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Outdoor and adventure activities are facets of the physical education curriculum concerned with walking, cycling, camping and water-based activities, orienteering, and outdoor challenge activities. Orienteering is an exciting activity that combines the geographical skills of map work, the physical activity of walking or running and the adventure of exploring unfamiliar locations. It can be introduced through preliminary exercises on the school site.

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This resource has been developed by primary teachers to bring your child's Physical Education experience home. The PE Homework - Active Every Day activities are designed to complement the activities that your child is learning in school.

How to use this resource
This resource provides a selection of activities that your child can choose from, based on the strand that they are exploring in their Physical Education class. The activities in this resource are differentiated across three levels - Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

Level 1 is generally aligned to the infant classes,

Level 2 is generally aligned to 1st, 2nd or 3rd classes,

Level 3 is generally aligned to 4th, 5th or 6th classes.

Select the activities that best suit the needs and abilities of your child. Children can move up or down through the levels if they wish. If there is more than one child in the household, they can help each other with their PE homework! The activities outlined in this resource can be completed inside the home or outside in whatever space is available to the child. All activities can be completed individually by the child, or they can be adapted to include family members, neighbours or friends. Remember to warm-up before you start! Scroll down to find some fun warm-up and cool-down activities. Children can track their progress using the PE Homework charts below, or document their efforts in a PE journal.

This resource pack is also available in Irish.

PE Homework Activities

PE Homework Charts - Track your Progress

Click on the image to download each chart. You can print it out and display it in the home to track their progress, or you can keep a note of the activities that you have completed in your PE journal. Remember, if you have a favourite activity, you can complete it more than once!

Reflective Templates

This resource invites your child to share what they have learned at school with their family members at home. Encourage your child to show you what they have learned, and to talk about their PE experiences. Your child may have a PE journal, or copybook. Invite your child to use their PE journal to reflect on their learning by

writing about or drawing what they did in PE or what activity they completed for homework,

setting movement goals and learning targets,

keeping physical activity records or

creating new games using the skills they are developing in PE.

Download or print the following reflective templates to help your child to reflect on their progress with their PE homework. Each one is available at 3 levels, select the template that best suits your child's needs.

Warm Up and Cool Down activities

Further Resources

Click on the following links to access further resources for Physical Education

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All teachers work together to strengthen their delivery of a different PE strand each year.

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Included on this resource is a set of support materials for the five strands of the
physical education curriculum for primary schools. The materials have been designed to
complement this curriculum and to assist primary teachers in its implementation.
Materials for the aquatic strand are available on the link provided.

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Folk dance is an important element of the dance strand of the PE curriculum. The PDST Primary PE team have developed and collated video demonstrations and written descriptions and links to accompanying music for a selection of folk dances across class levels.

Folk Dances

Dance steps

Many folk dance contain specific dance steps which can be taught in advance. Remember to keep the emphasis on enjoyment and support all pupils to participate in the dance even if they have not yet mastered the steps in question. Use the videos below to help pupils learn 3 common steps.

Further Support

For further support download the PDST folk dance resource. This resource contains warm up activities for dance, tips for teaching a new folk dance, activities and progressions for a variety of folk dances including sean nós, information on supporting pupils motivation for dance, examples of how FMS can be embedded in folk dance and a link to an accompanying Spotify playlist with music for each of the dances.

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The Daily Mile is simple and free and gets children out of the classroom for fifteen minutes every day to run or jog, at their own pace, with their classmates, making them fitter, healthier, and more able to concentrate in the classroom.

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Core Principles

The Daily Mile is easy to implement and fun to do. All children enjoy it and participate happily. Read founder Elaine's top ten essentials for successfully implementing The Daily Mile in any school setting.

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Our Ambassador, Eliud Kipchoge

Eliud Kipchoge is the world's fastest marathon runner! The Kenyan champion holds the world record for running the 26.2 mile marathon in Berlin in just 2:01:39!

