KEY INFORMATION

Recommended age group: 5–11
Time required: Activities perfect to be used in isolation for quick 15-minute PE activities or to be used across a 6-week period to develop children’s physical skills.
Equipment: Generic PE equipment (balls, bean bags, hoops etc). At home substitutes listed for all equipment.


ACTIVITY IDEA

The Build Your Skills resources help children develop the essential skills that are needed for all sports and physical activities. The resources enable pupils aged 5–11 to take part in physical activities that will develop their key skills and build on their understanding of how these key skills translate in participating in all Olympic and Paralympic sports.

  • Teacher Guide: outlines how the resources can be used flexibly – over a period of 6 weeks, as part of a PE curriculum or to support young people to get active in a youth or community group setting. 
  • Core Skills Resource Packs (Balance, Control, Travel): structured into 18 x 15 minute short games or activities to help pupils understand and develop each of the core skills – how to balance, how to travel and how to improve their control. Any of the activity guides in the pack can be used individually as a fun starter activity, or stand alone game, or can be used as a progressive programme to enhance young peoples skills over a number of sessions or weeks. 
  • Skills Builder activity sheets: enable students to record and observe their progress as they develop their skills, and the Sport Builder activity sheets help children to understand how these key skills are essential in all sports.
  • Sports Builder Planner: helps children understand how building your skills is essential to participating in sports. 

Extension

Watch our Magic Moments videos to hear more from Olympic and Paralympic athletes reflecting on how they discovered their own pathway into their sport. Get inspired to ‘Build your Skills’ and find your sport.

Take it further

Use our SEND focused Celebrate Your Ability pack to encourage all children and young people to celebrate their ability and get active.