Nursery

Fundamentals Unit 1

Children will:

• Know that I use big steps to run and small steps to stop.
• Know that moving into a space away from others helps keep me safe.

Invasion Games - Ball Skills Unit 1

Children will:

• Know to look at a target when sending a ball.
• Know to have hands ready to catch.
• Know that being in a space gives me room to play.
• Know that there are different roles in a game.
• Know that rules help us stay safe.

Woodland Learning

Our nursery children have been learning and practising some crucial skills such as; teambuilding, taking turns, speaking and listening and managing feelings. The children have been playing a simplified game of 'Stuck in the mud' where they had to work together to catch and rescue their friends. In order to be successful at this game, the children were learning a crucial skill of looking out for others.

Reception 

Fundamentals Unit 2

Children will:

• Know that I use big steps to run and small steps to stop.
• Know that moving into a space away from others helps keep me safe.

Invasion Games - Ball Skills Unit 2     

Children will:    

• Know to look at a target when sending a ball.
• Know to have hands ready to catch.
• Know that being in a space gives me room to play.
• Know that there are different roles in a game.
• Know that rules help us stay safe.

Woodland Learning 

The children have been learning how to work as part of a team, playing collaberativley, listening to others and managing their own feelings. They learned how to play a variation of the game of stuck in the mud. First they had to listen to specific instructions of how to move around the forest area (hopping, running, skipping, jumping) then they had to look out for the catchers and avoid being caught by either crawling under a log, climbing over the tree stump, walking through the bushes etc. The children were learning the rules of the games at each stage, they are beginning to understand that if they are caught, they do not need to get upset as they can be freed by a friend and rejoin in with the game.

Year 1

Fundamentals   

Children will:  

• Understand that bending my knees will help me to change direction. Understand that if I swing my arms, it will help me to run faster.
• Know that looking ahead will help me to balance. Know that landing on my feet helps me to balance.
• Know that landing on the balls of my feet helps me to land with control.
• Know that I should hop with a soft bent knee.
• Know that I should use the opposite arm to leg when I skip.
• Know that jumping on the balls of my feet helps me to keep a consistent rhythm.

Invasion Games         

Children will:

• Know to look at teammate before sending ball.
• Know how to roll a ball towards a target with accuracy.
• Know how to stop a rolling ball.
• Understand that being in a space make it easier to receive a ball.
• Know how to do a overarm and underarm throw with some accuracy
• Know that keeping the ball close will help with control.

Woodland Learning 

The children are developing their teamworking and communication skills. They are learning how to play a game using a set of simple rules. In this game, there are a set of catchers, they have to work tohether as a team to catch as many people as they can, the rest of the children childre need to work out how they can rescue their teammates without being caught themselves. The tricky part is; they have to have a partner to rescue just one friend as each person is not rescued until they have two frields holding their hands! 

Year 2 

Fundamentals

Children will:

• Know that putting weight into the front of my feet helps me to stop in a balanced position.
• Know that running on the balls of my feet, taking big steps and having elbows bent will help me to run faster.
• Understand that squeezing my muscles helps me to balance. 
• Know that swinging my arms forwards will help me to jump further. 
• Know that if I look straight ahead it will stop me falling overwhen I land
• Know that I should swing opposite arm to leg to help me balance when skipping without a rope.

Invasion Games                        

Children will:

• Know how to control ball before sending.
• Know to keep head up.
• Know how to dribble a ball with hands and feet.
• Know that moving with a ball is called dribbling.
• Know to move away from opponents.
• Know when to use an overarm or underarm throw.
• Know that moving away from opponents helps with passing the ball and staying near them helps stop them passing it.

Woodland Learning 

The children have been practising their teamwork and communication skills in the forest. For this, they had to engage in a task that required them to communicate their ideas and be respctful to others' ideas. The children were split into two teams, they had to discuss how they were going to get themeselves and their team into order, they had to decide and agree on the criteria (height, age, shoe size etc). To make this a little more tricky, they had to do this without stepping outside of the two ropes that they had, they then made it even harder by not being able to communicate with their voices! The children were then able to play a game of stuck in the mud.

Year 3 

Invasion Games - Hockey

Children will:

• Know how to dribble with control.
• Know that dribbling is an attacking skill.
• Know how to pass a ball to a teammate
• Know to point hand/foot/stick on target to send accurately.
• Know that moving away from opponents helps with passing the ball and staying near them helps stop them passing it.
• Know to spread out as a team.
• Know the role of attacker and defender.
• Know how to use simple tactics such as marking.

