Know exactly where to start with FMS
Our FREE FMS Quick Guide answers the 3 questions Aussie primary & PE teachers ask most about fundamental movement skills (FMS): where to start, what to teach at each year level and the No.1 mistake to avoid.
- The exact starting point for every year level, Prep–Kinder to Year 6
- The one priority skill to focus on at each stage and what to look for
- The No.1 mistake teachers make with FMS and the one rule that fixes it
You know PE matters. That's not the problem.
The problem is standing in front of 30 kids with a timetable slot and no clear starting point. Knowing FMS matters doesn't help much in that moment.
After 15 years presenting in professional learning rooms, I've watched brilliant, exhausted primary teachers rebuild PE from scratch every single week. Not because they lacked the knowledge, but because nobody had ever handed them a clear place to start.
"You don't need more PE resources. You need a system that works on a Tuesday afternoon."KELLY BELL · FOUNDER, THE LEARNING NETWORK
So this guide answers the three questions teachers ask me most. No theory you don't have time for. Just where to start, what to teach first and the one mistake to avoid.
Three questions.
Three straight answers.
Where do I actually start?
A year-by-year starting point from Prep/Kinder to Year 6, so you're never guessing what comes first.
What's one skill to focus on?
If you only have time for one FMS per term, this is where to put your energy: stage by stage, with exactly what to look for.
What's the No.1 mistake?
The trap almost every school falls into and the one rule that changes everything: skill before sport. Every lesson.
Hey, I'm Kelly Bell
I've spent 22 years in the classroom and 15 years presenting professional learning to teachers across Australia and NSW. The Learning Network exists for one reason: to help time-poor teachers reclaim your afternoons, weekends and holidays with done-for-you resources, ready to implement in your classroom.
This guide is the starting point I wish someone had handed me and every primary and PE teacher we have supported.
Kelly Bell
Founder, The Learning Network
Your next PE lesson, sorted
Grab our FREE FMS Quick Guide and walk into your next PE slot knowing exactly where to start, what to teach and what to skip.
You deserve to be supported
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