Year 2 Locomotion: running, jumping and dodging worksheet

“Dodging Into Space” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 PE unit “Locomotion: running, jumping and dodging”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 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

Dodging Into Space

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · PE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can use a dodge with a bent knee, a planted foot and a quick change of direction.

A Look back3 min

1.
Look at the empty box. Which step goes in it? Circle one.
Warm upClear the floorCool down
2.
Why must the floor be clear before you run? Circle one.
So you do not trip on thingsSo you run fasterSo the ball bounces higher
3.
What is a grown-up doing during a home PE game? Circle one.
Watching the playerPlaying on a phoneLeaving the room

B Watch me, then you4 min

Clear space, a soft ball, away from windows, and a grown-up watching. Ali is the dodger. A defender stands in front of Ali, and Ali wants to get past.

Watch me

Get low and set your foot firmly.

Lean to one side so the defender moves.

Dart the other way and run into the space.

Now you

1.
Look at the empty box. After you set your foot, what comes next? Circle one.
Lean to one sideGet lowLook at your feet

C Your turn8 min

Work through these one at a time. Read each coaching point before you move.

1.
Join each move to the reason for it.
Bend your kneeKeep your head upPlant your footBe ready to dodge again
So you can try again if blockedSo you are steady before you leanSo you can see the open spaceSo your weight is low and ready to move
2.
Put these dodge steps in order. Write 1 to 4 in the boxes.
1. Shoot off the other way
2. Plant one foot firmly
3. Bend your knee
4. Lean to one side
3.
Kit dodges, but he watches his feet the whole time. What goes wrong? Circle one.
He cannot see the open spaceHe runs too fastHe bends his knee too much
4.
Shadow Dodge: your grown-up walks slowly at you. Dodge three times. Tick each try you get through, and cross each one where you are blocked.

Say it out loud: What changed between your first try and your last try? Tell your grown-up.

D Spot the mistake3 min

Two orange cones and a soft ball on a short garden lawn

Kit says: “One big dodge always gets me past the defender.”

1.
Why is Kit wrong? Write one reason.

E Think deeper4 min

Think about a game of tag or netball. The defender is watching which way you lean.

1.
Tell your grown-up two dodges a defender cannot guess easily. Give a reason for each.

How did it feel?2 min

Think about your dodges today. Which one felt best, and why?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Dodging Into Space · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Warm up your child may have picked the first step again. Ask what the room needs before anyone moves. Then ask what the body needs before the game.

2. So you do not trip on things

3. Watching the player

B

1. Lean to one side

C

1. Bend your knee → So your weight is low and ready to move; Keep your head up → So you can see the open space; Plant your foot → So you are steady before you lean; Be ready to dodge again → So you can try again if blocked

2. 1 Bend your knee · 2 Plant one foot firmly · 3 Lean to one side · 4 Shoot off the other way

3. He cannot see the open space your child may think speed is the problem. Looking down is the fault, because the open space cannot be seen. Ask what Kit could see if his head was up.

4. Look for: three marks, one for each try, each a tick or a cross

D

1. Look for: a defender can guess the dodge, so one dodge is not always enough your child may only say that Kit is wrong without a reason. Ask: what can the defender do if they guess the move? Then ask what the dodger should do next.

E

1. Look for: Two different dodges, such as lean left then dart right, or two quick dodges in a row, each with a reason.

Words to use

Say“Show me where you looked just before you dodged. Where could you see the space?”

Instead of“Just run faster next time.”

After the sheet

Play Shadow Dodge in a clear room or garden. Take turns being the defender and walk slowly. Cheer each dodge that gets through, with a grown-up watching.

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:

Timing your dodge(with a plan)
Dodging all the way through(with a plan)
Dodging as a team(with a plan)
Where and why to dodge(with a plan)
Dodging with my team(with a plan)
Jumping With Good Technique(with a plan)
Skipping and jumping in games(with a plan)
Linking jumps together(with a plan)
Jump Further Every Time(with a plan)
Hop, step and jump(with a plan)
Jump together as a team(with a plan)

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