Reception Physical Education
Autumn 1
Body Management
Revise and refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired:
- rolling, crawling, walking, jumping, running, hopping, skipping, climbing.
Progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace.
Develop the overall body strength, co-ordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully with future physical education sessions and other physical disciplines including dance, gymnastics, sport and swimming.
Autumn 2
Gymnastics
To understand the basic shapes and travel movements in gymnastics.
Develop overall body-strength, balance, co-ordination and agility.
Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group.
Spring 1
Yoga
Stretch their body up.
Follow a sequence of movements.
Move between poses.
Follow instructions to keep safe.
Balance, using teacher support.
Breathe smoothly while standing and sitting still.
Spring 2
Dance
Describe how the body feels before, during and after exercise.
Copy and repeat actions.
Put a sequence together to create a motif.
Improvise independently to create a simple dance.
Summer 1
Run, Jump & Throw
Describe how the body feels when still and exercising.
Run in different ways for a variety of purposes.
Jump in a range of ways, landing safely.
Throw an object at a target.
Control their body when performing a range of movements.
Summer 2
Fundamental Movement
Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and
outside, alone and in a group.
Further develop and refine a range of ball skills including: throwing, catching,
kicking, passing, batting, and aiming.
Develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in
activities that involve a ball.
Use own baton to hit a variety of objects in different ways.
Combine steering with other actions using bilateral movements.
Listen, respond and coordinate hands and feet to touch a target.