EY

Hickory Dickory Dock Physical Development

Teacher-led
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Combine stopwatches, hoops, beanbags and lots of fun and you've got our EYFS Hickory Dickory Dock Physical Development resource! This resource includes four different and engaging games, all of which link to the nursery rhyme. A session could involve all the activities or a selection based on the needs of the children.

It covers the following objectives for children in reception:

Revise and refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired: - rolling - crawling - walking - jumping - running - hopping - skipping - climbing

Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Work and play cooperatively and take turns with others
  • Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others
  • Demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing
  • Move energetically, such as running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing