Year 3 Health Related Fitness

2 Units · 14 Lessons · 43 Activities

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Timed sprint test to measure and track personal speed development over 30 metres
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Timed shuttle running between markers to test and develop agility and direction-changing ability
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High-intensity circuit training with 5 stations designed to develop cardiovascular endurance
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Progressive sprint patterns to different distances focusing on direction changes and technique
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Children move through animal-themed yoga poses while making corresponding sounds and focusing on breathing
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Circuit-style activity where students rotate through different equipment stations (hoops, hurdles, cones) practicing specific balance movements including jumping, leaping and hopping with controlled landings
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Individual challenge where students sprint for 3 seconds, mark their distance with a cone, then try to beat their own distance on the second attempt.
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Students cool down gradually while reflecting on how their body responds to exercise and what they learned about stamina
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Dynamic warm-up where students move around space and quickly form connections when body parts are called
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Dynamic warm-up game where students move around the space and quickly form pairs or groups by touching specific body parts together in response to teacher calls
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Fast-paced chasing game in small boxes focusing on agility and evasion skills
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Strategic four-player catching game where students work to reach and maintain the champion square
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Single-leg jumping to compass points with balance control and spatial awareness
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Team-based tug of war emphasising coordination and collaborative strength
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Students design, demonstrate, and teach their own plyometric exercise stations to classmates
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Interactive warm-up where students perform different jumping movements based on called numbers
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Number-called bouncing warm-up that progresses to plyometric movements
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Interactive warm-up where students change movements on teacher commands with sprint intervals
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Students experience different exercise intensities from walking to sprinting while learning about body responses
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Students check their heart rate and reflect on learning through thumb signal self-assessment
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Intensive on-the-spot running with high knee lifts for cardiovascular fitness
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Structured interval training with focused exercises and recovery periods
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Progressive dynamic balance activity where students practice jumping, leaping, and hopping movements with controlled squat landings to develop balance control whilst moving
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A guided relaxation activity using Child's Pose and visualisation to calm body and mind
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