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This foundational unit develops Year 1 students' physical literacy through systematic exploration of fundamental movement skills. The emphasis is on building confidence, body awareness, and coordination whilst establishing essential safety habits that will underpin all future PE learning. Through playful challenges and creative exploration, students develop the movement vocabulary needed for lifelong physical activity.

Lessons in This Unit

8 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Balancing and Moving with Control
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our body to stay balanced while moving in different ways?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop balancing skills when stationary and moving
  • • To move with control while maintaining balance

Lesson 2

Balance and Safe Landing
45 min

Big Question:

How can we land like silent ninjas while staying perfectly balanced?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop balance and stability in static positions
  • • To practise landing safely with control from jumps and hops

Lesson 3

Running at Different Speeds
45 min

Big Question:

How does our body change when we run at different speeds?

Key Objectives:

  • • To explore how the body moves differently when running at different speeds
  • • To develop awareness of body changes during different running intensities

Lesson 4

Changing Direction and Dodging
28 min

Big Question:

How can I change direction quickly to avoid being caught while staying safe and playing fairly?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop changing direction skills using quick changes of body position
  • • To practice dodging techniques using low to high body movements

Lesson 5

Jumping and Hopping Skills
53 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to move in different ways through the air?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop and explore jumping, hopping and skipping actions
  • • To demonstrate control and balance during locomotor movements

Lesson 6

Coordination with Skipping
45 min

Big Question:

How can rhythm and jumping patterns help us become better movers?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop co-ordination through French skipping activities
  • • To improve jumping and landing control using rhythm

Lesson 7

Individual Rope Skipping
45 min

Big Question:

How can we develop rhythm and coordination through skipping to become confident movers?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop individual rope turning technique with proper form
  • • To demonstrate jumping movements with increasing control and rhythm

Lesson 8

Applying Movement Skills
45 min

Big Question:

How can we combine our movement skills to overcome physical challenges?

Key Objectives:

  • • To apply a range of fundamental movement skills in different challenge situations
  • • To demonstrate control and coordination when performing basic movements