Gymnastics

Children will:

• Know to use body tension and different levels to improve shapes and balances.
• Know how to perform rolls safely.
• Know to change shapes of jumps to add interest.

Woodland Learning 

 The children are practising their communications, teamwork, critical thinking and tactical skills to play a modified game of stuck in the mud. They first had to choose who the catchers were going to be, then the rest of the group had a specific amount of time to find a hiding place. The catchers had to work together to catch as many children as they could without letting their friends free them. The children had to sit on the ground with their arms stretched up so that two or more could rescue them.

Year 4

Invasion Games - Tag Rugby

Children will:

• Know to cushion a ball when receiving.
• Know to move into empty spaces to receive a pass.
• Know when to mark and when to attempt to win the ball.
• Know to protect a ball when dribbling.
• Know when to pivot when protecting the ball
• Know how to perform a set shot.

Gymnastics 

Children will:     

• Know that inverted movements are those when the hips are above the head.
• Know how to remain safe when performing balances.
• Know to use body tension to keep the shape of a roll.
• Know to control landing by landing on toes and bending knees.
• Know to use direction and a variety of shapes to add interest to a sequence.

Woodland Learning

In pairs, pupils had to stand back to back and link arms, while holding their own stomach with their hands. Pupils had to get from one side of the designated area to the other. They were not given specific instructions on how to get to the finish line, other than they could not let go of their stomachs. The pupils had 30 seconds to discuss with their partner how they were are going to do it. To complete this game the pupils had to be able to communicate effectively, use critical thinking and work as a team.

Year 5      

Swimming

Swimming was even more of an exciting event for our school this year because we had our very own pop up swimming pool in our plyground!!!!

Children will:

• Know that making the body streamlined, pulling hard and keeping legs together helps the body to travel faster through the water
• Understand that breathing every three strokes helps balance strokes and aids the heart and lungs to work effectively and aid the muscles to utilise oxygen
• Know which survival techniques to use for different situations

Invasion Games - Basketball

Children will:

• Know how to avoid defenders to improve striking and receiving.
• Know how and when to use a variety of passes.
• Know to dribble in different directions to evade defenders.
• Know the need for tactics and identify when to use them.
• Know and understand the rules of the invasion game.
• Know how to shoot a ball towards a target.
• Know how to use taught skills in a game context.
• Know how to track an opponent and use defensive techniques to stop opponents attacking.

Gymnastics 

Children will:      

• Know that shapes underpin all other skills.
• Know how to use different speeds to gain control or momentum.
• Know to use contrasting balances.
• Know to use jumps to link actions.
• Know to use different pathways.

Woodland Learning 

Four pupils were selected to be the catchers. Whenever someone got caught they they had to hold a bandage (their hand) on the spot where they were tagged and continued to run. When they ran out of bandages (they get tagged twice), they had to jump on the spot until two other pupils came over to them and ‘operated.’ The two operators needed to tag the injured person at the same time and count to five. Taggers were not allowed to catch people who were operating. The catchers were switched every few minutes. The children needed to show honesty when being caught. Communication and working together were essential for the players to help them free the caught pupils.

Year 6 

Invasion Games - Netball        

Children will:

• Know how to make quick decisions about who to pass to.
• Know how to shoot with accuracy in a range of different situations.
• Know how to transition quickly between attack and defence.
• Know how to create and apply a tactic.
• Know how to referee a game and identify fouls during play.

Gymnastics                       

Children will:

• Know which shapes to use for each skill.
• Know how to spread weight across a base of support to balance.
• Know how to use momentum to roll.
• Know that jumping from two feet gives more height.
• Know that changes in formation make a sequence look interesting.

Woodland Learning 

The children are engaging in a warm-up activity before beginning their PE activity in the forest. Four catchers were selected and were given beanbags. On the teacher’s command, the catchers had to tag as many pupils as they could. When a pupil was tagged, they had to complete straight jumps on the spot and wait to be released. Pupils could be released by two free players who held hands and encircled the captured pupil. After a few minutes the catchers were changed. Free pupils were encouraged to work together to release caught players. This was then Made harder for people being chased by making the playing area bigger and having obstacles in the way.