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1st Grade Vacabulary
Locomotor Terms
Term | Definition |
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locomotor | skill that moves the body from one place to another |
pathway | trail that a person's body uses to move from one place to another |
straight | a pathway with no curves |
curved | a pathway that looks like the letter "C" |
zigzag | a pathway that looks like the letter "Z" |
levels | different heights and speeds used in movement |
backward | to move one's body or an object toward the back |
forward | to move one's body or an object toward the front |
upward | to move one's body or an object toward the sky/ceiling |
downward | to move one's body or an object toward the ground/floor |
to the right | to move one's body or an object to the right hand side |
to the left | to move one's body or an object to the left hand side |
low | to move at a slow pace or toward the ground/floor |
medium | to move at an in between pace or toward the body's center of gravity |
high | to move at a fast pace or toward the sky'ceiling |
walk | to use one's feet to advance at a slow to moderate pace |
side-slide | the act of moving smoothly along a surface whill touching inside of feet together |
run | move quickly by using one's feet, with one foot always off the ground |
hop | to travel using only one foot while bouncing |
skip | to move in a light, springy manner using a step/hop |
gallop | a bounding step where a person's back foot never passes the front foot. |
jump | to move using two feet at the same time off the ground |
leap | to move suddenly with a long step |
sideways | to move only to one side or the other |