Programmes & learning outcomes - Reception year
By the end of reception most children will be able to:
- Travel with control in a variety of ways
- Move different parts of the body in a controlled way when stationary
- Use a range of equipment to move with, on/off, over, under, along and through
- Know, understand, and be able to demonstrate, how to move objects and equipment safely
- Use a range of small equipment and apparatus with increasing control and accuracy
- Show an awareness of personal and general space
- Start and stop on a given signal
- Move/respond to a range of stimuli including percussion, voice taped music, sometimes showing rhythm and movement memory and sometimes demonstrating independent thought
- Travel with changes of speed
- Take turns with equipment and follow rules of a game
- Use and share space and equipment safely with others
- Develop positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle
Val Sabin 2000
