Confident Movers & Challenges
Fundamental Movement Skills
•Year 2
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 2 students' fundamental movement competencies through a carefully sequenced journey from individual stability skills to dynamic multi-directional movements and ball skills. The emphasis is on building movement confidence and spatial awareness in increasingly complex environments, preparing students for future games and gymnastics activities whilst celebrating their natural enthusiasm for physical challenges.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can I use my eyes, arms and body to balance like a gymnast?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop static and dynamic balance using different body positions
- • To master hopping technique with control and coordination
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we move backwards safely while sharing space with others?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop safe backwards travelling skills with awareness of surroundings
- • Demonstrate considerate spatial awareness when moving with others
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to jump safely and powerfully in different directions?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop jumping skills using different take-off and landing patterns
- • To demonstrate safe landing techniques with bent knees and controlled balance
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we move quickly and safely when sharing space with others?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop dodging skills with control and confidence
- • To demonstrate spatial awareness when moving around others
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use quick movements and awareness to evade others and work as a team?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop evasion skills through dodging and changing direction
- • To understand when to attack and when to defend in games
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we strike and punt a ball accurately using different body parts and techniques?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop striking skills using various body parts with accuracy and control
- • To learn proper punting technique with head still and laces contact