Teaching Ideas for Physical Education

Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for physical education.

  • Class Review

    Class Review

    Evaluate progress and achievement over the past school year and select targets for improvement in the autumn term

  • School Olympics

    School Olympics

    Organise and hold a school wide sports competition to celebrate and replicate the Olympic games

  • Class Picnic

    Class Picnic

    Celebrate achievements in the summer term by preparing and holding a picnic in the school ground

  • Summer Sunshine

    Summer Sunshine

    Develop and refine skills in maths, science and art to explore the effect of the sun on the natural world

  • Home Sports Day

    Home Sports Day

    Support physical development by preparing and holding a family sports competition that can be completed at home or in a local park

  • Sport Data

    Sport Data

    Research, organise and present data and information from a sports competition to develop maths skills in statistics

  • Classroom Exits

    Classroom Exits

    Manage and organise an orderly exit from the classroom for different times and routines as part of the school day

  • School Adventures

    School Adventures

    Develop practical, social and physical skills across the curriculum by completing a range of activities in the school grounds

  • Theme Park Visit

    Theme Park Visit

    Practise identifying and calculating the timing and duration of rides and events when visiting a theme park on a special family trip

  • Family Holiday Trips

    Family Holiday Trips

    Identify and record how to compose and publish recounts using adverbials of time and place to describe family holidays to different places in the world

  • Garden Numbers

    Garden Numbers

    Identify and model some of the different calculation techniques that can be used when adding pairs of single digit numbers

  • Summer Stories

    Summer Stories

    Practise composing and presenting narrative stories with familiar settings to illustrate the events and experiences that could happen during the summer