Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools

1 Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 1 Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools When selecting any Resources for PE, ensure that they are in keeping with the ethos of the school and the school PE plan. This list is not suggestive or exhaustive and may change over time. For the most up to date version of this list visit Index Core Resources for Physical Education Page 2 General Physical Education Resources Page 3 Strand Specific Resources Page 5 Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement Skills Page 11 Resources for Inclusive Physical Education Page 13 Websites that support Physical Education Page 16 Resources that support Physical Activity Page 20 Suggested PE Equipment for Primary Schools Page 22 Many thanks to all who contributed to the formation of this resource , in particular, lecturers from all the Colleges of Education , Primary school teachers, PDST PE advisors and associates, and members of the Irish Primary PE Association.

2 Your recommendations are welcomed and much appreciated. If you would like to recommend a PE resource for this document, please contact Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 2 Core Resources for PE Name of resource Brief description Available from Primary PE Curriculum Primary PE Teacher Guidelines lesson plans PE Curriculum Glance Cards PE Curriculum Glance Cards NCCA Physical Education Guidelines for teachers of students with General Learning Disabilities Mild General Learning Disabilities Moderate General Learning Disabilites Severe and Profound General Learning Disabilites Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 3 General PE Resources Name of resource Brief description Available From Get Active Physical Education , Physical Activity ands Sport for Children and Young People - A Guiding Framework Healthy Ireland The national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Ireland.

3 Get Ireland Active National Physical Activity Plan for Ireland Creative Physical Education Integrating Curriculum Through Innovative PE Projects John Quay & Jacqui Peters ISBN-13: 978-1450421058 Irish Heart Foundation Action For Life Action For Life is a practical and easy to use Education resource package to assist teachers in planning and teaching part of the PE curriculum. The materials can also be integrated with Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE). Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 4 Spark PE SPARK PE is a PE resource from the USA that showcases inclusive, active, and fun PE lessons. resource packs include Early Childhood, Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary. Sample lesson plans available on the website. The Complete Guide to Sport Education Daryl Siedentop, Peter A.

4 Hastie and Hans van der Mars Book with accompanying CD which contains lots of Resources and schemes, lesson plans, assessment rubrics relating to Sport Education instructional model. ISBN-13: 978-0736098380 Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 5 Strand Specific Resources Games GAA Ceim ar Aghaidh C im ar Aghaidh/Step Ahead is a GAA Games Development initiative to supply teachers and pupils with educational Resources based on the enjoyable theme of Gaelic Games. Using the fun of Gaelic games, it aims to deliver a range of exercises used to support teaching in a variety of subject areas. Available as Gaeilge! GAA Fun Do Pack This resource was developed by the GAA to support age-appropriate GO-GAMES. Pack contains Fun Do Coaches manual, Fun Do Nursery (ABC) manual, Hurling manual and Fun Do Gaelic Football manual.

5 Available to download as PDF. Buntus Bunt s Programmes are developed to support teachers in introducing children to sport and Physical activity. The programmes are rolled out through The Irish Sports Council's network of Local Sports Partnerships. The programme is delivered in a package consisting of 3 components; the equipment, the resource cards and the training. Ready to Go Ideas for PE Games This series focuses on providing easy, quick and lively ideas for PE Games, based on the UK Key Stage Sections include warm up activities, invasion games, striking and fielding games, net and wall games, mini-games and creative games. Includes photocopiable material and a skills index. ISBN-13: 978-0439018258 Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 6 Playing for Life Activity Cards Australian Sports Commission A great set of printable cards focusing on GAMES for fun and skills development.

6 Active school Flag Website For a comprehensive list of supports available from Irish Sporting Bodies, click on the Active Schools Flag Partnerships Resources #toggle-id-3 Irish Hockey Association Hooked on Fun Hooked on Fun includes 15 session plans for 6-9 year olds focused on introducing hockey in a fun and challenging way (with and without a stick), while also allowing for the development of fundamental movement skills and Physical literacy. Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 7 Dance Am Damhsa/Dancin Time DANCIN TIME was developed by teachers for teachers, to help you deliver Folk Dance in the classroom. This resource pack makes teaching Irish and Folk dances fun and also meets the Folk Dance requirements of the PE curriculum. Available in English agus as Gaeilge. The complete guide to Primary Dance Lyn Paine This UK based book offers a scheme of 22 units of work suitable for reception to year 6, along with practical and creative ideas for teaching dance.

7 It includes a web resource . ISBN-13: 9781450428507 Creative Movement and Dance in Groupwork Helen Payne This book provides 180 practical activities with a clear rationale for the use of dance movement to enrich therapy programmes. It features session plans divided into warm-ups, introductions to themes, development of themes and warm-downs. It explores developmental movement processes, non-verbal communication, and expression communication. ISBN-13: 978-0863884733 Let s Go Zudie-O and Let s Go Shoolie Shoo A collection of world and historical music for inspiring dance and movement work in the Primary classroom. An instantly accessible resource , fully supported by clear text, illustrations, photocopiable materials, videoclips, and recorded music. Let s Go Zudie-O ISBN-13: 978-0713654899 Let s Go Shoolie Shoo ISBN-13: 978-0713666151 Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 8 Gymnastics KiDnastics Eric Malmberg A child centred approach to teaching Gymnastics ISBN-13: 978-0736033947 The complete guide to Primary Gymnastics Lyndsay Broomfield This book and DVD package (UK based) is for Primary school teachers and club coaches working with pupils in reception to year 6.

8 ISBN-13: 978-0736086585 GymMix Gymnastics Australia Gymnastics for All Includes Resources for Gymnastics Inclusion: GymAbility as well as GymSkills, GymFun and KinderGym GymStart Gymnastics Ireland GymSTART is a coaching course developed by Gymnastics Ireland for teachers to help them to create a safe, progressive and fun gymnastics environment for all. Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 9 Athletics Pacesetter Working with young Athletes George Bunner The book is intended to be a starting point in bringing the world of fun athletics to children. ISBN-13: 978-1904691006 Sportshall Athletics for the Primary and Secondary Age Groups George Bunner ISBN-13: 978-0955658709 SportsHall Infant resource Cards Athletics Play Australian Sports Commission Playing for Life is an approach to coaching that uses games rather than drills to introduce the skills and tactics of athletics.

9 Each session is designed purposefully, so that the games progressively introduce and develop the particular skill that is the focus of the session. Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 10 Outdoor and Adventure Activities Tri-O Orienteering Pack A great resource pack that is ideal for teaching and introducing orienteering to Primary pupils. It presents a range of ideas from problem solving to navigating routes. Download as a PDF. Leapfrogs PE Lesson Plans Outdoor and Adventurous Activities ISBN 978-0713664577 Mapwork 1 David Flint and Mandy Suhr ISBN 978-0750205153 Aquatics Primary Aquatic Water Safety (PAWS) programme Irish Water Safety has developed a course that incorporates all aspects of the Aquatics Strand. Through PAWS pupils not only learn how to swim they also learn to understand and appreciate the water.

10 Irish Water Safety school Swimming Guidelines Physical Education Resources for Primary Schools page 11 Physical Literacy Physical and Health Education Canada What is Physical Literacy and why is it important? Website outlining strategies, checklists, Resources and support tools. Society of Health and Physical Educators Physical literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of Physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person .Research and Resources . Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth PLAY is a series of Physical literacy assessment tools that were developed by Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) to determine the level of an individual's Physical Physical Literacy - A Journey through Life Sport Wales A visual and interactive website containing video clips, infographics and Resources for educators.