PE, Nursery

Movement and Space

  • Sit up, stand up and balance on various parts of the body.
  • Persevere in repeating some actions or attempts when developing a new skill.
  • Use movement to express feelings.
  • Demonstrate the control necessary to hold a shape or fixed position.
  • Move freely with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping.
  • Negotiate space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
  • Operate equipment by means of pushing and pulling movements.
  • Walks forward on a straight line.
  • Jumps down a single step.
  • Can walk on tiptoe.
  • Kicks ball forcibly.
  • Can stand momentarily on one foot when shown.
  • Negotiates obstacles when running and pushing toys.
  • Rides tricycle using pedals.
  • Walks backwards, forwards and sideways. 

Health and Bodily Awareness

  • Observe the effects of activity on their bodies.

Using Equipment and Materials

  • Engage in activities requiring hand-eye coordination.
  • Show increasing control in using equipment for climbing, scrambling, sliding and swinging.