The following icons are used in each fundamental movement skill activity description to outline opportunities for linkage across PE strands.
The activities to develop and consolidate the fundamental movement skills are differentiated across the three books.
- Book 1 activities are generally aligned to the infant classes,
- Book 2 activities are generally aligned to the junior/middle classes,
- Book 3 activities are generally aligned to middle/senior classes.
Each teacher resource book outlines teaching and learning approaches for the following fundamental movement skills (FMS):
It is important to teach a balanced range of locomotor, stability and manipulative skills across the year.
Schools should select a number of skills for development in any given year, in accordance with pupils' needs and aligned with the school plan.
Within each skill the teacher will be provided with:
