PE Curriculum

Autumn 1 - Fundamental Movements - Focus on using beanbags (Balancing, Carrying, Jumping, Aiming and Throwing and Catching)

• Activities focus on listening to instructions and engage in activities.
• Use space safely.
• Travel and spring confidently on their feet in different ways. 
• Name and use different parts of their bodies.
• Use a range of small games equipment safely and with increasing control and confidence and to work sensibly and co-operatively with other children.

Autumn 2 - Movement to Music/Gymnastics

• Perform basic dance and gymnastics using simple movement patterns to music.

Spring 1 - Fundamental Movement - Focus on using A Ball (Balancing, Carrying, Jumping, Aiming and Throwing and Catching)

• Activities focus on being able to carry, strewer, dribble and receive a ball with increasing confidence and control.
• Roll a ball accurately to a partner. 
• Demonstrate an increase in develop co-ordination and accuracy when aiming at a target.
• Change their way of travelling in a controlled manner and show an awareness of space and direction. Start and stop on a given signal
• Follow the rules of a game or activity.
• Share space and equipment safely with others.

Spring 2 - Fundamental Movement - Focus on using Ropes, Bats and Balls (Balancing, carrying, Jumping, Aiming and Throwing and Catching)

• Activities focus on how to use a bat and ball in a safe, co-ordinated and controlled manner.
• Steer a ball along the ground showing different speeds and directions.
• Hit the ball along the ground to a partner.
• Listen carefully to instructions and start and stop activities on a given signal.
• Co-operate with others and take turns with equipment.

Summer 1 - Athletics

• Combining all fundamental movements from the previous half terms.
• Demonstrate some basic jumps and show very simple combinations
• Move at different speeds with some control.
• Demonstrate the underarm throw and the basic two-handed push throw.
• Identify some different mays of travelling, jumping and throwing.

Summer 2 - Athletics/Sports Day Practice

• Combining all fundamental movements from the previous half terms.

Autumn 1 - Fundamental Movements - Focus on Throwing and Catching / Aiming games/ Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Activities focus on the exploration of fundamental movements  knowing and showing, both individually and in pair, how to throw and catch using a variety of apparatus.
• Send a ball, beanbag or quoit one-handed, using under-arm throw, roll or kick.
• Aiming consistently between, into, at or over a variety of targets using a range of equipment.
• Understanding the concept of aiming games and how to make their games harder.
• Play an aiming game co-operatively with a partner and "keep the score".

Autumn 2 - Movement to Music / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Perform simple dance sequences 

Spring 1 - Gymnastics / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Perform gymnastics using simple movement patterns.

Spring 2 - Fundamental Movements - Focus on skipping and bat/ball skills and games/ Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Demonstrate co-ordination when passing a ball around different part of the body.
• Bounce and bounce pat a ball with a degree of control
• Understand how to send, receive, kick and dribble a ball and practice to improve the skills
• Show a degree of control when sending and receiving a range of equipment.
• Demonstrate how to send a ball in various ways to play individual target games or target games with a partner.

Summer 1 - Chance to Shine Schools Cricket Programme/ Sports Day Practice/ Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Fielding Skills; Throwing, catching and moment with and without a ball. Developing throwing accuracy for underarm bowling.
• Techniques for batting through developing striking action

Summer 2 - Athletics / Sports Day Practice/ Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Combining all fundamental movements from the previous half terms.
• Demonstrates basic jumps and make up simple combinations with a partner.
• Move at different speeds and change direction with a pivot action
• Demonstrate the overarm throw and show increasing accuracy into targets.
• Use skills developed to meet different challenges.
• Explain what they have to do to perform better.

Autumn 1 - Ball Skills, Invasion Focus and Creative Game Making / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Focus on accurately pass and receive a range of balls in different ways with hands (e.g chest pass, bounce pass, shoulder pass and overhead pass).
• Demonstrate control when dribbling, passing and receiving with feet or stick.
• Signal for the ball and pass and receive in sequential order
• Pass and receive on the move and signal for the ball to retain possession and show progression down the pitch.
• Play with confidence in various small game formations (e.g 2v1, 3v1, 3v2, 2v2, 3v3 etc), and be able to explain why their team succeeded in these activities.

Autumn 2 -  Movement to Music/ Gymnastics / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

Spring 1 - Invasion Focus - Creative Games Making / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Demonstrate previously earned skills in independently constructed group games.
• Work co-operatively and creatively in a group of specified numbers to achieve a given objective using limited choice of equipment.
• Plan and adjust rules and strategies to make the game fairer, safer and more challenging.
• Describe the format and intention of the game and explain why particular rules have been made.
• Watch other games and recognise where they can be improved, know how to use space in games.

Spring 2 - Net/Wall/Court Games/ Cross country / Basketball / Volleyball / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Strike a ball with reasonable control and accuracy at a target or over a net.
• Select and use appropriate basic shots in different situations.
• Play confidently and competitively in small sided games (2v2 nd 3v3) and apply net principles ro other activities e.g volley ball
• Know and use the rules and keep games going without dispute
• Practice running longer distances at consistent pace.

Summer 1 - Chance to Shine Schools Cricket Programme / Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Fielding skills; Throwing, catching and movement/agility and speed with and without a ball/running between the wickets.
• Developing throwing accuracy for underarm bowling. Exploring start points for overarm bowl (for some). Technique and pitching accuracy.
• Developing fielding and running between the wickets.
• Techniques for batting through developing striking action.

Summer 2 -  Athletics / sports Day Practice/ Outdoor Learning / Orienteering

• Run at fast, medium and slow speeds and be able to change speed and direction.
• Create their own patterns and link jumping activities with some fluency, control and consistency,
• Confidently take part in a range of relay activities.
• Throw a range of objects/equipment and understand that they can change their methods of throwing to be more accurate or throw further for distance.
• Recognise when their heart rate, breathing and temperature have changed with activity.