Warm Up Outdoor Adventurous Activities Activities for Year 1

Fast-paced team game where students flip cups up or down, developing quick decision-making and fine motor skills

Children work in teams of three to create safe 'dens' while others move between dens avoiding gentle taggers

Two teams race to turn cones either upright (dishes) or inverted (domes) in a dynamic warm-up game

Students swim freely as fish, then form groups and create star floats when numbers are called

Dynamic warm-up where children follow teacher movements in circular formation

Students create and explore an imaginative square space using mime and movement

Children create imaginary squares around themselves and perform creative movements within their personal space

Partners face each other and take turns creating body shapes for the other to mirror exactly

Students move around the area and perform specific actions when numbers are called, developing listening skills and quick reactions.

Partners hold hands and navigate along rope trails together, developing cooperation and balance

Calming activity combining gentle stretching with reflection on learning about patterns

A tag game where stuck players are rescued by two teammates creating a 'sandwich' with their hands

Classic listening game adapted for PE focusing on body movements and reaction skills

Students use symbol checklists to find and identify PE equipment around the playing area

Interactive call-and-response movement game where students creatively respond to movement instructions

Students move around a large clock face in groups, following directional movement patterns with jumping challenges.

Pairs skip together while avoiding catchers and helping trapped pairs by going under their arches