PE at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 2)

Following are core tasks the children could be asked to carry out.

Create and perform a simple sequence, on the floor and using mats, of up to four elements, eg balance, roll, jump, body shape. Make sure you have a clear starting position and that you move smoothly between shapes and actions.

Ask the children to:

• explore the variety of ways they can perform actions, eg making different shapes, travelling in different ways
• change the way they perform a movement or action, eg change levels, speeds, pathways or directions, or use different body parts
• work with a partner, eg to copy or follow a travel sequence
• vary the sequence by using contrasting actions (this will make the task harder)
• repeat the sequence using some different pathways, actions and shapes

Transfer your sequence to a combination of floor, mats and apparatus, eg move from the floor to finish on apparatus, or move from apparatus to finish on the floor. Work with a partner to combine your sequence and your partner's sequence. Perform the new sequence as a pair.

Ask the children to:

• vary the places in which they perform movements or actions, eg through, across, along, between, around large or small apparatus or mats
• use lower, separate apparatus and link fewer actions in the sequence (this will make the task easier)
• use higher, linked apparatus and link more actions in the sequence (this will make the task harder)
• perform the sequence using different apparatus