Teaching movement to EYFS

Help EYFS pupils to develop their movement skills in an imaginative way with these hand-picked planning resources and activity ideas

Tes Resources Team

EYFS pupils learning fundamental Movement Skills

Planning documents and practical resources to develop pupils’ fundamental movement skills

Movement lessons are an essential part of child development so it's important to find engaging ways of giving pupils the physical literacy they need to play games and sports in the future.

To help you do just that, we’ve hand-picked a range of top resources, ideal for getting young learners moving, learning and having fun!

Planning 

FOUNDATION MOVEMENT SKILLS PLANNING 12 WEEKS
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FOUNDATION MOVEMENT SKILLS PLANNING 12 WEEKS

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Hi All, To help you all with a busy beginning to the year, please find attached FREE FOUNDATION MOVEMENT SKILLS PLANNING including an ENTIRE TERM (12 sessions) worth of learning based on the Fundamental Movement Skills! All learning objectives are linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage 40 - 60 m...
Teachers TV: Fundamental Movement Skills
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Teachers TV: Fundamental Movement Skills

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Reception teacher Sharon Badger is an enthusiast for PE now but, as someone who embraced physical activity later in life, she fully understands the dread of PE for some pupils and primary teachers. For the last seven weeks Sharon has been integrating Fundamental Movement Skills into the curriculum, ...
PE Planning for EYFS (small apparatus) - Pre-School and Reception
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PE Planning for EYFS (small apparatus) - Pre-School and Reception

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A half term unit of PE planning for either Pre-School or Reception. This unit focuses on small aparatus such as balls, quoits, hoops and beanbags also incorporating floor based movements to develop gross motor skills and core stability. The unit has 7 lessons but depending on how much time you d...
EYFS PE Plans - Reception - Movement x 6 Plans
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EYFS PE Plans - Reception - Movement x 6 Plans

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PE Plans x 6 with activity progressions which can be used to challenge gifted and talented pupils. Covering the key aspects of Movement and includes Lesson Objectives, Activities, Teaching Points, Progressions and 'I Can' Statements.
EYFS / KS1 PE Ball Skills Unit - 5 lesson plans
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EYFS / KS1 PE Ball Skills Unit - 5 lesson plans

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Roll into the new term with this fundamental ball skills unit. Used across 5 lessons, this unit comes with 5 detailed lesson plans that are easily adaptable for EYFS and KS1. There is differentiated success criteria for EYFS, Y1 and Y2. Created by an experienced PE subject coordinator, these less...

Activities

Start Moving - EYFS - The Lion
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Start Moving - EYFS - The Lion

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This resource has been designed to develop children s physical skills, confidence and self-esteem. The theme of animals has been used as a stimulus for movement and provides pupils with opportunities to plan, create, perform and evaluate. Tasks are designed to encourage pupils to f...
Hedgehogs (Encouraging rolling movements)
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Hedgehogs (Encouraging rolling movements)

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This happy song encourages children to imagine being hedgehogs to carry out rolling movements such as somersaults and tumbling in a safe manner. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.me...
Fundamental Movement Skills Program - Circus School
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Fundamental Movement Skills Program - Circus School

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This is a collection of 16 circus themed physical movement stations that encourage balance, coordination and basic gross motor skills. Children will learn to walk on a balance beam like a tight rope walker, do forward rolls like a lion, balance a bean bag on their nose like a seal and loads more. ...