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Year 4 PE

Year 4 PE runs to 66 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 8 to 9 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes communication, cooperation, perseverance, coordination, communicate, collaborate, trust, leadership, motivation, teammate, resilience, adapt.

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 4 PE lesson

In the order they are taught. 66 lessons.

Outdoor adventurous activities: solving problems

  1. Solving Problems by Cooperating in Pairs
  2. Solving Problems with Communication and Trust
  3. Solving Problems Using Leadership and Motivation
  4. Solving Problems with a Team
  5. Solving Problems by Working Together to Score Points
  6. Solving Problems with Good Teamwork in a Challenge

Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack in ball games

  1. Combine Passing and Receiving
  2. Passing, Receiving and Creating Space in Games
  3. Combine Passing and Moving to Create Shooting Opportunities
  4. Combine Passing, Moving and Shooting
  5. Defending to Stop an Attack
  6. Game Application of Attack and Defence

Dance: traditional dances of the British Isles

  1. Maypole Dancing: Travelling in Different Directions
  2. Clog Dancing: England
  3. Barn Dancing: England
  4. Sword Dancing: Scotland
  5. Gay Gordons: Scotland
  6. Strathspey: Scotland
  7. Irish Dancing: The Traditional Jig
  8. Musical Structure: Pulse, Rhythm and Moving Together
  9. Emphasis in Dance: Ireland
  10. Changing Formations: Wales
  11. Using Props in Dance: Wales
  12. Contrasting Dance: Wales

Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack through basketball

  1. Dribbling (Hand): Keep Control, Find Space
  2. Passing, Receiving and Creating Space
  3. Combine Passing and Dribbling to Create Space
  4. Shooting and Creating Shooting Opportunities in Basketball
  5. Defending to Stop the Opposition's Attack
  6. Game Application of Attacking and Defending in Basketball

Net and wall games: tactics to overcome an opponent through pickleball

  1. Forehand Shots with a Paddle: Pickleball
  2. Develop Forehand Shots Using Paddles
  3. Creating Space to Win a Point Using a Paddle
  4. Backhand
  5. The Forehand and Backhand
  6. Forehand and Backhand in Game Situations

Gymnastics: symmetry and asymmetry

  1. Symmetry in Gymnastics
  2. Asymmetry: Balances Where Both Sides Do Different Things
  3. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Balances on Apparatus
  4. Sequence Formation in Pairs
  5. Unison in Sequences
  6. Canon in Sequences
  7. Create Sequences in Unison on Apparatus with Symmetrical Balances
  8. Create Sequences in Canon on Apparatus with Symmetrical Balances
  9. Sequences on Apparatus in Pairs: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Balances
  10. Sequence Work in Groups: Combining Concepts
  11. Sequence Completion and Peer Review
  12. Sequence Completion and Performance

Health and wellbeing: mindfulness, meditative balances and relaxation techniques

  1. Interpret Sounds to Create Expressive Movement
  2. Create Movement Sequences to Express Emotions
  3. Use Mime to Explore Positive and Negative Emotions
  4. Performing Meditative Balances with Mindfulness Techniques
  5. Combine and Perform Mime with Meditative Balances
  6. Move, Feel, Express: Using Mindfulness to Show Emotions

Athletics: athletic challenges developed

  1. Sprinting: Running at Speed
  2. Sprinting: Stride Pattern
  3. Introduction to Pacing
  4. Use Tactics When Running for Distance
  5. Throwing for Distance: Javelin
  6. Jumping for Distance: Standing Triple Jump

Striking and fielding games: tactics and strategies through racing rounders

  1. The Concept of Racing Rounders
  2. Fielding: Bowling and Backstop
  3. Batting: Technique
  4. Batting: Where and Why
  5. Basic Fielding Tactics in Rounders
  6. Game Play: Apply Batting and Fielding Skills

Each of the 9 units has a free printable Year 4 PE worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 4 PE cover?
Year 4 PE runs to 66 lessons across a 36 week year, covering communication, cooperation, perseverance, coordination, communicate, collaborate and more.
How many PE lessons are in Year 4?
66 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 4?
Children in Year 4 are 8 to 9 years old during the school year in England and Wales.