Warm Up Fundamental Movement Skills Activities for Reception

Students move around hoops to music, then transfer objects between hoops when music stops

Dynamic warm-up using animal-themed movements to develop spatial awareness and following instructions

Students explore different jumping techniques by copying animal movements

Learn and practice bear crawl, inch worm, and gorilla walk movements with proper technique

Students mimic animal movements to warm up their jumping muscles

Fun warm-up where children act out different types of beans with specific movements

Interactive listening game where children perform different movements based on bean names called out

Fundamental movement activity teaching students the difference between twisting and turning through guided exploration.

Children act out a car journey responding to driving commands while moving around the space

An imaginative warm-up where students perform different movements as if driving a car through various traffic situations

A foundational activity where students practice forming circles and moving together as a group while developing spatial awareness and following directions

Students run to coloured corners based on verbal cues while developing listening skills and spatial awareness

Partners sit facing each other and react quickly to colour calls by reaching for cones

Children run to designated compass points when directions are called

Partner activity developing coordination, cooperation and quick reactions through cone collecting challenges.

A fast-paced tag game where children run to safety islands with limited capacity

A dynamic listening game where children move around the space and respond to position commands

Children move in different directions responding to verbal commands to develop listening skills and spatial awareness

Dynamic warm-up game where pairs try to catch individual 'fish' while nets can only have maximum 3 people

Children learn and practice one-leg balance using arm and eye techniques like flamingos

Partner activity where one child leads with direction changes while the other follows and copies

Active chasing game where rabbits must jump with two feet while foxes run to catch them

A fast-paced game where children practice stopping safely and listening to commands

A listening and reaction game where students walk freely and freeze on command