Year 6 Physical Education

Learn and accurately replicate specific techniques in a range of fitness based activities.

Investigate the bodies’ ability to exercise and the reasoning behind such principles. 

Gain an understanding of warm ups, cool downs and health related exercise through physical tasks. 

Develop an ability to evaluate and assess core techniques to produce refined outcomes.

Understand the broad range of training methods and different outcomes.

Develop the ability to evaluate and assess own and others’ technique towards personal targets. 

Develop a deeper understanding about healthy lifestyles & fitness. 

Understand the importance of warming up and cooling down.

Carry out a warm up safely and effectively.

Good coordination when dribbling a ball. 

Show confidence in using ball skills in various ways in a game situation and link these together effectively.

Apply knowledge and skills for attacking and defending.

Take part in a competitive game with a strong understanding of tactics.

Choose and make the best pass in a game situation and link a range of skills together with fluency e.g. passing and receiving a ball on the move.

Demonstrate good awareness of space.

Understand the importance of warming up and cooling down.

Carry out a warm up safely and effectively.

Good coordination when running with the ball. 

Show confidence in using ball skills in various ways in a game situation and link these together effectively.

Apply knowledge and skills for attacking and defending.

Take part in a competitive game with a strong understanding of tactics.

Choose and make the best pass in a game situation and link a range of skills together with fluency e.g. passing and receiving a ball on the move.

Demonstrate good awareness of space.

Perform and replicate the dig technique with control and accuracy. 

Able to accurately replicate basic volley techniques. 

Accurately perform the underarm serving technique. 

Able to accurately perform the spike technique. 

Able to accurately perform a variety of shots in a small sided game implementing basic strategies and tactics. 

Excellent understanding and knowledge of basic outwitting strategies. 

Develop knowledge and understanding of the rules in volleyball. 

Understand the scoring and rotation system during a volleyball game. 

Effectively use balance and coordination to keep control of a moving ball.

Use a bat effectively to hit and keep control of a ball travelling at different heights and angles.

Demonstrate an excellent understanding of positioning and move their feet quickly to get into a good position to control a ball with a bat.

Demonstrate excellent forehand technique to successfully land regular shots deep towards the baseline.

Confidently strike the ball when serving to start a game.

Use a wide range of the techniques and skills learnt in the unit to take control of a rally and win points.

Carry out warm ups and cool downs safely and effectively.

Explain why exercise is good for health, fitness and well-being.

Use dramatic expression in dance movements and motifs.

Perform with confidence, using a range of movement patterns.

Demonstrates strong and controlled movements throughout a dance sequence.

Improvise with confidence, still demonstrating fluency across their sequence.

Modify some elements of a sequence as a result of self and peer evaluation.

To develop jumping and ducking techniques. 

Select and apply different techniques and tactics to avoid being hit by the ball. 

Develop reactions to cope with the demands of the activity. 

Analyse and comment on the skills needed to Dodge effectively. 

Identify the components of fitness needed to dodge the ball. 

Develop, adapt and refine catching techniques.

 Suggest ways to improve their own performance.

Demonstrate correct shooting stance, nocking, aiming, and arrow release techniques. 

Follow basic safety procedures involved in handling and using archery equipment. 

Develop the basic skills necessary to enjoy archery as a sport. 

Demonstrate an improvement in reaction speed through repetition.

Understand what an effective sprinting technique involves and work hard to improve theirs.

Work well with team members to pass and receive the baton using the learned technique.

Demonstrate some endurance and stamina to be able to run for longer distances.

Run at an appropriate pace to suit the activity, including speeding up at the end.

Demonstrate an effective technique for the three different jumps and gain good height and distance with them.

Effectively use different throwing techniques for distance and accuracy.

Strike a bowled ball in an intended direction, into space.

Stop a ball using a range of techniques, including the long-barrier technique.

Understand the active role of a fielder and know how to ‘attack the ball’.

Play cooperatively with teammates; making decisions when to run for points and when not to.

Choose and use a range of simple tactics and strategies when striking and fielding.