Body Awareness & Movement Control
Fundamental Movement Skills
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to fundamental body management skills through playful exploration and progressive challenges. The focus is on developing spatial awareness, coordination, and control whilst building confidence in their physical capabilities. Through superhero themes and apparatus exploration, students discover how their bodies can move in different ways whilst learning essential safety skills for future PE activities.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we make our bodies move in different ways whilst staying safe and controlled?
Key Objectives:
- • Experiment with twisting and turning movements
- • Perform an egg roll demonstrating basic body control
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we control different parts of our body at the same time?
Key Objectives:
- • Follow simple instructions to coordinate limbs effectively
- • Show control to hold body shapes for short periods
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use different types of jumps to create exciting movement patterns?
Key Objectives:
- • To explore different types of jumps responding to musical stimuli
- • To follow jumping patterns and pathways with control
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we jump higher and land safely like superheroes?
Key Objectives:
- • To jump for height onto apparatus with confidence
- • To jump accurately and with control using correct technique
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to travel safely over, under and through different equipment?
Key Objectives:
- • To travel using different modes of locomotion across apparatus
- • To incorporate stretches, shapes and rolls into movement sequences
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we work together as a team whilst developing our rolling and balancing skills?
Key Objectives:
- • To work effectively as part of a team following simple instructions
- • To perform and link basic gymnastic actions including tuck position and rolling