EYFS Lesson Plans
Our high-quality EYFS PE lesson plans are designed to support the physical development, coordination, balance, and confidence of children aged 3–5 through fun, engaging, and play-based activities.
The effective EYFS PE lessons include clear learning intentions, simple movement challenges, imaginative play, and opportunities for exploration and discovery.
Core features also include adult guidance, safe equipment use, differentiation for all abilities, and assessment opportunities to observe progress in fundamental movement skills.
By combining structured activities with creative play, well-designed EYFS PE lesson plans help practitioners deliver curriculum-aligned, developmentally appropriate Physical Education that fosters early physical literacy, social skills, and a love of movement from the very start of school.
Pupils should be taught to:
- Physical development is essential for children’s overall development and is one of the prime areas in the EYFS framework.
- Activities emphasize building fundamental movement skills, including coordination, balance, agility, and gross/fine motor skills, rather than structured sport-specific lessons.
- Children are expected to learn to move confidently, safely, and with control in various ways (crawling, jumping, running), as well as develop health and self-care skills.
- Athletics
- Fundamental Movement Skills
- Invasions Game Skills
- Locomotion
- Object Manipulation
- Striking and Fielding
- Target Games
- Gymnastics - Pathways, small and long
- Gymnastics - Balancing and Spinning on Points and Patches
- Yoga
Dance
Our dance content has been provided by www.dancetoschool.com Written by an experienced teaching dance specialist all units have different themes and come with additional teacher video support.
- Animals
- Fire of London
- Mini Beasts
- Pirates
- Under the Sea