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Move Well, Move Often - An Inclusive Approach to the Development of Physical Literacy for All Pupils

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Seachtain na Gaeilge Bizzy Breaks as Gaeilge

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Bizzy as Gaeilge - Sosanna Spleodracha - Irish Heart

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Jumping is the transfer of weight from one or two feet to two feet. It is sub-divided into two categories:

1. Jumping for Height

Jumping for Height Animated GIF | How to Use GIFs

2. Jumping for Distance

Jumping for Distance Animated GIF | How to Use GIFs

Each category has three distinct phases: take off, flight and landing.

1. Jumping for height, or the vertical jump, involves jumping as high as possible from a standing position. In order to achieve maximum height, it is important that the legs and arms work together to generate as much force as possible. Jumping for height can be applied in a range of contexts, such as gymnastics, dance, jumping for a ball in volleyball, basketball and gaelic football, or attempting to get something down from the top shelf in the kitchen.

2. Jumping for distance, or the horizontal jump, involves jumping forwards as far as possible from two feet, landing on two feet. This jump is important in identifying a pupil's ability to use timing and rhythm to successfully coordinate both legs and arms, which dictates the distance of the jump. Jumping for distance plays a considerable role in many playground games such as hopscotch, and is a core skill of both gymnastics and dance. It is also a baseline skill used in a range of sport specific activities such as long jump, triple jump and aquatics.

Things to consider

As landing is one of the three key components of jumping, the skill of landing itself should be treated as a prerequisite to jumping. Information on landing can be found in the 'stability' section of this resource. Also in terms of safety, there can be a large amount of force transferred in a forward direction when jumping for distance. Ensure there is enough free space, that the ground isn't wet or slippy and the footwear worn has adequate grip to allow for a safe landing.

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The manipulative skill of throwing goes hand in hand with catching, and involves propelling an object away from the body. This important fundamental movement skill has many variations, including the underhand throw, overhand throw, roll and the two handed throw. This resource focuses on the overhand throw, as many of its principles may be applied to the other variations. Concepts such as weight transference, generating force, developing a swinging motion and momentum are all important when learning to throw. The skill is used in a wide range of activities such as throwing a javelin, serving in volleyball, chest pass in basketball, rolling in lawn bowls, pitching in baseball or throwing a paper airplane.

Things to consider

While throwing and catching are very much complementary skills, it is recommended that they are taught somewhat separately with a focus placed on one skill at a time. Developing throwing technique requires force to be generated and pupils with an immature catching technique may not be able to engage fully with the activity. To help deal with this it is recommended that soft items such as bean bags, foam balls or other light objects be used to practise throwing initially.

It is also important that the right sized object is used to practise throwing as larger objects will impact on development. The object should fit comfortably in the fingers.

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Running is a similar action to walking except there is a moment of suspension called the flight phase when both feet are simultaneously off the ground. Momentum is achieved when force is created by the back leg driving off the ground. The greater the force created and applied in a given direction, the faster the run will be. The skill of running includes jogging, sprinting, dodging and evading. The ability to run is essential to perform a wide range of activities in both everyday life and sporting contexts. Whether it is sprinting in a race or running for pleasure, chasing a football or trying to catch a butterfly, it is essential that everyone develops a proficient running technique.

Things to consider

When practising running ensure that activities are done in an open playing area. If an enclosed area is used, then make sure that there is adequate space between pupils and also a large enough runoff safety area to allow pupils the opportunity to slow down and stop.

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The athletics strand provides a variety of opportunities to engage in the natural activities of running, jumping and throwing. The child needs to learn to associate joyfulness with these experiences. The emphasis should be on exploring and experimenting with the basic movements of walking, running, jumping and throwing through a wide range of informal play experiences. Building on these early experiences, children then develop the techniques of running, jumping and throwing as they progress through the primary school. Running activities can be devised to encourage children to run and to accept challenges to their personal performances by running faster or by running over a longer distance. Jumping activities will give the child an opportunity to explore various jumps and to develop technique for height and distance. The child participates in throwing activities using objects of different shapes and weights and develops a variety of throwing techniques, improving accuracy and distance.

Primary School PE Curriculum, page 3.

Selected open access resources which may be adapted to the Irish context from other organisations are linked below. Please note these are external resource not designed by the PDST and teachers should ensure they are appropriate for their own classes before use.

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Gymnastics in physical education is concerned with the use of movement in a creative way in response to set tasks, both individually and with others. Children explore movement on the floor and when negotiating a variety of equipment. The gymnastics curriculum encourages children to participate in movement experience that are open to personal interpretation, providing every child with the opportunity to experience success at a personal level, by engaging in challenging but realistically achievable tasks. As the children progress through a sequential programme they are encouraged to strive for more control over their movements and to respond to more complex tasks. They can be helped to enjoy and develop an appreciation of gymnastics while realising individual potential and limitations, thus enhancing overall development.

Primary School PE Curriculum, page 4.

A short video clip example from the PE at Home resource of the bunny jump and caterpillar animal walks. Descriptions of further animal walks and animal walk games available here.

A short video clip example from the PE at Home resource of a gymnastics travel sequence created by a pupil. Gymnastics sequencing cards available to download here.

Selected open access resources which may be adapted to the Irish context from other organisations are linked below. Please note these are external resource not designed by the PDST and teachers should ensure they are appropriate for their own classes before use.

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Jumping is the transfer of weight from one or two feet to two feet.
It is sub-divided into two categories:

1. Jumping for Height

2. Jumping for Distance

Each category has three distinct phases: take off, flight and landing.

1. Jumping for height, or the vertical jump, involves jumping as high as possible from a standing position. In order to achieve maximum height, it is important that the legs and arms work together to generate as much force as possible. Jumping for height can be applied in a range of contexts, such as gymnastics, dance, jumping for a ball in volleyball, basketball and gaelic football, or attempting to get something down from the top shelf in the kitchen.

2. Jumping for distance, or the horizontal jump, involves jumping forwards as far as possible from two feet, landing on two feet. This jump is important in identifying a pupil's ability to use timing and rhythm to successfully coordinate both legs and arms, which dictates the distance of the jump. Jumping for distance plays a considerable role in many playground games such as hopscotch, and is a core skill of both gymnastics and dance. It is also a baseline skill used in a range of sport specific activities such as long jump, triple jump and aquatics.

Things to consider

As landing is one of the three key components of jumping, the skill of landing itself should be treated as a prerequisite to jumping. Information on landing can be found in the 'stability' section of this resource. Also in terms of safety, there can be a large amount of force transferred in a forward direction when jumping for distance. Ensure there is enough free space, that the ground isn't wet or slippy and the footwear worn has adequate grip to allow for a safe landing.

Dodging is a locomotor skill that involves quick and sometimes deceptive changes of direction to evade or catch an opponent. Dodging takes the skill of running and incorporates dynamic, fluid and coordinated movement, allowing the pupil to change direction proficiently. Good balance and stability is essential to perform dodging, with a low centre of gravity achieved by bending the knees, thus allowing the body to rapidly shift from one side to another. This low stable position enables the muscles in the legs to generate maximum force in a sideways direction to create the dodging action.

The skill of dodging is evident in a wide range of playground activities and is a central component of most team sports. From as basic an activity as playing chase, to evading an opponent on a hurling pitch or avoiding a punch in the boxing ring, the dodge is an important skill in the pursuit of success in many sporting activities.

Things to consider

It is important that pupils practise dodging on both sides. While one side may be more proficient than the other, both sides should should receive equal focus. Non locomotor skills such as twisting, turning, bending and swaying are useful skills to address in the lead up to dodging, while good running technique is essential as running at speed is a key component in mastering the skill.

If cones/spot markers are used to practise dodging in isolation, ensure that pupils do not simply run around the makers. A deliberate dodging action should be performed at each marker. Often it can be useful to instruct the pupil to touch each marker with the outside of their foot to promote good technique.

The manipulative skill of throwing goes hand in hand with catching, and involves propelling an object away from the body. This important fundamental movement skill has many variations, including the underhand throw, overhand throw, roll and the two handed throw. This resource focuses on the overhand throw, as many of its principles may be applied to the other variations. Concepts such as weight transference, generating force, developing a swinging motion and momentum are all important when learning to throw. The skill is used in a wide range of activities such as throwing a javelin, serving in volleyball, chest pass in basketball, rolling in lawn bowls, pitching in baseball or throwing a paper airplane.

While throwing and catching are very much complementary skills, it is recommended that they are taught somewhat separately with a focus placed on one skill at a time. Developing throwing technique requires force to be generated and pupils with an immature catching technique may not be able to engage fully with the activity. To help deal with this it is recommended that soft items such as bean bags, foam balls or other light objects be used to practise throwing initially.

It is also important that the right sized object is used to practise throwing as larger objects will impact on development. The object should fit comfortably in the fingers.

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Active Advent for Primary Schools is back!

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Active Advent for primary schools is back by popular demand - this 3-week programme of fun activities is guaranteed to keep your children active, focussed and engaged during this super exciting time of year. Countdown to Christmas using our fun wall chart, and follow a structured programme of ready-made resources.

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Short movement and mindfulness breaks to calm and energise – available in both English and Irish. You’ll find printable and digital resources, as well as videos and interactive PowerPoint games.

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For bizzy bodies & bizzy minds

Bizzy Breaks is a FREE collection of movement and mindfulness activities for primary schools.

