Children explore running, jumping and throwing activities. Experiment with different ways of travelling, throwing and jumping, increasing their awareness of speed and distance.

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Here is the government UKSport web site. Latest news and views on all sports.

• The UK Sport Web Site

Concentrate on developing good basic running, jumping and throwing techniques. Set different challenges for distance and time. Combine skills learnt.

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Here is an article that describes how to improve running skills.

• Some useful advice for running skills

Focus on developing technical understanding of athletic activity. Set own targets and improve own performance.

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This is the Web Site for UK Athletics - The National Governing Body for the sport of athletics in the UK.

• The UK Athletics Web Site

Children develop basic game-playing skills, in particular throwing and catching. Play games based on net games and striking and fielding games. Play one on one, one on two, one on three.

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Key Stage one motor skills activities that could be used as part of a lesson.

Key stage one lesson plans and ideas - free registration

• Motor Skills Activity
• Lesson Ideas and Plans

Children will improve their basic skills. Play games that require simple decisions on using space to avoid opponents, keep ball and score points.

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PE central is a large web site full of activities for classes. It is also great for teachers to use for personal development with ideas for classroom management and research reports to name but two.

A series of ideas for lessons and warm ups.

• Pe Central - Ideas and lesson suggestions
• Lesson Plans and Ideas

Focus on basic principles of attack or defence. Plan strategies for games. Improve skills in three different games areas(invasion, net/wall, strike/field)

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Some lesson activities and ideas.

This is the PE Associations web site. A useful site for policy documents.

• Teacher Lesson Plans

• The PE Association of the UK

Children learn to outwit opponents and score. Develop skills in finding and using space. Use basic court set-up but a variety of equipment.

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Here is a link to the official FA Web site.

• The Football Association

Learn simple attacking tactics using a range of equipment and skills. Begin to organise defence. Start with uneven sided games move to even sided.

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Here is a link to the official RFU Web site.

• The Rugby Football Union

Develop skilful attacking and team play. Explore a range of ways to defend.

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A mixture of games and ideas mostly Invasion games.

• Activities and ideas

Children improve their defending and attacking play. Play even sided mini versions of invasion games.

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A selection of basketball activities that work on specific skills.

• Basket Ball Activities

Learn to hit or strike a ball into spaces. When fielding, learn to work as a team.

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Some warm up activities to use before a lesson.

Lesson plans that could be taught to compliment a scheme that is currently used.

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• Warm Up Activities

• Lesson Plans and Ideas

Develop skills and understanding of the games. Play different roles within the team.

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Access to the latest information in the cricket world through Channel 4's Web Site.

The Official ECB Web Site.

• Channel 4's Cricket Web Page

• The ECB Web Site

Develop skills for net/wall games. Learn to direct the ball into the target area and away from opponents.

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The Official UK Lawn Tennis Associations web site.

• The Lawn Tennis Association

Develop skills when playing games using rackets. Learn specific skills for games such as short tennis.

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An In depth look at the skills of tennis in 8 steps.

A web page offering some advice about the game of volleyball.

• Step 1 (Word/134kb)
• Step 2 (Word/169kb)
• Step 3 (Word/136kb)
• Step 4 (Word/243kb)
• Step 5 (Word/319kb)
• Step 6 (Word/190kb)
• Step 7 (Word/269kb)
• Step 8 (Word/736kb)
• Volley Ball Skills

Children investigate movement, stillness and using space safely. Use basic gymnastic actions on the floor and on apparatus. Short movement phrases e.g. two rolls, two jumps.

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Units of work:

• Body awareness (Word/29kb)
• Jumping (Word/26kb)
• Travelling (Word/26kb)

Here are some simple lessons that could be used to compliment a gymnastics lesson.

• Gymnastics Lesson Plans

Children Increase their range of basic gymnastic skills. Create simple 'unlike' sequences on the floor and then transfer onto apparatus.

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Bottom of this Web page has very good demonstration techniques for gymnastics.

• Gymnastics Lesson Plans

Using floor and apparatus create and perform a sequence of contrasting actions. Show extension when balancing and flow when transferring weight. Children improve the quality of their movement.

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Units of work:

• Bridges (Word/28kb)

Here is a site that has optical illusions that could be used as a starting point for a dance lesson. These pictures could also be used with other year groups.

• A Web site with excellent optical illusion pictures

Children create sequences that include changes of level and speed. Focus on body shapes with partner or small groups.

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Lesson activities with video clip examples.

• Word document of Activities
  (Word/31kb)

Children create longer sequences to perform for an audience. They learn a wider range of actions and explore more difficult ways to perform.

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A series of ideas for lessons.

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This is an equipment layout worksheet that could be used as part of a lesson.

• Lesson Plans and Ideas
• Apparatus Plan (Acrobat pdf/7kb)
• Word document of Activities
  (Word/39kb)

Children use knowledge of compositional principles to develop sequences that show an awareness of their audience.

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Here is a site with some advice on a variety of gymnastic skills.

Advice on a selection of gymnastic skills

Work on relationships between performers and timing in small group sequences. Use music and choose apparatus and layout.

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This is the Official British Gymnastics Web Site.

• Official British Gymnastics

Children take part in simple orientation activities. Solve problems and physical challenges on their own or in small groups.

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Units of work:

• Explore environment (Word/30kb)
• Work together outdoors (Word/32kb)

Children learn to read different types of map and symbol trails. They take part in trust and communication activities.

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Develop orienteering skills and problem solving skills. Building trust and working as a team.

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This is a link to The Official British Orienteering Web Site. Here there is information on forthcoming events, links to all the local clubs as well as contact addresses.

• The Official British Orienteering Web Site

Children enjoy being in the water. Learn to keep afloat and move in the water. Meet challenges and breath whilst swimming.

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This is a list of the swimming pools in Hertfordshire.

• List of Swimming Pools

Focus on swimming more fluently. Improving swimming strokes and learning personal survival techniques.

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This is the Official British Swimming Web Site.

• British Swimming Site

• www.edhelper.com Lesson plan site
• www.bced.gov.bc.ca The Physical Education K - 7 Curriculum (KS 1 & 2 Equivalent)
• www.sph.uth.tmc.edu General Lesson Plans for PE
• www.flashdrills.com football skills
• www.cricketcoach.com Cricket coach
• www.nra-rounders.co.uk/ Rounders
• Tennis rules
• Safe Swimming