PE Scheme

Junior Infants

Fiona Kelly 2014/2015

Month

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

September
(Games)

Introduce the children to the

halla

Playground games
Warm up exercises
such as Traffic Lights, Busy
Bee

Playground games
Warm up exercises
such as The Bean Game, Duck
Duck Goose

Playground games
Warm up exercises
such as Magic Shoes, Simon
Says

October
(Athletics)

Walking and jogging

Introducing language, start,
stop etc. Walk and jog for
different periods of time in
different directions.

Jumping
Practice skipping activities
with and without ropes,
Experiment with various ways
of jumping for height or
distance.

Throwing
Experiment with throwing
appropriate objects and
methods of throwing.
Practice the underarm throw
using a beanbag and a hoop.
Talk about movement and
answer questions about it.

Running
Practice walking, jogging, or
running with a partner,
following a leader and
participate in relays. (Skipping,
hopping, running)

November
(Dance)

Mid term-break

Explore the movements of

different body parts using
simple body actions such as
walking, skipping etc
Take small steps, wide steps,
fast walks, tired walks and
happy walks.
Magic dust game.

Explore and create movement

at different levels by
travelling close to the floor
following a zigzag pathway.
Follow the leader
Moving suddenly or smoothly
Using strong of light
movements

Explore a range of dynamics

such as moving suddenly using
strong and light movements.
Explore a range of moods
through dance.
Perform simple singing games
and folk dances
e.g. Here we go Looby Loo
There was a princess Long Ago

PE Scheme

Junior Infants

Fiona Kelly 2014/2015

Month

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

December
(Gymnastics)

Movement
Develop language names of
apparatus mats benches etc.
Develop basic movement
actions, balancing, twisting and
turning using a variety of body
parts.
Develop body awareness
through variations of
direction.
Christmas holidays

Movement
Identify body parts used in
movements, practice rocking
and rolling activities leading to
the forward roll.

Movement
Travel slowly on 2 hands and 1
foot.
Travel sideways on 2 hands
and 2 feet keeping the body
low.
Travelling along, across, and
around mats.
Balancing using mats,
Work with a partner.
Zumba and games
Coaching skills.

Christmas Holidays

February
(Dance /Games)
Coaching

Zumba and games

Coaching skills.

Zumba and games

Coaching skills.

Zumba and games

Coaching skills.

Zumba and games

Coaching skills.

March
(Games)

Ball handling
Roll a ball to a partner.
Roll a ball at a target.
Catch by cradling.

Ball handling
Throw a beanbag underarm
into the air.
Throw underarm and over arm
at a large target.

Kicking
Kick a ball to a partner along
the ground.
Use the inside and instep of
foot.

Kicking
Control the ball with the foot
by trapping or stopping it,
Dribble the ball with the foot
and stop it.
Kick the ball to a partner
through a goal.

January
(Gymnastics)
(Dance)

Travel around, in and out of

hoops.
Coaching skills.

Zumba and games.

Coaching skills.

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Junior Infants

Fiona Kelly 2014/2015

April
(Games)
Playground Activities- playing
playground games

Creating and playing games

Create and develop games in
pairs
Rolling a ball at a target
Kicking a ball to a partner
through a goal;

Ball handling
Rolling a ball to a partner or at
a large target
Throwing a bean bag or ball
under arm into the air
Throwing under arm and over
arm at a large target

Carrying and striking

Carry a beanbag on different
body parts.
Carry a beanbag on a small bat
while moving slowly.
Toss the beanbag on a small
bat while stationary.

Carrying and striking

Bounce a ball on a racquet
while stationary.
Strike a softball along the
ground with a bat and retrieve
it.

May
(Outdoor Adventures)

Walking
Undertake short walks within
or adjacent to the school.
Find an object in a confined
area of the school given simple
clues e.g. treasure hunt.

Outdoor challenges
Under take adventure trails,
stepping across markers,
across an imaginary stream.
Undertake simple co-operative
activities, blind mans buff etc.

Orienteering
Follow directions, back, front,
left, right, forwards,
backwards etc.

Orienteering
Identify areas of the hall and
school site, engaging in
activities to encourage the
child to begin to find the way
i.e. identify the front, back,
left or right of hall.

Sprinting
Sprint distances of 10-20m.
Practice reaction sprints.
Practice the standing start.

Hurdling
Run over flat markers. Run
over lines.
Run over low hurdles less than
20m high.

Relays
Participate in a pair relay using
a beanbag, run over flat
markers and over low hurdles
evenly spaced.

Review/ Games
Relays
Participate in a pair relay using
a beanbag, run over flat
markers and over low hurdles
evenly spaced.

Integration
Maths Trails (Maths)
Exploring environment (SESE)

June (Athletics)
*Annual Sports Day