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Connecting Physical Education with other curricular areas and skills

Physical Education lends itself to bringing other curricular areas to life.

Please use and share the following resources and posters as you support families. We believe they will engage young people in applying Maths and English skills in and through physical activity.

All of these resources have been created by quality assured providers, and downloads should be free to access.

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PE and physical activity: primary

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Boogie Beebies

Description: videos that get younger children up and dancing with CBeebies presenters.

Key stages: early years foundation stage

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc

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Disney 10 Minute Shakeups

Description: 10-minute activities based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Website: https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

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Super Movers

Description: videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including maths and English.

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

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#ThisIsPE

Description: videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube. These have been commissioned by the Association for Physical Education

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Website: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/

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Active at Home

Description: The ACTIVE AT HOME programme allows children, parents, friends and family to look at some of our fun games that are used in school. You will have access to our lesson plans, videos and diagrams to help you keep active when your children are not at school.

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

https://online.succeedin.co.uk/public/index/638

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NHS – Change 4 life

Description: This website shares a number of links and ideas for fun home based activities at home, many of which link with other curriculum areas.

Key stages: EYFS, key stage 1 and key stage 2

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities

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BBC Supermovers

Description: A number of activities and videos aimed at primary aged children, linking physical activity challenges with other subject area

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

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Active kids do better           

Description: A range of ideas and resources to inspire families to do some physical activity together

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

https://www.activekidsdobetter.co.uk/active-home

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National Trust - 50 things to do before you are 11 ¾ 

Description: A range of ideas to challenge children (if they can get outside)

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/documents/50-things-activity-list.pdf

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Sportshall athletics at home

Description: The Home Pentathlon is a fun way for families to take part in adapted Sportshall Athletics events within their home environment.

Key stages: Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3

http://www.sportshall.org/homepentathlon

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Youth Sport Trust

Description: You can find a range of PE activities that can be done individually or in pairs/small groups with a focus on the development of physical competence and actively learning the importance of personal skills to support social, emotional and mental wellbeing

Key Stages: Key stage 1 and key stage 2

www.youthsporttrust.org/pe-home-learning

Or, if you're looking for a short, fun activity break there are lots of ideas here: www.youthsporttrust.org/active-breaks

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Get-set for Tokyo

Description: A range of cross curricular resources and ideas that can be done at home around the theme of the 2020 (now 2021) Tokyo Olympics

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

https://www.getset.co.uk/tokyo-ten

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Park Run daily challenges

Description: Each morning a new challenge for the day is posted on the Park Run YouTube channel.  All challenges can be done around the house or in the garden. Every Sunday morning there is a special junior parkrun warm-up that the whole family can try in the living room or garden!

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Think Active  - The A-Z challenge

Description: School Games Organisers are supporting the national effort to ensure young people and their families have access to fun ways of staying active. Over the next 26 working days the SGO’s will be bringing you challenges linked to the School Games.

Key Stages: Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2

http://www.thinkactive.org/wethinkactive/kids-active-learning/a-z-challenge/

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Premier League Primary Stars

Description: Curriculum-linked activities for ages 5-11 cover English and Maths, Health & Wellbeing and Physical Activity, and feature Premier League stars and mascots that will engage them during this challenging time.

Key Stages: Key stage 1 and Key stage 2

https://plprimarystars.com/for-families 

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Imoves

Description: These FREE resources include:

• Quick Blasts

• Active Blasts with supporting activities for Maths and Literacy

• Mental Wellbeing resources to support anxiety, mood and emotions

Key Stages: Key Stage 1 and Key stage 2 

http://theimovement.com/

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PE and physical activity:

Secondary

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Fitness Blender

Description: videos featuring a range of exercises and workouts. You can choose exercises by: degree of difficulty, type, gender and whether equipment is needed or not.

Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5

https://www.fitnessblender.com/

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#ThisIsPE

Description: videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube.

Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4

https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home

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