We're excited that Eliud is working with The Daily Mile, to get even more schools and nurseries to sign up to the initiative around the world. Like Eliud, The Daily Mile Foundation believes "No Human Is Limited" and wants to ensure every child, regardless of their age, ability, gender or circumstances has the opportunity to run every day, and enjoy being active outside.

In October, Eliud will be taking on a superhuman challenge in Vienna! He is aiming to be the first person ever to run a marathon in under two hours.

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Move Well, Move Often - Supporting inclusion of all pupils in the development of Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement Skills was developed by teachers on the PDST Primary PE Team with support from NCSE. The resource is designed to be used in tandem with the Move Well, Move Often resource. It highlights a range of approaches and methodologies that teachers can use to remove barriers to participation, to enable achievement of learning outcomes across the PE curriculum for all pupils. It aims to enable the teacher to create an environment and conditions in which each pupil can flourish according to their own capability. In this resource, a sample selection of 5 activities from each of the three Move Well, Move Often Activity Books are presented to highlight strategies for inclusion for pupils with physical disabilities and learning needs and pupils who are autistic, blind or vision impaired, or deaf or hard of hearing. Teachers can then apply these strategies to all of the activities in the Move Well, Move Often resource where required. The resource also features an inclusive unit of work for each of the 6 strands of the PE curriculum - Dance, Athletics, Outdoor & Adventure Activities, Games, Gymnastics and Aquatics.
This resource was shared a the INTO Special Education Conference in February 2022 and officially launched at the Irish Primary PE Association (IPPEA) Conference in October 2022. Click on the image below to access a PDF of the resource. Hard copies will be available soon from the PDST e-store.

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This page contains links to all professional development service for teachers (PDST) primary physical education resources in one place. Selected open access resources applicable to the Irish context from other organisations are also included.

PE Resource Spotlight

Click on the following links for quick access to popular PE resources

PE Support Agencies

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Beyond the Classroom

Beyond the Classroom resources can be used by teachers to help engage parents in their child's physical literacy journey. Learning undertaken within physical education class can be consolidated and enhanced outside of school through the use of these resources.

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PE at home is a collaboration between the Dublin City University, the Professional Development Service for Teachers and the Irish Heart Foundation. These videos can be used to support strand based learning in PE at home. We hope that you will be able to take part in and enjoy this lesson as part of your daily physical activity along with other members of your household.

Researchers from DCU are evaluating the PE at Home lesson series so that content can be improved, and a viable solution to what is likely to be a longer term issue, can be delivered for teachers, parents and children. When children return to school in September, should social distancing restrictions remain in place and the very nature of PE at school renders it difficult to deliver, there may be the likelihood that there will remain a need in our primary schools for these lessons well into the next academic year. Therefore investigating the efficacy of PE at Home lessons is paramount. To this end we are asking teachers and parents to complete a short 5-7 minute survey available at the links below to help us with this task.
Parents/Guardians click here.
Teachers click here.

For further home based learning click on the banner above to check out the PDST Beyond the Classroom resources.

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This resource has been developed by primary teachers to bring your child's Physical Education experience home. The PE Homework - Active Every Day activities are designed to complement the activities that your child is learning in school.

How to use this resource
This resource provides a selection of activities that your child can choose from, based on the strand that they are exploring in their Physical Education class. The activities in this resource are differentiated across three levels - Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

Level 1 is generally aligned to the infant classes,

Level 2 is generally aligned to 1st, 2nd or 3rd classes,

Level 3 is generally aligned to 4th, 5th or 6th classes.

Select the activities that best suit the needs and abilities of your child. Children can move up or down through the levels if they wish. If there is more than one child in the household, they can help each other with their PE homework! The activities outlined in this resource can be completed inside the home or outside in whatever space is available to the child. All activities can be completed individually by the child, or they can be adapted to include family members, neighbours or friends. Remember to warm-up before you start! Scroll down to find some fun warm-up and cool-down activities. Children can track their progress using the PE Homework charts below, or document their efforts in a PE journal.