Whether you need a movement break to energise a tired class or a gentle transition to focus busy minds, we have an activity for you. Check out the resources below.

Choose some active ideas or clear and simple mindful activities to use throughout the school day.

Bizzy Breaks is designed with teachers and includes a collection of cross-curricular resources, games and lesson plans. See how Bizzy Breaks links to the curriculum and the Wellbeing Framework here.
Why use Bizzy Breaks?

Perfect for use in the classroom

Minimal equipment needed

Adaptable for different ages and abilities

Includes guided videos in English and Irish

Fun interactive activities and games for the whiteboard

Perfect for Active School Flag

Online and free

Benefits for pupils

Short and fun activities

Improves concentration and focus

Helps them reach their recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day

Brings stillness and calmness into every day

Builds healthy habits for life

Choose your learning materials

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Coach Gelardi Halloween games

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Ideas for PE games and challenges

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Welcome to the world of Physical Education! As a Physical Education teacher for over 15 years, Coach Gelardi learned many strategies that help students strengthen their physical health and fitness while working in a safe learning environment. This channel includes: PE At Home videos: Using home made equipment, and making the teaching space "small" allows everyone to participate.

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Relive the Irish relay teams races from Paris 24.

Videos to demonstrate baton passing skills & ideas for relays

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Baton change tips

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Thinking of introducing mindfulness in your classroom this year? 10 Mindful Movements is a great place to start! This active mindfulness practice uses simple standing movements to guide breathing. Ideal for a short break to energise, focus and reset, you can start with just one movement and build from there. Suitable for all ages, with a teacher guide and flashcards to illustrate each movement.

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PE and SPHE lessons supporting learning for the 'head, heart and hands'. Check out the Action For Life in a Nutshell video on the webpage to learn more about how to get started.

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Action for Life in a nutshell

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Welcome to the Action for Life Programme

Action for Life is a new PE and SPHE programme for primary schools. The programme includes lesson plans with activities and resources to enhance your PE class. Find all the materials for your class below by clicking the circles.

Action for Life Lesson Plans, Resources & Activities

How does Action for Life Work?

All resources are available online to download and print or use digitally. In each booklet you will find a PE Agreement, 8 lessons, warm up and cool down stretches, and a suite of colourful resource cards.

Junior Book - Junior Infants, Senior Infants, 1st class
Middle Book - 2nd class, 3rd class, 4th class
Senior Book - 5th class and 6th class

Find resources by clicking the circle links above.

Watch the video at the top of the page for helpful tips to incorporate into your PE class.

Why do Action for Life?

Action for Life is easy to follow, fun, colourful and creates lots of opportunities for children to engage in quality PE. By doing this programme you will be bringing physical literacy into your class. A physically literate child is an active child!

Free lesson plans

Fun and engaging PE activities

Physical literacy through Head, Heart & Hands

Colourful and easy to use

Links to PDST Move Well Move Often

Adaptations and differentiation to include all pupils

SPHE and wellbeing links

Sign up for updates

We are working on providing additional resources, training and videos. Sign up to receive primary school materials for wellbeing and PE.

Why did we create Action for Life?

Action for Life was created with children, teachers and specialists in PE and health promotion in Ireland. The Irish Heart Foundation wanted to create a programme that inspires and encourages all children to reach their full potential in PE. Children who've taken part in the development of this programme said they really enjoyed it because everyone was able to take part and enjoy the activities together. When we get the ingredients for PE right, we can provide meaningful experiences that motivate children to lead an active life. This is really important for their current and future health.

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Action for Life - PE for primary schools - Irish Heart Foundation

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PE programme for primary schools, focusing on physical literacy and SPHE. Lesson plans, videos, resources all available for free online.

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Short movement and mindfulness breaks to calm and energise – available in both English and Irish. You’ll find printable and digital resources, as well as videos and interactive PowerPoint games.

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For bizzy bodies & bizzy minds

Bizzy Breaks is a FREE collection of movement and mindfulness activities for primary schools.

Whether you need a movement break to energise a tired class or a gentle transition to focus busy minds, we have an activity for you. Check out the resources below.

Choose some active ideas or clear and simple mindful activities to use throughout the school day.

Bizzy Breaks is designed with teachers and includes a collection of cross-curricular resources, games and lesson plans. See how Bizzy Breaks links to the curriculum and the Wellbeing Framework here.
Why use Bizzy Breaks?

