Physical Activity
As far as possible, if children are well, they should continue with appropriate exercise. They are used to the mile a day track at school.
PE with Joe Wicks is on daily on his You Tube channel. There are links to Joe Wicks' workouts for children, in the list below.
During the lockdown it is more important than ever for young people to keep fit and active. The Uttlesford School Sports Partnership (USSP) which we subscribe to with our Sport Premium funding, would like to provide you with some challenges and resources for you to try at home.
- All young people should aim to be physically active for 60 minutes each day.
- Print off these sheets and keep a log or how active you have been.
- We would encourage you to do as many of these activities in your gardens, benefiting from the fresh air, as possible.
- Please ensure you have enough room to do these activities and perform them in a safe manner.
Click on the file at the bottom of this page for the resources.
Get Set 4 PE
We work with this wonderful organisation and they have provided a plethora of activities which can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
https://www.getset4pe.co.uk/ResourceBank/ResourceCategory/1002
In addition, here is a list of websites you could use to keep your children active at home. Thank you to the Enfield PE Team for providing us with this list.
imoves
http://theimovement.com/
Questr
https://www.questr.org/schoolclosure
Sport England – stay active at home
https://www.sportengland.org/news/how-stay-active-while-youre-home
Go Noodle
https://www.gonoodle.com/
BBC Supermovers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
You tube – Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtubekids.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ
Joe Wicks and Alfie – 8 minute workouts ( once on this page there are a lot more exercises with other children involved)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXt2jLRlaf8
Joe Wicks 5 minute exercises on You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0h6EZd6TM
NHS – 10 minute shake ups
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Joe Wicks – kids work out
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k
NHS 10 minute cardio workout
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/10-minute-home-cardio-workout/
The lovely people at the Anomaly Group, where we bought our two Activall gameboards, have shared their exercise and activity videos on YourTube for use by schools and parents/carers at home to help keep children active. Here is the link to the video library which will be updated weekly - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3au4tQ44f37Y8tFCWwGNBBMsEMUNUO7-
Yoga at School
Michael Chissick from Yoga at School has created yoga video lessons that children (with Autism and without) can practise at home during the Coronavirus Lockdown.
Here is the link: https://bit.ly/2XS0EVV
The lessons are simply structured, easy to follow and to teach, as well as safe, highly engaging and great fun. Parents and staff do not need any yoga knowledge or experience to do this. Michael has been teaching yoga in SEN & Mainstream Schools for almost 25 years and has developed these methods over that time.
Although he created the videos for children who are on the Autism Spectrum, they are also ideal for neurotypical children from EYFS, Reception and Years 1 & 2.
The lessons consist of THREE short animated videos, which you can download from Michael's website at the link shown, and use when it best suits the children. So no Zoom, no streaming problems; no privacy worries.
You can stop, start, freeze, go back, fast forward, when you want…and revisit time after time, after time; thereby reinforcing the activities which, we know, with children on the spectrum, is key.
Children will be learning simple yoga postures, a sequence and a relaxation technique, and the whole family will be having fun at the same time.
Remember, you can access the videos at https://bit.ly/2XS0EVV
DfE PE Resources
The DfE have published an extensive list of resources which are free of charge to support children's education at home. Here are the PE resources:
Sports Challenges
Mr Gonzales has prepared a number of sports challenges for children to do at home. Please click on the links to open the challenges at the bottom of this page. You will find:
- Years 1 and 2 Cricket Challenge
- Year 3 Cricket Challenge
- Years 1 and 2 British Sporting Athletes (Katarina Johnson Thompson)
- Year 3 British Sporting Athletes (Katarina Johnson Thompson)
- KS1 Daily Challenges
- Year 3 Daily Challenges
- 14 Day Challenge KS1
- 14 Day Challenge Year 3