Grade 10

Movement Category Activities

Activity Categories

This list is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive—it is provided to assist families and students in planning a balanced physical education program that includes a variety of activities from all three categories. Many activities relate to more than one activity category.

Individual and Dual Activities

Rhythmic Movement

Games

Fitness Activities

• aerobics (floor and aquatic)
• training: cardio, circuit, core strength, stability, strength (weights)
• walking, power walking, jogging
• pilates

Target

• archery
• golf
• disc golf

Manipulatives

• juggling
• rope jumping
• footbag
• hula hoop
• yo-yo
• rope climbing, rope hanging

Track and Field

• runs (sprint, distance, track…)
• jumps (high jump, long jump…)
• throws (discus, shot put, javelin…)

Combatives

• martial arts (tae kwon do, karate, judo…)
• self-defence
• boxing
• wrestling

Land-Based Activities

• hiking
• rock climbing
• orienteering
• horseback riding
• mountain biking
• cycling
• skateboarding, inline skating
• survival

Snow- and Ice-Based Activities

• speed skating (short track, long track)
• snow-shoeing
• cross-country skiing
• downhill skiing, snowboarding
• sledding

Water-Based Activities

• diving
• rowing or paddling
• sailing
• sailboarding
• snorkelling
• surfing (board, body)
• swimming stroke development
• water-skiing
• lap swimming
• lifesaving

Rhythmic and Creative Dance

• aerobic dance
• interpretive dance
• dance drama
• thematic dance

Genre and Cultural Dance

• social dance (line, jive, novelty…)
• folk, square
• traditional Aboriginal
• culture-specific (highland…)
• ballroom (waltz, foxtrot…)
• theatrical (jazz, ballet, tap…)

Gymnastics

• floor routines
• acrobatic (tumbling, mini-trampoline)
• rhythmic gymnastics apparatus 
• (e.g., hoop, ball, ribbon, scarves, lummi sticks)
• artistic gymnastics apparatus 
• (e.g., parallel bars, uneven bars, vault box, rings, balance beam and benches)

Ice and Water

• figure skating
• synchronized skating
• synchronized swimming

Formative and Innovative Games

• tag, races, skipping, relays)
• games with throwing
• games with kicking
• creative, student-invented
• co-operative challenges
• cultural
• paddleball

Net/Wall Games

• tennis
• badminton
• table tennis
• court handball
• racquetball
• squash
• pickleball

Court and Field Games

• hockey (ice, field, floor)
• soccer
• basketball
• softball, baseball
• cricket
• touch/flag football, rugby
• broomball
• volleyball
• kickball
• team handball
• lacrosse (field, box)
• ringette (ice, floor)
• netball
• rounders
• ultimate
• water polo

Target Games

• bocce
• bowling (lawn, lane); skittles
• curling

Rate

Description

1

Rest

2

Extremely low effort

mild

3

Low effort

4

Very comfortable but noticeably working

moderate

5

Comfortable but working

6

Slightly uncomfortable, breathing regular

vigorous

7

Uncomfortable can talk but must stop talking to catch breath

8

High effort, cannot talk

Extreme/

9

Approaching extreme, difficult to breathe

maximum

10

Extreme effort, cannot continue