Most children will have PE at school as part of the curriculum, starting from Early Years until Year 11. Outside of school, many children will be involved in a sport or some form of physical exercise although not all share the same enthusiasm! There are a number of activities given below to get children and families active. Many organisations have produced resources that can be used at home. In addition, there are resources for students and teachers devising PE lesson plans and these too could be used at home. There are also some resources for PE activities with children with special educational needs or who need extra help through disability.

Information

NHS: sports and activities A–Z

www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities/sports-and-activities

This gives a definition of each sport and a link to find out more.

learning resources and activities

Physical literacy

www.sport.wales/content-vault/physical-literacy

Excellent explanation of what physical literacy means by Sport Wales. This is a really useful resource for all PE students.

Primary school teaching ideas

www.teachingideas.co.uk/subjects/pe

A large collection of ideas and downloadable resources for KS1 and KS2 PE that can be used in the classroom or at home.

Sport England

www.sportengland.org/know-your-audience/demographic-knowledge/children-andyoung- people

This has some great resources for PE students to consider as part of their studies.

Youth Sport Trust: PE activities

www.youthsporttrust.org/free-resources

This is packed with activities to do at school or at home and provides a wealth of activity ideas across PE units. It includes SEND activities and a host of family activities to keep everyone active. Excellent.

Youth Sports Trust: stay active staycation

www.youthsporttrust.org/family-hub

Select Stay Active. A great set of activities to keep children and young people active. It includes Active Board Games; Garden Games; Indoor Activities; 60 Second Challenges; and an excellent resource for young people with profound or multiple learning difficulties based on the National Curriculum PE programme of study. Excellent.

Get active with individual sports

10 minute shake up games

www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Fun activities to get the whole family moving either in or outdoors. Change4Life and Disney have teamed up to create play-along games inspired by Disney and Pixar characters. They are designed for 10-minute bursts of movement towards the 60 active minutes a day children need to keep healthy.