Practise different skills associated with simple games (e.g. co-ordinating throwing and catching)

Change speed and direction with and without a ball

Work co-operatively in teams

Understand simple rules within a game

Run for 1 minute

Show differences in running at speed and jogging

Show a basic level of control, coordination and consistency when running

Develop the underarm throw, throwing accurately at a target

Perform the 5 basic jumps (2-2. 2-1, 1-2, 1-1 same foot, 1 to 1 landing on other foot) and combinations of them

Show control at take-off and landing

Explain what is successful or how to improve

Respond imaginatively to a range of stimuli

Copy some moves

Move confidently and safely in their own and general space using changes of speed, level and direction

Move spontaneously showing some control and co-ordination

Move with confidence when walking, hopping, jumping, landing

Move with some rhythm in the above actions

Demonstrate good balance

Move in time with music

Co-ordinate arm and leg actions (e.g. march and clap)

Interact with a partner (e.g. holding hands, swapping places, meeting and parting)

Perform gymnastic sequence with a balance, a travelling action, a jump and a roll

Teach sequence to a partner and perform together

Stand and sit “like a gymnast”

Explore the 5 basic shapes: straight/tucked/star/ straddle/pike

Balance in these shapes on large body parts: back, front, side, bottom

Explore balance on front and back so that extended arms and legs are held off the floor (arch and dish shapes respectively)

Begin to travel on hands and feet (hands flat on floor and fully extend arms)

Bunny hop (transfer weight to hands)

Begin to explore shape in the air when jumping and landing with some control (straight and star shape)

Pencil/log roll – from back to front keeping body and limbs in straight shape

Egg roll – lie on side in tucked shape, holding knees tucked into chest roll onto back and onto other side. Repeat to build up core strength

Explore different ways to use, move and send a ball (using feet - kicking, hands, different throws and bouncing, using equipment - racket, sticks)

Throw and hit a ball in different ways - high, low, fast, slow showing some control

Apply simple tactics to a game including recognising space and using it to your advantage.

React to situations to make it difficult for your opponent - moving to defend.

Show awareness of others when playing a game

Explore and practise a variety of athletic movements and apply athletic skills and techniques to a variety of activities.

Describe different ways of running and develop distance running technique.

Develop the overarm and pull throw, throwing accurately at a target.

Develop coordination and balance while exploring different running, jumping and throwing techniques.

Use different techniques to meet challenges

Explain what is successful or how to improve

Perform movement phrases using a range of different body actions and body parts - with control and accuracy

Create linked movements - combining different ways of travelling with beginnings, middles and ends

Compose short dances that express and communicate mood, ideas and feelings, varying compositional ideas

Explore, repeat and remember short dance phrases, showing control and spatial awareness

Describe phrases and expressive qualities

Work on their own and with a partner by teaching each other 2 movements to create a dance with 4 actions

Perform gymnastic sequence with more than one balance, travelling action, jump and/or roll on the floor and with apparatus

Teach sequence to a partner and perform together

Develop balance by showing good tension in the core and tension and extension in the arms and legs, hands and feet

Develop balance on front and back so that extended arms and legs are held off the floor (arch and dish shapes respectively)

Balance and use of core strength by exploring and developing use of upper body strength taking weight on hands and feet – front support (press up position) and back support (opposite) NB: ensure hands are always flat on floor and fingers point the same way as toes

Monkey walk (bent legs and extended arms)

Caterpillar walk (hips raised so legs as well as arms can be fully extended. Keep hands still while walking feet towards hands, keep feet still while walking hands away from feet until in front support position)

Explore shape in the air when jumping and landing with increasing control (straight, tuck, star shape)

Continue to develop control in different rolls

Dish roll – with extended arms and legs off the floor, roll from dish to arch shape slowly and with control

Begin forward roll (crouch in tucked shape, feet on floor, hands flat on floor in front. Keep hands and feet still, raise hips in the air to inverted ‘V’ position

Explore different ways to use, move and send a ball (using feet - kicking, hands, different throws and bouncing, using equipment - racket, sticks)

Throw and hit a ball in different ways - high, low, fast, slow showing some control

Apply simple tactics to a game including recognising space and using it to your advantage.

React to situations to make it difficult for your opponent - moving to defend.

Show awareness of others when playing a game

Explore and practise a variety of athletic movements and apply athletic skills and techniques to a variety of activities.

Describe different ways of running and develop distance running technique.

Develop the overarm and pull throw, throwing accurately at a target.

Develop coordination and balance while exploring different running, jumping and throwing techniques.

