Muscular Strength and
Muscular Endurance
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Kinder-2 Grade
TEKS
Kinder: Lift and support his/her own weight in selected activities that
develop muscular strength and endurance of the arms, shoulders, abdomen,
back and legs such as hanging, hopping, and jumping. (K.3D)
1st Grade: Lift and support his/her own weight in selected activities that
develop muscular strength and endurance of the arms, shoulders, abdomen,
back and legs such as hanging, hopping, and jumping. (1.3D)
2nd Grade: Lift and support his/her own weight in selected activities that
develop muscular strength and endurance of the arms, shoulders, abdomen,
back and legs such as hanging, hopping, and jumping. (2.3D)
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K2
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Kindergarten
• What is the difference between muscular strength and muscular
endurance?
• How can you strengthen your muscles?
• What might happen if you had very little muscular strength?
1st Grade
• What is the difference between muscular strength and muscular
endurance?
• What might happen if you had very little muscular strength?
2nd Grade
• What is the difference between muscular strength and muscular
endurance?
• What are examples of activities that need muscular strength?
• What are examples of activities that need muscular endurance?
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Muscles - control movement and are attached to bones
Muscular endurance – how long you can move your
muscle without getting tired
Muscular strength – how strong the muscle is
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Muscular System
Review
Pectorals
Biceps
Triceps
Abdominals
Quadriceps
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Hamstrings
Teacher Note: (Kinder = Yellow), (1st = Yellow, Blue), & (2nd = Yellow, Blue, Green)
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Muscular Strength
Muscular
strength is how
strong your
muscles are.
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Lifting a
weight
one time.
Picking up boxes off of
the floor.
Picking up a
bag full of
groceries.
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Muscular
Endurance
Muscular endurance
is how long your
muscles can work
without getting tired.
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How long you
can hold the
weight above
your head.
How far or long
someone can carry
boxes.
How long or
far a person
can carry a
bag of
groceries.
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What is the difference between
“muscular strength” and
“muscular endurance”?
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How can you improve your
muscular strength and
muscular endurance?
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What might happen if
you have very little
muscular strength?
Perform the following exercises
and determine which part of your
body gets strengthened:
(shoulders, abdominals, or legs)
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Bear Walk
• Move right
hand and
right foot
together
Which area of the
body does the
bear walk
strengthen?
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SHOULDERS
• Move left
hand and
left foot
together
• Only touch the ground with your hands and feet
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Forearm Plank
Which area of the
body does the
forearm plank
strengthen?
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• Straight body
• Eyes focus in between hands
Abdominals
Shoulders
• Only touch the ground with your forearms and feet
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Kangaroo Jump
Which area of the
body does the
kangaroo jump
strengthen?
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Legs
• Squat with knees together
• Jump and land with both feet at the same time
• Jump forward with hands in front of chest
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Frog Jump
Which area of the
body does the
frog jump
strengthen?
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Legs
• Squats down
• Hands touching the ground in between knees
• Jumps and lands on hands and feet
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Curl-Ups
Which area of the
body do
curl-ups
strengthen?
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Abdominals
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Straight arms, fingers slide
Head and shoulders come up and off of the mat
Knees bent, heels on the ground
Follow the cadence
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Push-Ups
Which area of the
body do
push-ups
strengthen?
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Abdominals
and
shoulders
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Straight, flat body
90 degree elbows on “down”
Focus eyes between hands
Fingers point forward
Toes curled
Follow the cadence
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Wall Sit
Which area of the
body does
a wall sit
strengthen?
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Legs
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Knees and shoulders against wall
Knees bent (90 degrees)
Feet apart
Teacher Note: Last exercise example
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Trunk Lift
Which area of the
body does the
trunk lift
strengthen?
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Back
Teacher Note: Last exercise example
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Fitnessgram Manual
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Hands under thighs
Toes on floor
Bean bag under chin
Lift shoulders up off the floor
Eyes focused on the floor
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