Strand: Athletics
Strand unit: Running
- Walk, jog or run in a non-competitive setting for periods
extending from 30 seconds to 3 minutes
- Sprint distances of 30m to 60m developing good
acceleration and finishing technique
- Practise reaction starts
- Practise the standing start
- Participate in a pair relay using a beanbag, developing a
simple technique
- Practise baton change-over technique while stationary with
a partner
- Practise baton change-over technique while moving slowly
with a partner
- Practise the standard relay in a straight line
- Participate in team-relays using various means of
travelling
- Run a distance of 20 to 40m over evenly spaced hurdles (30
–40 cm high)
- Practise the technique of hurdling
Strand unit: Jumping
- Explore skipping activities individually and as part of a
group, with or without a rope
- Explore the various ways of jumping, to include taking off
from one foot or two feet and landing on two feet
- Practise the standing jump for distance
- Develop a short approach run when taking off from one foot
- Practise jumping for height over an obstacle (40 cm high)
developing a short approach run
Strand unit: Throwing
- Develop the over-arm (javelin) throw from a standing
position using a beanbag, ball or foam javelin
- Develop a short approach run before releasing the throwing
implement
- Begin to throw a medium-sized ball or primary shot from a
standing position
- Begin to throw a quoit or primary discus, practising the
grip, swing and release techniques
Strand unit: Understanding and appreciation of athletics
- Develop an understanding of pace
- Describe and discuss movement and ask and answer questions
about it
- Develop an understanding of the rules of athletics
- Measure an achievement
- Analyse personal performance and performance of partner in
athletic activities
Strand: Gymnastics
Strand unit: Movement
- Create and perform sequences of movement to develop body
awareness with appropriate variations of direction, pathways, levels, shape,
speed and effort
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Select
and link a range of movement actions to travel on the floor and on apparatus
- Practise and perform forward and backward rolls with
control
- Begin to practise headstand and handstand
- Show increased control in take-off and landing
- Produce and perform sequences with a partner on the floor
and using apparatus
- Develop good body tension and posture through gymnastic
positions and movements
Strand unit: Understanding and appreciation of gymnastics
- Observe and describe movement and ask and answer questions
about it
- Develop the ability to lift, carry, set up, dismantle and
store apparatus correctly and safely
- Develop awareness of others when using apparatus
Strand: Games
Strand unit: Sending, receiving and travelling
- Practise skills previously experienced
- Develop and practise a range of ball-handling skills
- Develop and practise a range of kicking skills
- Develop and practise a range of carrying and striking
skills
Strand unit: Creating and playing games
- Create and develop games with a partner or with a small
group
- Play small-sided (mini) versions of games
- Play playground games
Strand unit: Understanding and appreciation of games
- Discuss and improve control in movement skills relevant to
games
- Develop an increased understanding of the use of space
- Develop problem-solving and decision-making strategies and
an understanding of the tactics and strategies for use in modified games
situations
- Adopt rules to modify games and keep scores
Strand: Outdoor and adventure activities
Strand unit: Walking
- Undertake walk in a suitable location with appropriate
tasks for completion (use one of the cultural trails of Swords)
Strand unit: Orienteering
- Identify symbols for familiar features on a map of a
familiar area (Swords Estuary)
- Undertake an orienteering activity
Strand unit: Outdoor challenges
- Undertake an adventure trail
- Undertake simple co-operative activities
Strand unit: Understanding and appreciation of outdoor and
adventure activities
- Develop positive attitudes towards caring for the
environment
- Plan, observe, describe and discuss activities outdoors
Strand: Dance
Strand unit: Exploration, creation and performance of
dance
- Explore more complex movements of body parts and body
actions, to include weight transference
- Explore further different levels, pathways and shape in
space and begin to explore directions
- Continue to explore a range of dynamics of movement
- Explore and communicate through simple body movement a
range of moods and feelings
- Respond imaginatively through movement to stimuli such as
words, stories, poems, pictures, songs and music
- Develop work with a partner and
begin to work in small groups
- Perform a range of simple steps and movements to given
rhythmic and melodic phrases
- Show increased poise, balance and co-ordination while
stopping and moving
Strand unit: Understanding and appreciation of dance
- Observe, describe and discuss simple dances
- Interpret a mood or emotion observed in dance
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