Use different techniques to meet challenges

Explain what is successful or how to improve

Perform movement phrases using a range of different body actions and body parts - with control and accuracy

Create linked movements - combining different ways of travelling with beginnings, middles and ends

Compose short dances that express and communicate mood, ideas and feelings, varying compositional ideas

Explore, repeat and remember short dance phrases, showing control and spatial awareness

Describe phrases and expressive qualities

Work on their own and with a partner by teaching each other 2 movements to create a dance with 4 actions

Create gymnastic sequences that meet a theme or set of conditions, showing a clear beginning, middle and end.

Work with a partner to create a sequence. From starting shape move together by e.g. travelling on hands and feet, rolling, jumping. Then move apart to finish

Explore balancing on combinations of 1/2/3/4 “points” e.g. 2 hands and 1 foot, head and 2 hands in a tucked head stand

Balance on floor and apparatus exploring which body parts are the safest to use

Develop flexibility, strength, control, technique and balance

Find different ways of using a shape, balance or travel and link them to make actions and sequences of movement.

Use a variety of rolling actions to travel on the floor and along apparatus

Travel with a partner; move away from and together on the floor and on apparatus

Begin to orientate simple maps and plans

Find way back to a base point sometimes with support

Co-operate and beginning to share roles within a group

Listen to each other’s ideas when planning a task and adapt

Understand the roles needed within the group

Recognise that some outdoor adventurous activities can be dangerous

Follow rules to keep self and others safe

With adult support, select appropriate equipment/route/people to solve a problem successfully

Practise skills in isolation and combination to apply to different sports (e.g. throwing and catching with greater accuracy)

Work well as a team in competitive games

Apply basic principles of attacking (finding a space) and defending (challenging a player in possession)

Use a range of tactics to keep possession of the ball

Continue to develop an understanding of fair play (respect team -mates and opponents)

Show control and consistency during games

Pass, shoot, hit and receive a ball with increasing accuracy and success using both their bodies and equipment

Pass in different ways e.g. high, low, fast, slow

Work together to keep a rally going

Choose different styles of running of different distances to meet the demand of a task

Begin to pace and sustain their effort over longer distances

Perform combinations of jumps e.g. hop, step, jump showing control and consistency

Show consistency, coordination and control when running, throwing and jumping

Explore different styles of throwing, e.g. pulling, pushing and slinging (to prepare for javelin, shot and discus)

Throw with greater control

Consistently hit a target with a range of implements

Set realistic targets when throwing over an increasing distance and understand that some implements will travel further than others (guidance)

Perform dances to a range of movement patterns - accurately, fluently, consistently and with control on their own and with a partner

Develop dance phrases using action/reaction, and question and answer

Demonstrate use of space – levels, directions, pathways and body shape

Demonstrate different relationships – mirroring, unison, canon, complementary & contrasting

Combine actions and maintain the quality of performance when performing at the same time as a partner

Experiment with a wide range of actions, varying and combining spatial patterns, speed, tension and continuity when working with a partner or group.

Understand and use an increasing range of simple dance vocabulary

Compare and comment on their own and other’s work -strengths and areas for improvement

Perform a gymnastic sequence with clear changes of speed, 3 different balances with 3 different ways of travelling

Create, perform and repeat a combination of actions that include changes of dynamic e.g. changes of level, speed, direction, and clarity of shape.

Explore and develop use of upper body strength taking weight on hands and feet – front support (press up position) and back support (opposite). NB: ensure hands are always flat on floor and fingers point the same way as toes

Explore balancing with a partner: facing, beside, behind and on different levels

Move in and out of balance fluently

Travel at different speeds e.g. move slowly into a balance, travel quickly before jumping

Travel in different pathways on the floor and using apparatus, explore different entry and exit points other than travelling in a straight line on apparatus

Explore leaping forward in stag jump, taking off from one foot and landing on the other (on floor and along bench controlling take-off and landing)

Add a quarter or half turn into a jump before landing

Make a twisted shape in the air and control landing by keeping body upright throughout the twisting action

Orientate simple maps and plans

Mark control points in correct position on map or plan

Find way back to a base point

Co-operate and beginning to share roles within a group

Listen to each other’s ideas when planning a task and adapt

Take responsibility for a role within the group

Follow rules to keep self and others safe

Select appropriate equipment/route/people to solve a problem successfully

Choose effective strategies and change ideas if not working

Develop techniques of a variety of skills to maximise team effectiveness

Use the skills e.g. of throwing and catching to gain points in competitive games (fielding)

Use tactics when attacking or defending

Apply rules of fair play to competitive games

Begin to use different skills to keep possession of the ball, thinking about moving towards goal, different positions and the use of space.

