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.
Educa Gym
Website with a variety of teaching resources for gymnastics including balances, station activities and skill progressions.
Action for life – Gymnastics lessons for PE
Action for Life is an Irish heart foundation PE and SPHE programme for primary schools. The programme includes lesson plans with activities and resources. This resource links to PDST Move Well Move Often and physical literacy development. It includes gymnastic strand lessons for junior, middle and senior classes.
Disentangling Inclusion in Primary Physical Education (DIPPE)
This online resource highlights practices, strategies and resources to support teachers to include all children in primary PE lessons, with a focus on children with additional needs. Gross/Fine motor skills, sensory, communication, physical capabilities, attention/concentration and social, emotional, relational are some of the areas explored.