Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations. Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success. Pupils should be taught to:
If you are wondering how to keep you and your children fit at home – Mrs Wallis is here to ensure you are pointed in the right direction!
There are so many benefits to being active, not only to our physical well being but also to our emotional and mental health, especially in such testing times for all of us. We hope that the ideas help support you and your family to stay fit and healthy in the coming months.
These resources are easily accessible online or through apps on your smart phones or tablets.
Joe Wicks has some fantastic online PE sessions and home workouts. These are brilliant to keep fit and healthy and to keep the whole family entertained. Click here for some YouTube videos.
This is a really fun way of getting your kids to relax and take a step back but also enjoying being active.
Yoga is a great way to ease worries, anxieties and stress- join in with your young ones as well!
You will find Cosmic kids on YouTube- but there is also an app which you can download!
The children are used to seeing this in school. This program has been created by child development experts and has some fantastic resources. There are fast pace fitness routines, dance routines, mindfulness activities and call and repeat activities. This could keep your children entertained for hours or minutes through those active brain breaks!
Throughout the year our Year 4 children attend swimming lessons once a week at John Smeaton leisure centre. Our aim is for every child to be able to swim to a least 25 metres and understanding how to be safe in the water. The children are taught by a range of staff from the leisure centre and coached swimming staff from Whinmoor St Pauls.
The National Curriculum requirement for all children leaving Year 6 is to:
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.