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Year 1 PE

Year 1 PE runs to 72 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 5 to 6 in Key Stage 1. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes arms, knees, balls of your feet, changing direction, space, stopping, attacker, defender, changing pace, accelerating, starting position, sprinter.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 1 PE lesson

In the order they are taught. 72 lessons.

Locomotion: running and jumping

  1. Running
  2. Running in a Game
  3. Running at Different Speeds
  4. Accelerating When Running
  5. Running as a Team
  6. Running in a Competitive Game
  7. Jumping
  8. Jumping Far
  9. Jumping High
  10. Hopping & Skipping
  11. Hopping & Skipping in Games
  12. Jumping in a Game

Health and wellbeing: the effects of exercise

  1. Movement and Exercise
  2. Effect of Exercise on Our Heartbeat
  3. Effect of Exercise on Our Breathing
  4. Playing games to make our heartbeat and breathing faster (warming up)
  5. Happy Heart, Happy Mind
  6. Playing Together to Make Our Heartbeat and Breathing Faster

Dance: my moves, my brilliant body

  1. Actions: Moving Our Bodies in Different Ways
  2. Space: Moving Safely and Sharing the Room
  3. Dynamics: Moving Fast and Slow
  4. Relationships: Moving Together
  5. My Moves: Actions, Space, Dynamics and Relationships
  6. My Brilliant Body: Performing

Ball skills: sending, receiving and dribbling

  1. Dribbling with Hands
  2. Dribbling and Sending with Hands
  3. Moving with a Ball Using Our Feet
  4. Dribbling: Moving with the Ball Using Your Feet
  5. Dribbling with Our Feet in Games
  6. Kicking: Passing a Ball with Your Foot
  7. Rolling and Stopping
  8. Rolling and Stopping in Games
  9. Throwing Underarm
  10. Throwing and Catching
  11. Rolling and Stopping: Win the Game!
  12. Throwing with Accuracy to Win a Game

Gymnastics: individual movements and balances

  1. High Movements
  2. High Jumping
  3. Low Movements
  4. Moving on Apparatus
  5. High and Low on Apparatus
  6. High, Low, Over and Under
  7. Wide Movements
  8. Narrow Movements
  9. Curled Movements
  10. Wide, Narrow and Curled: Three Body Shapes
  11. Wide, Narrow and Curled: Moving Between Shapes
  12. Link Two Movements Together

Outdoor adventurous activities: working with others

  1. Partner Activities: Taking Turns
  2. Partner Activities: Developing Communication
  3. Partner Activities: Solving Problems Together
  4. Partner Activities: Playing Against Each Other
  5. Partner Activities: Scoring Points Together
  6. Partner Activities: Cooperating Successfully
  7. Team Activities: Playing Fairly in Groups
  8. Team Activities: Developing Communication
  9. Team Activities: Solving Problems Together
  10. Team Activities: Cooperating Successfully
  11. Team Activities: Cooperating in a Team Game
  12. Team Activities: Making Decisions in a Team Game

Dance: my moves, my journeys

  1. Travelling and Stopping: Journey by Bus or Train
  2. Turning and Directions: Journey by Bus or Train
  3. Linear and Curved Pathways: Journey by Foot
  4. Irregular Pathways: Journey by Foot
  5. Speeds: Transport
  6. Journeys: Performing

Ball skills: pushing and striking

  1. Pushing a Ball with a Racket or Bat
  2. Pushing a Ball with a Racket or Bat
  3. Pushing a Ball with a Racket or Bat into Space
  4. Striking and Pushing a Ball with a Racket or Bat Towards a Target
  5. Striking a Ball with Power
  6. Striking a Ball with a Racket or Bat

Teach the first PE lesson free

StudyDen puts the next PE lesson on the screen each morning, marks what your child types and writes the record as they go. The first lesson needs no card, then it is £29.99 a month for every child in the family.

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Common questions

What does Year 1 PE cover?
Year 1 PE runs to 72 lessons across a 36 week year, covering arms, knees, balls of your feet, changing direction, space, stopping and more.
How many PE lessons are in Year 1?
72 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 1?
Children in Year 1 are 5 to 6 years old during the school year in England and Wales.