PE, Reception

Movement and Space

  • Travel around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment.
  • Show awareness of space, of themselves and of others.
  • Show understanding of the need for safety when tackling new challenges.
  • Experiment with different ways of moving.
  • Jump off an object and land appropriately.
  • Avoid dangerous places and equipment.
  • Move with control and coordination.
  • Initiate new combinations of movement and gesture in order to express and respond to feelings, ideas and experiences.
  • Move with confidence, imagination and in safety.
  • Go backwards and sideways as well as forwards.

Health and Bodily Awareness

  • Recognise the importance of keeping healthy, and those things which contribute to this.
  • Show some understanding that good practices with regard to exercise, eating, sleeping and hygiene can contribute to good health.
  • Recognise the changes that happen to their bodies when they are active.

Using Equipment and Materials

  • Practise some appropriate safety measures without direct supervision.
  • Use increasing control over an object, such as a ball, by touching, pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.

Topic Overview
Term 1: Parachute, Swim, Gym.
Term 2: Sports Day Practice, Games.
Term 3: Swim, Movement.