1. Athletics (light athletics)
Early Years Outcomes
The main Early Years Outcomes covered in the Athletics units are:
- Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it. (PD – M&H 40-60)
- Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements. (PD – M&H ELG)
- Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles. (PD M&H 40-60)
- Experiments with different ways of moving. (PD M&H 40-60)
- They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. (PD M&H ELG)
KS1 National Curriculum Aims
Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.
Pupils should be taught to:
- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities;
- participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending.
KS2 National Curriculum Aims
- use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination;
- play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football,
- hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending;
- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics];
- compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Goal: Development and improvement of essential motor skills (walking, running, and jumping). Prophylactic for tarsoptosis, development of abilities of the cardio- vascular system.
Key Exercises
– jogging
– sprinting
– jogging in interchanging directions
– movements forwards, backwards, sideways
– long jumping, high jumping, and jumping over obstacles – one and two legged jumps
Equipment: skipping ropes, yoga blocks, jumping barriers.
2. Calisthenics
Exercises with body weight for development of essential motor skills: strength, flexibility, agility, endurance, coordination.
Goal: diverse physical development, prophylactic for bad posture.
Key Exercises: (in many variations)
– Pushups
– Pullups
– Squats
Equipment: pull up bar, gymnastic/judo mats.
3. Gymnastics
Early Years Outcomes
The main Early Years Outcomes covered in the Gymnastics units are:
- Initiates new combinations of movement and gesture in order to express and respond to feelings, ideas and experiences. (EAD BI 40-60)
- Experiments with different ways of moving. (PD M&H 40-60)
- Jumps off an object and lands appropriately. (PD M&H 40-60)
- Travels with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment. (PD M&H 40-60)
KS1 National Curriculum Aims
- The main KS1 national curriculum aims covered in the Gymnastics units are:
master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and coordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
KS2 National Curriculum Aims
The main KS2 national curriculum aims covered in the Gymnastics units are:
- Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics].
- Compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Building the ability to perform basic gymnastic exercises: rolls, bridge, headstand/handstand, cartwheels, and different flips.
Goal: further development of diverse physical skills, physical preparation for all sorts of different sports.
Equipment: gymnastic/judo mats, yoga blocks, fit-balls.
4. Exercises in pairs
Various exercises with partners for development of essential motor skills: strength, flexibility, agility, endurance, coordination.
Goal: socialization, development of the ability to work in a group or with a partner
Equipment: skipping ropes, tennis balls, sport balls of different size and weight (light balls, basketballs, volleyballs, footballs)
5. Active Games
Early Years Outcomes
The main Early Years Outcomes covered in the Games units are:
- Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it. (PD – M&H 40-60)
- Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements. (PD – M&H ELG)
- Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles. (PD M&H 40-60)
- Experiments with different ways of moving. (PD M&H 40-60)
- They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. (PD M&H ELG)
KS1 National Curriculum Aims
Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations. Pupils should be taught to:
- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities;
- participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending;
- perform dances using simple movement patterns.
KS2 National Curriculum Aims
- Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success. Pupils should be taught to:
- use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination;
- play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending;
- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics];
- compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Goal: socialization, development of the ability to work in a group, development of motor skills.
Equipment: skipping ropes, tennis balls, sport balls of different size and weight, yoga blocks, cones, ropes of different lengths.
6. Sports Games
Goal: socialization, development of the ability to work in a group, development of motor skills, health strengthening.
Main Games: football, volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee
Equipment: footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, cones, volleyball net, basketball basketball hoops, frisbees.