Physical Education - Department of Education

Physical education
Strand: Movement
Sub strand
Substrand Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
E
Basic
movement
Attitudes
• appreciation of own and
others’ performances
• cooperate with and
encourage others to improve
movement skills
•value the importance of
movement skills in relation to
fitness
Suggested activities
• choose a local or traditional
object with which to perform
movement patterns and
other skills
• choose a local animal and
imitate body movements and
patterns
• choose an activity such as
tabloid games and perform a
variety of body movement
and movement skills with
patterns, body control and
coordination
• perform movement patterns
using objects or equipment
such as ropes and balls
• be aware of the importance
of body control when
performing movement skills
• be aware of movement
principles such as space,
time, force and flow and their
relationship to movement
skills, patterns and
sequences
Suggested activities
• use the sport of mini
volleyball to practise
movement sequences such
as dig, set, serve, spike
• explore different movement
skills for different sporting
codes that link to make a
pattern
• create movement pattern
rules
• perform a variety of body
movement skills and patterns
in the form of drills at all
levels
Attitudes
•stay focused when
performing a skill
• be committed to proper
practice of different
movement patterns
• accept differences in
movement skills sequences
• concentrate for better
coordination
Suggested activities
• select a modified sport you
prefer. List the skills required
to play each activity in the
order you think the skills
should be learnt and
performed
• explore and create
movement patterns and
sequences such as walk, skip
and run
• select a game to practise and
perform movement skills with
speed, distance and height
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