Perfect for use in the classroom

Minimal equipment needed

Adaptable for different ages and abilities

Includes guided videos in English and Irish

Fun interactive activities and games for the whiteboard

Perfect for Active School Flag

Online and free

Benefits for pupils

Short and fun activities

Improves concentration and focus

Helps them reach their recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day

Brings stillness and calmness into every day

Builds healthy habits for life

Choose your learning materials

Irish Heart Foundation © 2024 * Foras Croí na h-Éireann * CRO 23434 * CHY 5507 * CRA 20008376 * Careers

The Irish Heart Foundation is committed to providing a website that is user friendly and accessible to members of the public, regardless of technology or ability. We are continually improving our digital assets to improve the user experience for everyone and adhering to the required accessibility standards.

Further efforts are underway to update and improve accessibility on our website. In the meantime, if any material on our web pages interferes with your ability to access information, please contact digital@irishheart.ie or if you have any questions or comments about our website's accessibility.

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Catching is a manipulative skill that is closely associated with throwing, yet extremely different in nature. Relying on the ability of the eye to track an object, the skill involves absorbing and controlling the force of the object with a part of the body, usually the hands. Balance is also fundamental to the skill of catching--a wide and low stable base is necessary along with positioning the body in line with the flight of the object. Good balance is essential for successful catching in the early stages of development. The ability to catch is vital in order to play a wide range of games such as gaelic football, basketball, rugby, hurling, baseball, rhythmic gymnastics and playground games. A pupil's inability to catch becomes evident to their peers extremely quickly, so plenty of opportunities to play and practise with objects of different sizes is essential to develop proficiency.

Things to consider
Contrary to general perception, it is far better to initially teach the catch using smaller objects. Learning to catch large objects, then moving to smaller objects can be detrimental to developing proficient catching technique because it encourages the use of the arms and chest to trap the object. It takes on average five years to become proficient at catching so pupils should be exposed to as many opportunities to practise the skill as possible.

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From twitter: Great ideas and videos across all strands.

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Tweets by WannaTeachPE

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The games strand fosters the child's natural tendency to play through informal play activities. It enhances the development of basic skills, and many opportunities are provided for social interaction. As skills develop in accordance with the stage of development of the child, the desire to apply them in informal activities in competition with others increases. Initially this may occur with a partner and then lead into 'small-sided' or mini-games. As the child progresses to these more formalised games, a variety of games should be provided that develop not only skills but also understanding of such concepts as possession, teamwork, attack, defence and use of space. If allowed to experiment, the child will invent many games in which to apply developing skills and understanding. Playground games, co-operative games and games traditional to the school or locality should be considered when planning a programme for the school. Gaelic games should be given particular consideration as part of the games programme. Invasion games, net games, striking and fielding games, target games and shared court games provide a range of opportunities for the development of skills and understanding. Small-sided or mini versions of these games encourage maximum participation. A balanced programme of such games ensures that the child experiences a wide variety of activities that provide enjoyment and challenge and that foster a lifelong interest.

Primary School PE Curriculum, page 4.

Selected open access resources which may be adapted to the Irish context from other organisations are linked below. Please note these are external resource not designed by the PDST and teachers should ensure they are appropriate for their own classes before use.

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The manipulative skill of throwing goes hand in hand with catching, and involves propelling an object away from the body. This important fundamental movement skill has many variations, including the underhand throw, overhand throw, roll and the two handed throw. This resource focuses on the overhand throw, as many of its principles may be applied to the other variations. Concepts such as weight transference, generating force, developing a swinging motion and momentum are all important when learning to throw. The skill is used in a wide range of activities such as throwing a javelin, serving in volleyball, chest pass in basketball, rolling in lawn bowls, pitching in baseball or throwing a paper airplane.

Things to consider

While throwing and catching are very much complementary skills, it is recommended that they are taught somewhat separately with a focus placed on one skill at a time. Developing throwing technique requires force to be generated and pupils with an immature catching technique may not be able to engage fully with the activity. To help deal with this it is recommended that soft items such as bean bags, foam balls or other light objects be used to practise throwing initially.

It is also important that the right sized object is used to practise throwing as larger objects will impact on development. The object should fit comfortably in the fingers.

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Official education portal of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Curriculum focused resources and support for primary and post primary teachers.

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Playworks is a site with suggestions for playground games. I've picked out a couple but here is the resource library of other games.

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Need a group game for 30 kindergarteners, indoors, in a pinch? Trying to convince 5th grader boys to stop hogging the ball? We have you covered.

Explore hundreds of games by group size, available space and equipment, appropriate ages, and developmental skills. Our games are designed to keep all kids playing. You will see lots of games where everyone is "it", ground-rules that keep games manageable for recess supervisors, skill-building variations on students' favorite sports, and other adaptations that make games fun and inclusive for everyone.

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Need a group game for 30 kindergarteners, indoors, in a pinch? Trying to convince 5th grader boys to stop hogging the ball? We have you covered. Explore hundreds of games by group size, available space and equipment, appropriate ages, and developmental skills. Our games are designed to keep all kids playing.