ES1 Physical Education Program Term 3

Gross Motor Skills through circuits

Length of Unit: 10 weeks
Content Strand: Active Lifestyle, Games and Sports and Moving
Outcomes and Indicators:
ALES1.6 Develops a repertoire of physical activities in which they can participate.
Takes part in different types of physical activity e.g. jumping, walking, hopping,
dancing, skipping, running, kicking, catching, shooting and twisting.
GSES1.8 Demonstrates fundamental movement skills while playing with and sharing
equipment
Shows understanding of the language used in games by responding to verbal and
nonverbal directions
Participates in games where cooperation is important for success
Identifies a variety of games and play equipment
Runs, skips and hops with equipment, e.g. rope, large balls, hoops, etc.
Values and Attitudes:
V5 Willingly participate in regular physical activity

Sequence of Weeks activities

Week

Teaching and Learning Activities for Skills Development

Warm up:
2 x lap run of the basket ball court & stretch.

Fitnes
s
1

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Hurdles
2. Skipping ropes
3. Bean bag throwing and catching
4. Hula hoops
5. Throwing, catching & bouncing balls
Fitness game:
Tepees and Indians
(Run around legs, not through, because of girls in dresses on a Friday)
Duck, duck, goose!
Warm up:
Sewing machine & stretch.

Fitnes

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Kicking, striking & dribble a ball
2. Bean bag balancing
3. Bouncing small balls on a bat
4. Shoot goals on the basketball court.
5. Hopping and jumping in hoops
Dancing
Dance to various children songs & explore how their body moves to different

Equipment
Cones
Hurdles
Skipping ropes
Spikey balls
Bean bags
Hula hoops
Whistle

Assessment
Focus

Throwing &
catching

Whistle
V5

Cones
Soccer balls
Bean bags
Balls & bats
Basket balls
Hula hoops
Whistle

Childrens
music

Balancing

V5

Evaluation

s2

Fitnes
s3

types of music
Warm up:
Whats the time Mr. Wolf? & Stretch
Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Hurdles
2. Skipping ropes
3. Hopping and jumping in hoops
4. Bean bag balancing
5. Hula hoops
Fitness games
Stuck in the mud
(Hold hands and twist around to free instead of crawling between legs as
girls in dresses on a Friday)
Relays tag & running
Warm up:
Fundamental movements & stretch

Fitnes
s4

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Bean bag throwing & catching
2. Throwing, catching & bouncing balls
3. Shoot goals on the basketball court.
4. Bounce small balls on a bat.
5. Kicking, striking & dribble a ball
Dancing
Dance to various children songs & explore how their body moves to different
types of music
Warm up:
Animals of the jungle & stretch

Cones
Hurdles
Skipping ropes
Hula hoops
Bean bags

Hurdles (jumping)

Whistle

V5

Cones
Bean bags
Spikey balls
Basket balls
Balls & bats
Soccer balls
Whistle

Childrens
music

Cones

Kicking, dribbling
& striking

V5

Fitnes
s5

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Bean bag balancing
2. Hula hoops
3. Hopping and jumping in hoops
4. Bounce small balls on a bat
5. Skipping ropes
Fitness game
Relay tag & running
Fundamental movement skills relays
Warm up:
2 x lap run of the basket ball court & stretch.

Fitnes
s6

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Hurdles
2. Bean bag throwing & catching
3. Throwing, catching & bouncing balls
4. Kicking, striking & dribble a ball
5. Hopping and humping in hoops
Dancing
Dance to various children songs & explore how their body moves to different
types of music
Warm up:
Sewing machine & stretch.

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Hurdles
2. Skipping ropes
3. Bean bag throwing and catching

Bean bags
Hula hoops
Spikey balls
Balls & bats
Skipping ropes
Whistle

Jumping &
hopping

Whistle

V5

Cones
Hurdles
Bean bags
Spikey balls
Soccer balls
Hula hoops
Whistle

Hurdles (jumping)

Childrens
music

Cones
Hurdles
Skipping ropes
Bean bags
Hula hoops
Spikey balls
Whistle

V5

Skipping & twisting

Throwing &
catching

4. Hula hoops
5. Throwing, catching & bouncing balls

Fitnes
s7

Fitness game
Tepees and Indians
(Run around legs, not through, because of girls in dresses on a Friday)
Sewing machine
Warm up:
Whats the time Mr. Wolf? & Stretch

Fitnes
s8

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Kicking, striking & dribble a ball
2. Bean bag balancing
3. Bouncing small balls on a bat
4. Shoot goals on the basketball court.
5. Hopping and jumping in hoops
Dancing
Dance to various children songs & explore how their body moves to different
types of music
Warm up:
Fundamental movements & stretch

Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Bean bag throwing & catching
2. Throwing, catching & bouncing balls
3. Shoot goals on the basketball court.
4. Bounce small balls on a bat.
5. Kicking, striking & dribble a ball
Fitness game

Whistle

Cones
Soccer balls
Bean bags
Basket balls
Hula hoopes
Whistle

Childrens
music

Cones
Bean bags
Spikey balls
Basket balls
Bats & balls
Soccer balls
Whistle

V5

Shooting goals

V5

Control of ball on a
bat

Fitnes
s9

10

Fitnes
s 10

Animals of the jungle

Whats the time Mr. Wolf
Fundamental movement skills relays
Warm up:
Animals of the jungle & stretch
Circuit:
Ss rotate between circuits spending 5 minutes (approx.) at each.
1. Hurdles
2. Skipping ropes
3. Hopping and jumping in hoops
4. Bean bag balancing
5. Hula hoops
Dancing
Dance to various children songs & explore how their body moves to different
types of music

Whistle

Cones
Hurdles
Skipping ropes
Hula hoops
Bean bags
Whistle

Childrens
music

V5

Balancing

V5