Animal Movement Exploration
•Nursery
•Fundamental Movement Skills
•Place all in centre circle for final game
Alternative: Soft balls, foam blocks, stuffed animals
Teacher holds and shows clearly to all children
Alternative: Coloured cards, cones, or scarves
Placed around perimeter for team collection points
Alternative: Marked areas with tape, buckets, or boxes
Ensure all children can hear clearly
Alternative: Whistle, drum, or voice
An area where you can move without touching others or equipment
Moving in the direction you are facing
Moving in the opposite direction to where you are facing
Red means stop, green means go, yellow means get ready
Moving around others without bumping into them
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Counting bean bags in teams, understanding concepts of forwards/backwards direction, spatial awareness and positioning
Understanding how our bodies move, balance and coordination, cause and effect with stopping and starting
Taking turns in teams, following rules for safety, cooperation and sharing, building confidence and self-awareness
Move around perimeter during activities to maintain visual contact with all children, position centrally during instruction giving
Watch for spatial awareness development, response to visual signals, walking technique improvement, and social cooperation
Step in if backwards walking becomes unsafe, support children struggling with space concepts, manage overexcitement during games
Demonstrate: All movements with exaggerated clarity for nursery age children, use visual and physical prompts alongside verbal instructions, model safety checking behaviours consistently
Minimum 15m x 15m clear indoor space, free from obstacles
Clean, dry, non-slip surface suitable for lying down during bean game
Stop all activity immediately if injury occurs, assess and provide appropriate first aid, ensure other children remain calm and safe
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