Children will learn and develop the following skills in PE:
Dance
Copy and repeat actions.
Put a sequence of actions together to create a motif.
Vary the speed of their actions.
Use simple choreographic devices such as unison, canon and mirroring.
Begin to improvise independently to create a simple dance.
Compete and perform
Perform using a range of actions and body parts with some coordination.
Begin to perform learnt skills with some control.
Evaluate
Watch and describe performances.
Begin to say how they could improve.
Gymnastics
Create and perform a movement sequence.
Copy actions and movement sequences with a beginning, middle and end.
Link two actions to make a sequence.
Recognise and copy contrasting actions (small/tall, narrow/wide).
Travel in different ways, changing direction and speed.
Hold still shapes and simple balances.
Carry out simple stretches.
Carry out a range of simple jumps, landing safely.
Move around, under, over, and through different objects and equipment.
Begin to move with control and care.
Rolls
Log roll (controlled)
Curled side roll (egg roll) (controlled)
Teddy bear roll (controlled)
Jumps
Straight jump
Tuck jump
Jumping jack
Half turn jump
Cat spring
Vault
Straight jump off springboard
Cartwheels, handstands and round-offs
Bunny hop
Front support wheelbarrow with partner
Travelling and linking actions
Tiptoe, step, jump and hop
Hopscotch
Skipping
Galloping
Shapes and balances
Standing balances
Kneeling balances
Pike, tuck, star, straight, straddle shapes
Compete and perform
Perform using a range of actions and body parts with some coordination.
Begin to perform learnt skills with some control.
Games
Striking and hitting a ball
Use hitting skills in a game.
Practise basic striking, sending and receiving.
Throwing and catching a ball
Throw underarm and overarm.
Catch and bounce a ball.
Use rolling skills in a game.
Practise accurate throwing and consistent catching.
Travelling with a ball
Travel with a ball in different ways.
Travel with a ball in different directions (side to side, forwards and backwards) with control and fluency.
Passing a ball
Pass the ball to another player in a game.
Use kicking skills in a game.
Using space
Use different ways of travelling in different directions or pathways.
Run at different speeds.
Begin to use space in a game.
Attacking and Defending
Begin to use the terms attacking and defending.
Use simple defensive skills such as marking a player or defending a space.
Use simple attacking skills such as dodging to get past a defender.
Tactics and Rules
Follow simple rules to play games, including team games.
Use simple attacking skills such as dodging to get past a defender.
Use simple defensive skills such as marking a player or defending a space.
Compete and perform
Perform using a range of actions and body parts with some coordination.
Begin to perform learnt skills with some control.
Engage in competitive activities and team games.
Evaluate
Watch and describe performances.
Begin to say how they could improve.
Athletics
Running
Vary their pace and speed when running.
Run with a basic technique over different distances.
Show good posture and balance.
Jog in a straight line.
Change direction when jogging.
Sprint in a straight line.
Change direction when sprinting.
Maintain control as they change direction when jogging or sprinting.
Jumping
Perform different types of jumps: for example, two feet to two feet, two feet to one foot, one foot to same foot or one foot to opposite foot.
Perform a short jumping sequence.
Jump as high as possible.
Jump as far as possible.
Land safely and with control.
Work with a partner to develop the control of their jumps.
Throwing
Throw underarm and overarm.
Throw a ball towards a target with increasing accuracy.
Improve the distance they can throw by using more power.
Compete and perform
Begin to perform learnt skills with some control.
Engage in competitive activities and team games.
Evaluate
Watch and describe performances.
Begin to say how they could improve.
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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