This resource outlines how a school sports day can be organised. It gives a list of sixteen suggested activities that pupils participate in on a rotational basis every eight minutes. It also has signs for each of the activities. This could be used as it is or it may simply give teachers ideas as to how to organise a school sports day. [click to continue…]

This short Powerpoint presentation explains the history of the Special Olympics and Paralympics.
Source: Edel Horan
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There are very few PE apps on the market suitable for the primary school teacher. However, today I saw a recommendation from Mr. Robbo on Twitter for the PE Games app which I downloaded. The app is full of lesson plans for games for the PE class. The lesson plans for the games are organised into different categories: chasing games, co-operative games, major games, reaction games, relay games, and general games. There’s also some handy tips and tricks for how to form teams for some of the games. [click to continue…]

Topical Powerpoint explaining the background to the Rugby World Cup, the game of rugby and slides on the participating teams.
Source: Denis Kelly
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35 classroom posters for display on the theme of “Going to the Swimming Pool”. They contain all the things that you need to bring to the swimming pool like towel, goggles, swimsuit as well as illustrations of the four main swim strokes. Verbs pertaining to the swimming pool are also illustrated like diving, swimming, splashing, drying, pushing.
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