PE Homework Activities

PE Homework Charts - Track your Progress

Click on the image to download each chart. You can print it out and display it in the home to track their progress, or you can keep a note of the activities that you have completed in your PE journal. Remember, if you have a favourite activity, you can complete it more than once!

Reflective Templates

This resource invites your child to share what they have learned at school with their family members at home. Encourage your child to show you what they have learned, and to talk about their PE experiences. Your child may have a PE journal, or copybook. Invite your child to use their PE journal to reflect on their learning by

writing about or drawing what they did in PE or what activity they completed for homework,

setting movement goals and learning targets,

keeping physical activity records or

creating new games using the skills they are developing in PE.

Download or print the following reflective templates to help your child to reflect on their progress with their PE homework. Each one is available at 3 levels, select the template that best suits your child's needs.

Warm Up and Cool Down activities

Further Resources

Click on the following links to access further resources for Physical Education

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Bizzy Breaks Interactive Resources

Movement Breaks for your classroom

Bizzy Breaks are fun, engaging and a great way to get your class moving throughout the day. Display these interactive resources on your whiteboard and follow the included instructions for an enjoyable active break.

Bizzy Breaks is ideal for movement breaks throughout the school day and helps pupils achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

Bizzy Breaks is co-designed with teachers and has the flexibility to be used in a way that works best for your class. All Bizzy Breaks activities have been adapted for compliance with the COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening of Primary and Special Schools (Department of Education and Skills, August 2020).

Bizzy Breaks activities require minimal equipment.

Perfect for use indoors and in small classrooms.

All activities adapted for COVID-19.

The ideal transition between subjects.

Improves concentration.

Many activities could also be done outdoors.

Each activity lasts 5 to 10 minutes.

All activities are designed to link with your class curriculum.

Designed to help busy minds bring stillness and calmness into every day.

Activities and games for the whiteboard.

Bizzy Breaks can be used as part of your wellbeing programme in primary schools, with curriculum links across SPHE, PE and more.

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Interactive Resources for the classroom to introduce movement breaks throughout the school day. Free primary school PowerPoints.

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The Sports Con 10@10 is 10 exercises performed for 10 minutes every day. It is designed to keep kids active while staying in their classroom. Teachers can fit in the 10 minutes of activity at any stage of the day to suit the class schedule.

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Guidelines for Teachers of Students with MODERATE General Learning Disabilities

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5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 1 | The Body Coach TV

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Our Primary PDST PE Associates and Local Facilitators have come together to share how they have been supporting continuity of learning in Physical Education. They are teaching all over Ireland in a variety of contexts and class levels. We hope these video clips can help you to promote Physical Education at home while schools are closed and when they re-open.

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This is the YouTube channel of the official GAA Learning & Development Community Portal available at learning.gaa.ie. The Gaelic Athletic Association / Cumann Lúthchleas Gael is a 32 county sporting and cultural organisation that has a presence on all five continents.

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Bizzy Breaks for Active School Week

For Active School Week (April 26th - April 30th, 2021) we have developed a number of exciting new resources for use in the classroom and at home.

Bizzy Breaks is a collection of activities for primary school pupils designed to support children to move throughout the day.

Activities are adapted to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening of Primary and Special Schools, require minimal space or equipment, and many can be done outdoors.

On this page you will find Bizzy Breaks interactive PowerPoints and challenge ideas to try during Active School Week.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to find our full Bizzy Breaks Programme and Bizzy @ Home Learning Hub.

Sign up here to receive free resources and updates on our primary school activity programmes.

Bizzy Breaks

Find all the resources you need for movement breaks and linked curriculum activities.

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Bizzy Breaks for Active School Week For Active School Week (April 26th - April 30th, 2021) we have developed a number of exciting new resources for use in the classroom and at home. Bizzy Breaks is a collection of activities for primary school pupils designed to support children to move throughout the day.

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For people in their 20s and 30s, there is a greater risk of becoming overweight or obese because of changes in eating patterns and lifestyles. This means that these ages are an important time to prevent excess weight gain, and to protect your health now and in the future.

