What is Physical Literacy?
• Physical Literacy can be described as the motivation, confidence, physical competence,
knowledge and understanding that provides children with life long participation in physical
activity.
• Enabling children to be physically literate supports their development as competent,
confident and healthy movers.
• Fundamental movement skills are a key part of
Physical Literacy in Early years and Primary Education.
Why Does SNUG Link with
Physical Literacy
• Literacy - SNUG offers an increase in participation rates in such activities as
games, PE, Play based Physical learning and embodies Fundamental
Movement Skills.
• Learning - Links with other subjects that contribute to children's overall
achievement and their greater social, spiritual, moral and cultural skills
PSHE, Math, Literacy etc.
• Inclusion - Snug engages, motivates and unites all children in PE.
Fundamental Movement Skills
REF: FMS Teachers Resource, ED DEPT 2004
Skip
Throw
Balance, Jump
Climb
Line walk
Catch
Resource Pack – The changes.
• Two new formats “Care Pack” & “Resource Pack”
• New physical literacy contents page.
• New Physical literacy resource activities.
Resource pack layout
Layout changes:
• Activity
• Learning intention eg: to run/hop/catch
• Question assessment and review
Three pillars of outstanding PE guidelines.
• Ahead of statutory government guidelines
links to National Curriculum from Sept 2014
Most of all the new SNUG is….FUN!