Warm Up Sending and Receiving Activities for Year 2

Dynamic warm-up combining ball handling with movement to prepare bodies and familiarise students with equipment

Fast-paced tag game where students with balls become the taggers

Dynamic warm-up focusing on different movement patterns while developing awareness of body changes during exercise

Energetic Norwegian game combining striking, running, and teamwork

Imaginative warm-up using racquets as 'frying pans' and balls as 'eggs' through a breakfast story

Students pass a ball around a circle while changing body positions after each catch to develop adaptation skills

Dynamic warm-up where children run to different court areas when called

A fun warm-up game where teams take turns being 'sleeping fish' while the other team gently serves balls to wake them up

Teams compete to throw balls into a target area while opponents defend

Students travel around cones and race to put them on their heads when called

Dynamic warm-up game combining hopping and jumping locomotor skills with tag elements

Dynamic warm-up combining multiple familiar games with listening and reaction challenges

Partner activity combining jogging with throwing and catching to develop movement and ball skills

Partner activity teaching defensive ready position through reaction catching challenges

Teams roll balls to knock over opponent's targets in this exciting accuracy challenge

Classic listening game incorporating PE-specific movements to activate muscles and prepare for lesson focus

A dynamic warm-up activity where students navigate through hoops using controlled movements to develop agility and balance

A listening and balance challenge where students balance balls on racquets while playing statues

Dynamic warm-up where students jog around a grid and freeze in perfect ready position on command

Classic chasing game where tagged students freeze until rescued by teammates crawling under their arms

Dynamic warm-up game combining movement with balance and listening skills, culminating in athletic ready position