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Year 1 Locomotion: running and jumping worksheet

“Running well” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 PE unit “Locomotion: running and jumping”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 24 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 1 to 6 of the year, 12 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Running well

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · PE · about 24 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can name the body parts that help me run fast.

A Look back3 min

  1. 1.

    Which is faster, walking or running? Circle your answer.

    walkingrunning
    walkingrunning
  2. 2.

    Put these in order, slowest first. Number the boxes.

    1. run
    2. stand still
    3. walk
  3. 3.

    Before you run, which space is best? Circle your answer.

    check thespacethen run
    a clear spacea space full of toys

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ruby is ready to race across the garden. Watch what her body does as she runs.

Watch me
lean forwardpump armslift kneesland on ball of foot

Ruby leans her body slightly forward.

She pumps her arms back and forth.

She lifts her knees high for big steps.

Now you
  1. 1.

    Which thing helps you take big steps? Circle your answer.

    lean forwardpump armsland on ball of foot
    lift your kneeslean your head backclose your eyes

C Your turn8 min

Use a clear space away from windows, with a grown-up watching. Check each box in the picture before you start.

Clear spaceAway from windowsGrown-up watching
  1. 1.

    Number the steps in order, from the start to the end of your run.

    1. Run across the space
    2. Walk to the start
    3. Stop and stand still
    4. Bend your knees, ready to go
  2. 2.

    Join each running part to what it helps you do.

    armskneesfeeteyes
    Pump your armsLift your knees highLand on balls of your feetLook ahead
    Helps you stay safe and straightHelps you take big stepsHelps you go fasterHelps you take light, quiet steps
  3. 3.

    A friend runs with arms stuck to their sides. What should they do? Circle your answer.

    arms stuck
    pump their armskeep their arms stillfold their arms
  4. 4.

    Run to a spot in your clear space and back, three times. After each try, colour 1 to 5 for how fast you felt.

    My three tries012345Try 1Try 2Try 3

Say it out loud: Which body part helped you most? What did it do when you ran?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “Look down at your feet so you run in a straight line.”
Look atyour feetRun ina line?
  1. 1.

    Is Kit right? Explain why in your own words.

E Think deeper4 min

  1. 1.

    Make up a running tip for a friend who runs slowly. Tell it to your grown-up.

    armskneeslooking ahead

How did it feel?

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StudyDen · Year 1 · PE · Locomotion: running and jumpingAnswers are on the grown-up page

For the grown-up

Running well · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. running your child chose walking. Ask them to walk, then run, on the same path. Let them feel which one covers more ground.

2. 1 stand still · 2 walk · 3 run

3. a clear space

B

1. lift your knees your child chose the wrong action. Show them high knees on the spot, then ask which one makes the step bigger.

C

1. 1 Walk to the start · 2 Bend your knees, ready to go · 3 Run across the space · 4 Stop and stand still

2. Pump your arms → Helps you go faster; Lift your knees high → Helps you take big steps; Land on balls of your feet → Helps you take light, quiet steps; Look ahead → Helps you stay safe and straight

3. pump their arms your child chose arms that stay still. Ask them to run with arms still, then with arms pumping. Which one felt easier to go fast?

4. Look for: Three scores from 1 to 5, marked by the child on the three bars.

D

1. Look for: Says Kit is wrong: looking ahead keeps you straight and safe, looking down makes you trip or swerve. your child agreed with Kit. Ask them to run looking at their feet, then looking ahead. Which way stayed straight?

E

1. Look for: A tip that names arms, knees, leaning forward or looking ahead, and says why it helps.

Words to use

Say“Which part of you moved when you ran? What did it help with?”
Instead of“Run faster, that is all. Just try harder.”

After the sheet

Race across a clear outdoor space and back while you watch. Pump your arms and lift your knees. Then run with your arms still and talk about the difference.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

11 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

  1. Running in a game(with a plan)
  2. Changing your speed(with a plan)
  3. Speeding up when running(with a plan)
  4. Running as a Team(with a plan)
  5. Stopping and turning safely(with a plan)
  6. Jumping safely(with a plan)
  7. Jumping far safely(with a plan)
  8. Bend, push, fly, land!(with a plan)
  9. Hop, skip and land(with a plan)
  10. Hopping and skipping games(with a plan)
  11. Jumping over the line(with a plan)

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