Movement Mastery Skills
Fundamental Movement Skills
•Year 1
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 1 students to core movement skills through carefully sequenced experiences that build confidence and control. The focus is on developing body awareness, spatial intelligence, and fundamental locomotion patterns that underpin all future PE learning. Through playful exploration and guided practice, students discover how their bodies move through space while building essential safety awareness and cooperative skills.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use our eyes, arms, and focus to help us balance and hop with control?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop hopping skills using both feet with control
- • To improve static and dynamic balance through various challenges
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we move backwards safely while being aware of others around us?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop the ability to travel backwards safely using different body parts for reference
- • To demonstrate spatial awareness when sharing space with others
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can I use my body to jump safely in different ways and help my friends catch a ball?
Key Objectives:
- • To demonstrate jumping in a variety of ways using correct technique
- • To land safely from different types of jumps with soft knees
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can I move safely around others while dodging and showing agility?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop dodging skills with control and safety
- • To demonstrate spatial awareness when moving around others
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use quick movements and clever thinking to avoid being caught whilst staying safe?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop evasion skills through dodging and changing direction
- • To understand when to attack and when to defend in game situations
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can I control where the ball goes when I kick or strike it?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop punting technique using laces of the foot
- • To improve striking accuracy with different body parts