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This unit develops Year 2 students' fundamental movement skills through a carefully sequenced journey from static balance to dynamic, rhythmic coordination. The focus is on building body awareness, control, and confidence while introducing students to the joy of purposeful movement. Through playful exploration and skill-building challenges, students develop the physical literacy foundations essential for all future PE and sports participation.

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 and mind to stay balanced while moving?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop balancing skills using different body positions and equipment
  • • To demonstrate controlled movement while maintaining balance

Lesson 2

Balance, Stability and Safe Landing
45 min

Big Question:

How can we land safely and with control when jumping and moving?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop balance and stability in static and dynamic situations
  • • To practise safe landing techniques from various jumps and hops

Lesson 3

Running at Different Speeds
1h 10min

Big Question:

How does our body change when we need to move faster?

Key Objectives:

  • • To explore how the body moves differently when running at different speeds
  • • To develop balance and coordination when running at various speeds

Lesson 4

Changing Direction and Dodging
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to dodge and change direction like animals escaping predators?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop changing direction skills with balance and control
  • • To master dodging techniques using low to high body positions

Lesson 5

Jumping & Hopping Skills
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to move through space in different ways and why are some movements more efficient than others?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop and explore jumping, hopping and skipping actions with increasing control
  • • To understand how different movement patterns can be combined and improved

Lesson 6

Coordination with Skipping
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use rhythm and patterns to help us jump with better control and coordination?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop co-ordination through French skipping activities
  • • To remember and perform jumping patterns with increasing complexity

Lesson 7

Rope Skipping Basics
45 min

Big Question:

How can we develop rhythm and coordination to master individual rope skipping?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop skipping technique with an individual rope
  • • To demonstrate perseverance when learning challenging motor skills

Lesson 8

Skills in Action Challenges
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our fundamental movement skills to overcome different physical challenges?

Key Objectives:

  • • To apply a range of fundamental movement skills to different activities with control
  • • To demonstrate improved control and coordination in fundamental movements