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An initiative which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Ireland

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The national Keep Well campaign is aimed at showing people of all ages, how we can mind our own physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy and helpful habits to our daily and weekly routines.

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Keep Well by adding healthy and helpful habits to your daily and weekly routines

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Join Emer O'Neill for a series of fun fitness videos for the whole family

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The Keep Well campaign is encouraging people to mind their physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy habits to their routines.

As part of the Keep Well campaign, Sport Ireland has produced the below series of exercise videos.

Keep Well Programme for children with autism and their parents/guardians/carers:

Led by Fiona and Paul Oppermann this 6-part series is designed to focus in on movement patterns that are beneficial for development, combined with low and higher intensity exercises that use a similar pattern to aid learning.

The key focus is the development of gross motor skills to improve co-ordinated movement, core strength and balance.

The sessions can be done as week by week progressions or standalone sessions. You can do the exercises in your own space and at your own pace, by pausing and restarting the videos at a pace that works for you.

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Keep Well Video Series for Children with Autism

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The App features:

'Ireland Lights Up' Walking Campaign

Get Ireland Walking are delighted to support the 'Ireland Lights Up' walking campaign which returns in January 2021, in partnership with the GAA and Operation Transformation. This year other sporting organisations will join the GAA to ensure that 'Ireland Lights Up' by turning on their floodlights during the 8-week broadcast of Operation Transformation which returns to our screens on 6th January 2021.

The new App will allow you to book your space to walk safely at a local registered club or venue. The app will regularly add clubs and venues near you on a daily basis; be sure to re-check if your local club has registered and then just sign up!

Clubs can register now and can open each evening of the week for the duration of the campaign from Monday 11th January to Sunday 28th February 2021, The registration feature on the App WILL NOT be live until 8th January so remember to keep checking!

21 Day Walking Challenge

We're challenging you to walk at least once a day for 21 days in a row and we promise you that if you complete the challenge, you'll have a walking habit to be proud of by 2021.

Aim to walk for at least 30 minutes each day. You don't have to do it all at once you can build up to 30 minutes or more by being active for at least 10 minutes in the early days. Just keep increasing the length of your walk and watch the minutes add up.

By using the free app you will keep a record of your walking every day. By tracking how long or how far you walked, you'll see proof of your improvements and receive tips and encouragements along the challenge! This is a great motivation to keep going!

The app is available for download NOW on the App Store and Google Play:

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ONLINE LOTTERY

Online Lottery is a simple way of getting recurring cash flow into rugby clubs. Emerald Warriors moved to an online lottery system in December 2019 and it proven very successful for them. In this case study, Emerald Warriors Fundraising Officer Phillip Purcell talks through:

Securing A Charity Lottery Licence

Using An Online Platform

Communicating To Members

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CROWDFUNDING

Crowdfunding is being used by more and more by Irish rugby clubs to raise funds. Many traditional methods of fundraising are not possible at present due to public health measures, but Old Crescent have managed a successful crowdfunding campaign to replace some of their cancelled events.

In this case study, Old Crescent's Paul Donnellan talks through:

Setting up on a crowdfunding campaign

Getting the message right

Maximising the campaign though social media

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ONLINE EVENTS

Public health measures have given rise to a surge in the use of online video conferencing tools to keep friends, family and communities connected. Bangor RFC hosted a club event on Zoom as a way of marking the end of the season, but it was also an opportunity to raise much needed funds.

Their case study was presented by Senior XV Head Coach Tom Rock.

Adding value to an online event

Monetising the event

Managing Video Conference tools

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CONVERTING CONTENT INTO CASHFLOW

Cash flow is a major concern for clubs at present. Public health measures mean that many traditional fundraising methods are not possible. Clubs who might want to raise funds while offering value to their members could look at turning their content into cash-flow.

Three Red Kings Founder Tom Savage talked through:

Why people are willing to pay for club content (photography, video and streaming)

Managing a pay wall for content

Creating opportunities for club sponsors

Download the case stud - pdf Download the case stud in word

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Our Aldi Play Rugby Class Lessons will bring rugby into the classroom to help children learn in a fun and interactive way.

