--- title: "Free Primary PE Lesson Plans & Units of Work" url: https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/ description: "Free lesson plans for Reception, KS1 & KS2. Our free lesson plans cover key activities like athletics, basketball, dance, gymnastics, oaa and swimming" --- # Free Content Below you'll find all our PE schemes of work, including a wide selection of free PE lesson plans we've made available to everyone. ## Year Group Filters Mixed Key Stages, Reception, Swimming, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 ### Athletics - [Year 5 Athletics](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/year-5-athletics-79/) — Sustain pace over short and longer distances. Run as part of a relay team. Perform a range of jumps and throws. - Year 3 Athletics — Control movement in response to instructions. Demonstrate agility and speed. Jump for height and distance. Throw with speed and power and apply appropriate force. - Year 4 Athletics — Investigate ways of performing running, jumping and throwing activities. Use a variety of equipment to measure, time and compare. - Year 6 Athletics — Apply strength and flexibility to throwing, running and jumping. Accurately and confidently judge across a variety of activities. Work in collaboration to demonstrate improvement. ### Attack Defend Shoot - [Year 1 Attack Defend Shoot Unit 2](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/year-1-attack-defend-shoot-unit-2-98/) — To recognise rules and apply them. Use and apply simple strategies for invasion games. Preparing for and explaining the reasons why we enjoy exercise. - Year 1 Attack Defend Shoot Unit 1 — Practice basic movements, including running, jumping, etc. and begin to engage in competitive activities. Experience opportunities to improve ABCs. - Year 2 Attack Defend Shoot Unit 1 — Send a ball using feet and can receive a ball using feet. Refine ways to control bodies and a range of equipment – recall and link combinations of skills. - Year 2 Attack Defend Shoot Unit 2 — Select and apply a small range of simple tactics. Recognise good qualities in self and others. Work with others to build basic attacking play. ### Basketball - [Year 3 Basketball](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/year-3-basketball-6/) — Perform some basic basketball skills, throwing, catching and dribbling. Build attacking/offensive play. Implement some basic rules of basketball. - Year 4 Basketball — Increase confidence and selection of basic skills such as dribbling, throwing and shooting. Use footwork rules in a game situation. - Year 5 Basketball — Use strength, agility and coordination when defending. Increase power and strength of passes, moving the ball accurately in a variety of situations. - Year 6 Basketball — Apply aspects of fitness to the game, such as power and strength. Choose and implement a range of strategies to play defensively and offensively. Grasp more technical aspects of the game. ### Body Management - [Reception Body Management Unit 2](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/reception-body-management-unit-2-119/) — Explore a variety of rolling, sliding etc. Jump using a variety of take-offs/landings; use hands and feet in different combinations. - Reception Body Management Unit 1 — Explore balance and managing own body. Able to stretch, reach, and extend in a variety of ways and positions. ### Cooperate & Solve Problems - [Reception Cooperate and Solve Problems Unit 1](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/reception-cooperate-and-solve-problems-unit-1-61/) — Organise and match items, images, colours and symbols. Work with a partner to listen and share ideas & questions. - Reception Cooperate and Solve Problems Unit 2 — Copy and repeat various patterns and actions. Continue to work in teams. Solve more complex tasks. ### Dance - [Year 2 Dance Unit 1 ](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/year-2-dance-unit-1-141/) — Apply facial expressions to music showing emotions such as fear and anger. Begin to use spatial and dynamic choices in work. Offer feedback and respond to feedback - [Year 4 Dance Unit 1](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/year-4-dance-unit-1-54/) — Work to develop a solo secret agent phrase and explore relationship variations through trio dance, such as action and reaction. Practice and perform a variety of different formations. - Reception Dance Unit 1 — Use their body to recreate and symbolise people and actions. Themes of ‘transport’ and ‘people who help us’. - Reception Dance Unit 2 — Count and move to beats of 8\. Work as an individual, partner and part of a group. Copy and repeat movement patterns. - Year 1 Dance Unit 1 — Respond to a range of stimuli and types of music. Explore space, direction, elevation, mirroring and partner work. Explore a narrative through a short, structured dance. - Year 1 Dance Unit 2 — Able to build simple movement patterns from given actions. Compose and link actions to make simple movement phrases. - Year 2 Dance Unit 2 NEW — Explore characterisation and storytelling through expressive movement, facial expressions and dynamics. Create solos and duets, developing spatial awareness, canon, unison, choreography, performance, observation and simple evaluation skills. - Year 3 Dance Unit 1 — Practise and put together a performance. Perform using facial expressions. Perform with a prop. - Year 3 Dance Unit 2 — Building solo and duet work following the narrative of a pirate’s journey. Perform to the count of 8\. Perform a class dance. - Year 4 Dance Unit 2 — Explore aspects of the story Jumanji. Bring to life through solo and trio work themes from the story using relationship, dynamics and performance qualities. Focus on pathways, movement towards/apart and contrast. - Year 5 Dance Unit 1 — Perform different genres of dance with confidence, displaying key stylistic features of both Bollywood and Line Dance styles. Perform with strength, stamina and emotion, offering detailed feedback for others to improve their work. - Year 5 Dance Unit 2 — Using professional examples to inspire ideas for explosive action. Owning and exploring new movement possibilities. - Year 6 Dance Unit 1 — Perform demonstrating key features of Street Dance and Physical Theatre. Use choreographic devices to show conflict. Bring performance skills to their work and interpret in detail another pair’s dance. - Year 6 Dance Unit 2 — Demonstrating narrative through contact and relationships. Showing tension through pattern and formation.