Health and Physical Education · Years 7–8 · NZ Curriculum
PE: movement skills
What Health and Physical Education intermediate students in Aotearoa New Zealand learn under pe: movement skills, and where it shows up across Kōkiri Learn's inquiry worlds.
Health and Physical Education · 9 inquiry worlds cover this strand
New Zealand Curriculum, Phase 3
The teaching sequence
Year 7 sequence
- Safety, fairness and rules
- Warm-ups and training routines
- Tactical decisions in games
- Movement sequences: balance, strength, flexibility
Year 8 sequence
- Rules, strategies and tactics
- Improving technique
- Using data to set goals
- Training methods and nutrition
Where this shows up
Kōkiri Learn inquiry worlds that cover this strand
The whole class works on one world at a time — these are where this strand's focus actually comes up.
5 weeksMove: Dance and ChoreographyYear 7 sequence · Refining movement skills, warm-up and cool-down, and working cooperatively in a group to create and perform a sequence
4 weeksTe Whare Tapa Whā: Building WellbeingYear 7 sequence · A thorough warm-up (pulse raiser, mobility, dynamic stretches) and simple circuit training; using basic statistics and observations to set goals
5 weeksGame On: Tactics, Teamwork and Fair PlayYear 7 sequence · Adhering to basic rules to keep games safe and fair; thorough warm-ups (pulse raiser, mobility, dynamic stretches) and mental rehearsal for readiness
- 5 weeksGame On: Tactics, Teamwork and Fair Play
Year 7 sequence · Tactical decisions in invasion games such as hockey and netball: when to pass, shoot or dribble; finding space to keep possession and create chances in small-sided games; using basic statistics to set team goals
5 weeksPersonal Best: Training and Goal SettingYear 7 sequence · Warm-ups and training routines; accurate technique for sprint starts and a standing throw; measuring and recording times and distances accurately
5 weeksHauora in ActionYear 8 sequence · Using data to set goals and training methods to improve participation and performance
- 5 weeksGame On: Tactics, Teamwork and Fair Play
Year 8 sequence · Rules, strategies and tactics in net and wall and touch/rippa rugby games; officiating small-sided games; observation and data (completed passes, successful dodges) to reflect on strengths
- 5 weeksPersonal Best: Training and Goal Setting
Year 8 sequence · Using data to identify strengths and limitations and set goals; responding to physiological changes (heart rate, muscle use) during activity; SPORT principles (specificity, progression, overload, reversibility, tedium)
- 5 weeksPersonal Best: Training and Goal Setting
Year 8 sequence · Training methods (circuit, interval, fartlek, flexibility) to improve relevant fitness components; appropriate warm-up routines and informed choices about nutrition; comparing aerobic and anaerobic sensations
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