Teachers can avail of special Class Session packs that use rugby to explore core subjects including Literacy, Numeracy, Art, Personal Development, History and Geography.

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Active Homework Challenge Week 1 beginning 8/3/2021

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It's now more important than ever that we try and stay active. The aim of the 'Active Homework Challenge' is to increase our physical activity levels , thus helping us reach the national recommendation of 60 minutes daily. Try our Active Homework Challenge! Follow the Activity Timetable & check out our fun videos below for each activity!

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Active Homework Challenge Week 2 beginning 15/3/2021

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Active Homework Challenge Week 3 beginning 22/3/2021

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It's now more important than ever that we try and stay active. The aim of the 'Active Homework Challenge' is to increase our physical activity levels , thus helping us reach the national recommendation of 60 minutes daily. Try our Active Homework Challenge! Follow the Activity Timetable & check out our fun videos below for each activity!

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Podtastic Sports Day - About Podtastic Sports Day

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Hello, and welcome to the Sligo Education Centre Podtastic Sports Day Resource. Building on and adapting the astounding success of Virtual Sports Day 2020, Sports Day Your Way: Making it Podtastic! is the perfect answer to all your sports day questions under current restrictions in 2021. Pick from

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Game 1 - Hula Hut Relay

Game 2 - Tangram Relay

Game 3 - Wacky Waiter Relay

Game 4 - Crazy Clothes Peg Challenge

Game 5 - Crazy Card Shuffle

Game 6: Monopoly Madness

Game 7

Lot more Games and Activities can be found at this link:
European Schools Sports Day - IPPEA Conference 2020

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Game 1 - Hula Hut Relay Game 2 - Tangram Relay Game 3 - Wacky Waiter Relay Game 4 - Crazy Clothes Peg Challenge Game 5 - Crazy Card Shuffle Game 6: Monopoly Madness Game 7 Lot more Games and Activities can be found at this link: European Schools Sports Day - IPPEA Conference 2020

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Donnagh Toomey  Munster Under 18 Hockey Player

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Donnagh Toomey  Munster Under 18 Hockey Player

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Plays Camogie and Football with St. Anne's and Waterford

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Corey Kennedy, Waterford Senior Footballer. Challenge 1

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Corey Kennedy, Waterford Senior Footballer. Challenge 1

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Sibéal Harney. Waterford Senior Camogie Star.

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Sibéal Harney. Waterford Senior Camogie Star.

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Action for Life in a nutshell

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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

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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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Get started View all Videos Action for Life in a nutshell Get started 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.

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Keep Well by adding healthy and helpful habits to your daily and weekly routines

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Join Múinteoir Emer from Home School Hub for Exercise with Emer as she gets everyone moving! This is the place to see all the Active Hub classes.

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Space Camp Challenge starts Monday, 13 November at 3.50pm on RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player

8 Irish teens discover that every astronaut needs to take a small step before their giant leap.

Mental Health Animation: The Presenter

When Niamh, a shy production assistant at a news channel, is pulled up on stage to present the evening news, things take an unexpected turn...

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20 games to keep your kids active

Looking for ways to be active as a family? We've got lots of family games to play indoors and outside that will get everyone moving and having fun together.
It's important to be physically active, but that doesn't have to be organised sports or something outside the family. It can be play and games. It's any activity that gets the heart to beat faster. So take your pick of our 20 active play and game ideas for all ages, and all types of weather conditions.

Obstacle Course

2+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Tightrope Walking

1+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Keep it Moving

1+ players | Indoors

1. Blow up a balloon.

2. With one player, the game is simple - don't let it touch the ground for as long as possible.

3. With two or more players, each player has three lives and has to pass the balloon back and forth without using their hands.

