Save planning time with progressive PE lesson plans covering 11 activity areas: Football Basketball Netball Gymnastics Dance Athletics Striking and Fielding Tennis and Badminton Rugby and Invasion Games Fundamental Movement Skills Outdoor Adventurous Activities Includes step-by-step activities, warm-ups, equipment lists, coaching points, progressions, SEND adaptations, assessment guidance, safety reminders and activity diagrams. Ideal for primary teachers, PE leaders and sports coaches.

This 45-minute football lesson is designed for beginner-level children aged 5–7, focusing on developing their dribbling skills. Through fun and engaging activities, children will learn to keep the ball close using small touches, change direction with control and look up to identify available space. Activities such as Traffic Lights Dribbling, Dribble Through the Gates, Cone Explorer and Treasure Collectors will help improve coordination, balance, spatial awareness and confidence with the ball. The lesson encourages children to practise using both feet, develop control at their own pace and maintain awareness of others while moving. By the end of the session, children should demonstrate improved dribbling control, the ability to change direction and a better understanding of how to move safely into space.

This engaging football lesson plan is designed for children aged 5–7 and introduces the fundamental skills of football through fun, active and inclusive activities. Lesson 1 focuses on ball familiarisation, helping pupils develop confidence when moving, stopping and controlling a football. Children take part in exciting activities, including Traffic Lights, My Ball, My Space, Find Your Island and Football Statues. Each activity encourages coordination, balance, listening skills and spatial awareness while developing early football techniques. The lesson includes clear learning objectives, success criteria, equipment requirements, teaching points, differentiation ideas and assessment opportunities to support pupils of different abilities. Suitable for primary school PE lessons, beginner football sessions and extracurricular sports clubs, this plan provides a simple structure that teachers can adapt to their setting. By the end of the session, pupils should feel more confident with a football, understand basic control and enjoy participating in a positive, supportive sporting environment.