mix-up: Kids might think speed is the same as being strong. Speed is about how quickly you can move your body from one place to another.
Examples
- Swimming one lap of the pool as fast as you can.
- Trying to get to the base before you get tagged in a game of tag.
speed is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 8 The Arts
- 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
+11 more mentions across the curriculum
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