4. If you let the balloon touch the ground, you lose a life. The last player left wins.

Play safely
Kerbs

2 Players | Outdoors
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Crab Walk Races

2+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Family Sports Day

4+ players | Outdoors
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Treasure Hunt

1+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Family Musical Statues

3+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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ABC Hunt

1+ players | Indoors or Outdoors

1. Challenge the kids to find items starting with a different letter. You can play this around the house or outside. Examples include: Apple, Book, Carpet, Desk, etc.

2. You can change the game to items that start with letters that make up a word of the day that the kids can choose. Examples include football, holidays, etc.

3. Time how long it takes them to complete the alphabet. If they can't find anything for the tough letters like Q, X, Z, they can draw a picture of something that starts with that letter instead.

4. This can be adapted to finding items that start with letters that make up the word of the day - ie football, holidays etc.

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Fitness Monopoly

3+ players | Indoors or Outdoors

1. Write out about 20 different activities on cards and place them in the shape of a Monopoly board. Activities can anything from jumping jacks to planks to toe touches. To make it more challenging, divide them into three categories: orange for cardio (activities that raise your heartbeat), blue for improving your strength, and red to improve your flexibility. Here are some examples.

2. Take turns rolling the dice and completing the activities you land on.

3. Every time you pass go you get a token, first to ten tokens wins.

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Fitness Alphabet

3+ players | Indoors or Outdoors

1. Create a weekly calendar with a different word for each day eg waddle, giggle, summer, puddles. You can ask the kids to think of the words - maybe have a theme per week. Here are some examples.

2. Give each exercise a letter of the alphabet depending on your child's age and ability (eg. A= 5 x jumping jacks, B=2 x pushups, C=8 x arm circles, D=7 x hop on one foot, E=6 x jump high, F=15 x marching steps, G=8 x squats, etc).

3. Each day, as a family, everyone can do the word of the day. If children have different levels of ability, the older kids can do one or two rounds.

Play safely
Four square

4+ players | Outdoors
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Indoor Bowling

2+ players | Indoors
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Balloon Waddle Races

2+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Traffic Lights

3+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Wall Ball

2+ players | Outdoors
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Simon Says

2+ players | Indoors / Outdoors
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Hopscotch

1+ players | Indoors or Outdoors

1. Draw a grid of squares numbered 1-10 on the ground in chalk if outside or with masking tape if indoors.

2. Start at 1. Take turns tossing a marker (stone, coin, small beanbag) into each square. Hop through the entire the grid. Pick up the marker on your way back.

3. If the marker doesn't land inside right square, that player misses a turn. If their foot lands outside the lines or in the wrong square when hopping, they repeat that turn on their next go.

4. First to 10 wins.

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Follow the Leader

2+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Hot and Cold

2+ players | Indoors or Outdoors
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Looking for ways to be active as a family? We've got lots of family games to play indoors and outside that will get everyone moving and having fun together. It's important to be physically active, but that doesn't have to be organised sports or something outside the family.

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In Bike for Life, you will learn a variety of skills related to cycling. The basic content can be seen below, with the level of learning depending on the start point of the rider.

1. Preparing for a Bike Ride: What to wear, what to bring.

2. Riding safely on the road: Basic road skills, advanced road skills, riding in the dark.

3. Riding as a group: Riding in pairs, riding as a group, group riding etiquette.

4. Using shared facilities: Riding in low volume traffic, riding in higher volume traffic.

5. Bike handling skills: Basic bike handling skills, advanced bike handling skills.

6. Nutrition & Hydration: Basic requirements, requirements for a cyclist.

7. Bike repair & maintenance: Basic bike maintenance.

8. Training for your cycling goals: Getting started, going further and cycling challenges

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In Bike for Life, you will learn a variety of skills related to cycling. The basic content can be seen below, with the level of learning depending on the start point of the rider. 1. Preparing for a Bike Ride: What to wear, what to bring. 2.

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Water Polo Ball Tricks | with Ireland Head Coach, Goran Sablic

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Water Polo Ball Tricks | with Ireland Head Coach, Goran Sablic

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Water Polo Ball Tricks | with Ireland Head Coach, Goran Sablic

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