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Physical Education

 Physical Education

 Physical Education

By the end of Year 1 your child should be able to:

Gymnastics

  • Move safely and confidently on the apparatus and be aware of others
  • Know and name actions and body parts that are being used to travel and balance on
  • Understand through actions the following concepts: on, under, over, around, off, along, through, beside, next to, in between, in front of, at the end
  • Link and repeat movements together
  • Jump on the floor and off low apparatus landing safely

Games

  • Throw a variety of equipment at a range of targets e.g. beanbag into a hoop
  • Apply simple rules to different activities
  • Talk about how their body feels during exercise

Dance

  • Travel in different ways and different direction
  • Hold a start and finishing position
  • Use movements to communicate and express ideas and feelings
  • Describe movements that they and others have performed

By the end of Year 2 your child should be able to:

Gymnastics

  • Perform a variety of jumps on the floor, on and off apparatus and land with control
  • Balance in different ways and hold body still
  • Show different ways of travelling, turning, rolling
  • Create and perform short sequences showing contrasts in direction, level and speed
  • Perform a range of basic actions on the apparatus with confidence and control

Games

  • Throw, catch , bounce, roll, kick - with control
  • Plan and play simple competitive games
  • Use simple tactics for attacking and defending
  • Describe how they can improve their and others’ performances
  • Recognise and describe how their body feels during different games activities

Dance

  • Link actions such as travelling, jumping, turning, gesturing, stillness together into a short movement phrase with control
  • Move rhythmically and in time with different music
  • Respond to a range of stimuli including those from different times and cultures e.g. poems, musical instruments, pictures