Develop control while performing skills (e.g. passing, hitting) at speed

Show a good awareness of others in game situations

Use defending principles in game situations including marking

Perform skills (e.g. passing, striking, hitting) with accuracy, confidence, control and increasing speed.

Improve consistency of shots, noticing longer rallies and directing shots to help win.

Work effectively as a team to keep possession of the ball when faced with opponents.

Choose when to dribble or pass to keep possession.

Sustain pace over longer distance – 2 minutes

Identify the main strengths of a performance of self and others

Identify parts of the performance that need to be improved

Perform a range of warm-up exercises specific to running for short and longer distances

Explain how warming up affects performance

Explain why athletics can help stamina and strength

Set realistic targets for self, of times to achieve over a short and longer distance

Demonstrate a range of jumps showing power and control and consistency at both take-off and landing

Perform relay change-overs

Set realistic targets for self, when jumping for distance or height

Continue to develop a broad range of skills and movement patterns, exploring and practising movement ideas inspired by a stimulus

Perform dance to an audience showing confidence and clarity of actions

Show coordination, control, alignment, flow of energy and strength (Technical Skills)

Develop movement using actions - travel, turn, gesture, jump, stillness

Utilise space for formation, direction, level and pathways

Use basic compositional principles when creating dances - combining movements fluently and effectively

Perform a range of movements accurately and with a sense of rhythm, clarity and confidence

Link phrases to music

Begin to show an awareness of different dance styles, traditions and aspects of their historical/social context

Understand and use dance vocabulary

Compare and evaluate their own and others’ work

Create a sequence of up to 8 elements: (e.g. a combination of asymmetrical shapes and balances and symmetrical rolling and jumping actions; changes of direction and level and show mirroring; and matching shapes and balances

Perform balances with control, showing good body tension

Mirror and match partner’s balance i.e. making same shape on a different level or in a different place

Travel in time with a partner, move away from and back to a partner

Explore symmetrical and asymmetrical balances on own and with a partner

Explore and develop control in taking some/all of a partner’s weight using counter balance (pushing against) and counter tension (pulling away from)

Perform a range of acrobatic balances with a partner on the floor and on different levels on apparatus

Perform group balances at the beginning, middle or end of a sequence. Consider how to move in and out of these balances with fluency and control

Begin to take more weight on hands when progressing bunny hop into handstand

Draw maps and plans and set trails for others to follow

Use the eight points of the compass to orientate

Begin tp plan and share roles within the group based on each other’s strengths

Adapt roles or ideas if they are not working with support

Plan strategies to solve problems/plan routes/follow trails etc.

Implement and begin to refine strategies

Explore different ways to use, move and send a ball (using feet - kicking, hands, different throws and bouncing, using equipment - racket, sticks)

Throw and hit a ball in different ways - high, low, fast, slow showing some control

Apply simple tactics to a game including recognising space and using it to your advantage.

React to situations to make it difficult for your opponent - moving to defend.

Show awareness of others when playing a game

Explore and practise a variety of athletic movements and apply athletic skills and techniques to a variety of activities.

Describe different ways of running and develop distance running technique.

Develop the overarm and pull throw, throwing accurately at a target.

Develop coordination and balance while exploring different running, jumping and throwing techniques.

Use different techniques to meet challenges

Explain what is successful or how to improve

Perform movement phrases using a range of different body actions and body parts - with control and accuracy

Create linked movements - combining different ways of travelling with beginnings, middles and ends

Compose short dances that express and communicate mood, ideas and feelings, varying compositional ideas

Explore, repeat and remember short dance phrases, showing control and spatial awareness

Describe phrases and expressive qualities

Work on their own and with a partner by teaching each other 2 movements to create a dance with 4 actions

Create gymnastic sequences that meet a theme or set of conditions, showing a clear beginning, middle and end.

Work with a partner to create a sequence. From starting shape move together by e.g. travelling on hands and feet, rolling, jumping. Then move apart to finish

Explore balancing on combinations of 1/2/3/4 “points” e.g. 2 hands and 1 foot, head and 2 hands in a tucked head stand

Balance on floor and apparatus exploring which body parts are the safest to use

Develop flexibility, strength, control, technique and balance

Find different ways of using a shape, balance or travel and link them to make actions and sequences of movement.

Use a variety of rolling actions to travel on the floor and along apparatus

Travel with a partner; move away from and together on the floor and on apparatus

Begin to orientate simple maps and plans

Find way back to a base point sometimes with support

Co-operate and beginning to share roles within a group

Listen to each other’s ideas when planning a task and adapt

Understand the roles needed within the group

Recognise that some outdoor adventurous activities can be dangerous

Follow rules to keep self and others safe

With adult support, select appropriate equipment/route/people to solve a problem successfully