Core Skills Through Play
•Year 1
•Fundamental Movement Skills
•Check all balls are properly inflated and bounce consistently
Alternative: Large playground balls, tennis balls for smaller hands
Clearly contrasting colours for team identification
Alternative: Coloured cones, foam blocks
Various sizes to accommodate different activities
Alternative: Floor spots, chalk circles
Set up in zigzag pattern for dribbling course
Alternative: Markers, dome cones
Different colours to help students distinguish their letters
Alternative: Washable markers, rope to form letters
Bouncing a ball repeatedly using your fingertips whilst moving
Keeping the ball close to your body and under your command
The soft, sensitive ends of your fingers used to push the ball down
Looking forward to see where you're going, not down at the ball
Switching the ball from one hand to the other when needed
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Following complex instructions, using descriptive vocabulary for movements, spelling activities with letter dribbling
Counting bounces and rhythms, measuring distances for activities, recognising number patterns in finger games
Understanding forces - push and pull actions on balls, gravity effects on bouncing, coordination and balance
Self-assessment and reflection skills, cooperation and teamwork, managing emotions during competitive activities
Move actively around court perimeter to observe all students, central position for demonstrations
Watch for correct fingertip technique, appropriate ball height, head position, and spatial awareness
Step in if unsafe play develops, technique needs immediate correction, or students become frustrated
Always demonstrate with perfect technique, exaggerate key points for visibility, use students as positive examples when appropriate
Minimum netball court size (30m x 15m) or equivalent hall space
Dry, non-slip surface free from obstacles and properly marked boundaries
Stop signal (whistle), assess injury severity, apply appropriate first aid, contact office if medical attention needed
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