Fundamental Movement Skills
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to fundamental body management through playful exploration of balance, spatial awareness, and creative movement. The approach uses familiar concepts like 'tables and shelves' and 'building blocks' to help young children understand how their bodies can move, balance, and create shapes. Through progressive activities with equipment and apparatus, students develop essential movement literacy while building confidence in their physical capabilities.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we make our bodies work like tables and shelves to balance and carry things?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we move our bodies in different ways to travel through hoops?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to reach places and move things safely?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to create different shapes and move in creative ways?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to move over, under, and around different obstacles safely?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies like building blocks to create amazing shapes and connect them together?
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