Education through Movement Toolkit
Steps to a Successful European School Sports Day 2024
Primary
We have design 6 FUN Activities for Primary pupils to participate in during school. These could be used during class time or as a full school rotation:
MEGA MATCH
https://vimeo.com/818806712/ad9451b1bc?share=copy
HULA HUT
https://vimeo.com/818803012/3c423098ce?share=copy
MEGA MONEY
https://vimeo.com/818809412/3a1c1150aa?share=copy
FRUIT SHOP
https://vimeo.com/818795112/b401a2769e?share=copy
DRESS UP
https://vimeo.com/818798806/ba2c0ec795?share=copy
NET PEG
https://vimeo.com/818813863/7e323aae8e?share=copy
These videos were design by Jonny Penman & filmed using Caledonia PS, Glasgow (Sports Council Pupils)
Primary Suggested Ideas:
- ESSD is open to any kind of physical activity that has the aim to encourage children to be active for at least 120 minutes per the day.
- Run or Walk the distance of the given year (e.g. 2023 metres in 2023).
- Invite students to bring a ball to school and integrate it into the curriculum throughout the day.
- Integrate ‘wake and shake’ activities before each lesson where students can #BeActive with movement of all kinds.
- In between lessons, encourage students to walk or run outside with their teachers.
- Host a festival with games of all types (school Olympics) from foot races to football for all skill levels.
- Use team sports to better integrate disadvantaged or underrepresented students into the school community (‘let’s play together’).
- Challenge families of students to #BeActive with school-wide targets like completing 10 outdoor activities per week.
- Design a trail with fun outdoor activities like a treasure hunt, math challenge or exercise based on books students are reading (e.g. Superworm)
Secondary
Secondary Suggested Ideas:
- Launch the Day with a school-wide activity in the morning like a run or dance. Close the Day with a school-wide yoga class.
- Challenge students to #BeActive for at least 20 minutes before school begins or try a new activity during breaks from class (dodgeball or bubble football). Families can take part in this challenge too.
- Organise staff vs. student games with popular spectator sports like basketball or volleyball.
- Gather used sport equipment from your community and have students create and play games based on the random equipment received.
- Lead girls’ only activities that are ‘by girls and for girls’ with a mix of traditional sports like volleyball and other activities like dancing.
- Adapt curricula to #BeActive themes (e.g. biology lessons on exercise or algebra lessons related to sport)
- Try NEW & Traditional European Sports, see examples – http://www.traditionalsports.org/traditional-sports/europe.html