Animal Movement Exploration
Fundamental Movement Skills
•Nursery
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Nursery students to fundamental locomotor skills through engaging animal-themed movement exploration. By connecting different ways of travelling to familiar creatures, students develop body awareness, coordination, and spatial understanding in a playful, confidence-building environment. The unit establishes essential movement vocabulary and safety habits that underpin all future physical development.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we move safely around others while exploring different ways of travelling?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop spatial awareness by finding and using appropriate spaces
- • Practice walking forwards and backwards with control and safety
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we move safely around others while working as a team?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop spatial awareness when moving in shared spaces
- • To understand teamwork and taking turns
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we hop like different animals while staying safe and sharing our space?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop hopping skills on both legs with control and balance
- • To negotiate space safely and successfully around equipment and other children
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we jump like different animals and land safely every time?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop controlled jumping movements using different take-off and landing patterns
- • Demonstrate safe landing techniques with bent knees and balanced body position
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we move our bodies sideways like crabs and dodge around obstacles safely?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop sliding techniques moving left and right
- • To practice dodging skills while negotiating space
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we gallop like horses while keeping control of objects and staying safe around our friends?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop galloping technique with both left and right lead legs
- • To demonstrate object manipulation skills while galloping