Main Game Fundamental Movement Skills Activities for EYFS

Teams positioned around a square jump across when their letter is called, developing teamwork and collision avoidance

Navigate through simple obstacles while maintaining balance of objects on different body parts

Active game where children use jumping skills to evade soft ball throws while crossing the activity area

Students navigate through coloured gates that require different movement qualities, combining visual recognition with movement skills

A dynamic tag game where children use direction changing skills to avoid being tagged by cone-holding taggers

An engaging movement game where children act as frogs crossing a pond using different jumping techniques on lily pads and rocks, with freeze balance challenges

Adventure game where children navigate across pond using lily pads and rocks while avoiding birds of prey

Teams compete to collect 'dinosaur eggs' from a central nest while practicing different movement patterns and balance skills

Teams work together to rescue dinosaur eggs from the centre using hopping locomotion

Classic team game where players race to turn cones their team's way, developing speed, strategy and sportsmanship

Classic circle game where one player walks around tapping heads saying 'duck' until choosing a 'goose' to chase them

Multi-station agility training focusing on explosive starts from static core positions

Team throwing and catching game where players must throw accurately to teammates in designated houses

Strategic crossing game where fish try to cross the sea while avoiding the shark, with tagged fish becoming stationary seaweed

A cooperative tag game where caught players balance on one foot like flamingos until rescued by teammates

Children protect their own tag belts while gently collecting others' in a fair play environment

Multi-station circuit applying different jumping techniques in varied contexts

Multi-station circuit applying jumping skills through hurdles, high jump, and long jump challenges

A warm-up tag game where students move like different jungle animals

Three-station athletics circuit including hurdles, high jump, and long jump for skill application

Teams of monkeys collect nuts by walking carefully on tree branches (lines) without falling

Team-based obstacle course with multiple stations focusing on varied movement skills and agility

A musical movement game progressing to partner cooperation in creating connected body shapes

Teams sit opposite each other and race when their number is called, jumping over cone obstacles