unit 12: striking and fielding games - unit...

HEALTHY Schools Lesson Resource Bank

Second Level – Munch & Move

Interdisciplinary Learning Project – Finding the Balance

Planning Framework Context for Learning – PEPAS

PE Module – Games 2

HEALTHY SchoolsGames 2

Contents

Topic Suggested Learning Activities

Striking & Fielding Bench tennis Striking & Fielding Keep the hoop full Striking & Fielding Drop and catch Striking & Fielding Piggy in the middle Striking & Fielding Throwing, striking and fielding a ballStriking & Fielding Duck down Striking & Fielding Leg ball Striking & Fielding Crazy golf

Games Activities: striking and fielding

In this unit children learn how to hit or strike the ball into spaces, so that they can score runs in different ways. When fielding, they learn how to work together to keep the batters' scores down. In all games activities, children have to think about how they use skills, strategies and tactics to outwit the opposition. In striking and fielding games, players achieve this by striking a ball and trying to deceive or avoid fielders, so that they can run between wickets or around bases to score runs. When fielding, they try to prevent runs or points being scored.

Games 2

Topic: Striking & Fielding

SUGGESTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Bench Tennis

FocusChildren will practice their skills of bouncing , throwing and catching. Children will begin to understand that when working with a partner they can work both cooperatively and also compete against their partner. Children will play a game using both of these techniques. Children will be able to invent a simple fielding game which they will then teach to their partner.

Resources neededBalls of various sizes - one for every child, Obstacles over which to throw balls - benches, sticks across skittles, boxes, skipping ropes etc.

Lesson summary

Warm upAsk children to find a space and sit down. Recap quickly on the importance of warming up their bodies, how their body changes during exercise and why exercise is fun and good for them.

Ask children to choose a partner and explain that they will warm up by playing Follow my leader - Children will take turns to be the leader. The teacher gives a movement and the leader moves in that way but varies the movement for their partner to copy. e.g. The teacher may say 'jump' and children would move in this way but find different ways of jumping for their partner to copy. Give children a variety of movements but start with more gentle movements like walking and progress to the more energetic such as jumping in order for the body to warm up gradually.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationAsk children to take a ball and experiment with ways of bouncing, throwing and catching it. Challenge them to bounce the ball harder, or throw it higher in order to make the task harder or to choose a smaller ball. For those children who have difficulty encourage them to choose a larger ball. Choose two children to demonstrate what they have done and get the rest of the class to describe what they see.

Can they repeat these activities using their stronger hand or their weaker hand? How many times can they catch a ball before they drop it? Move around the children reminding them to keep their eyes on the ball and to cup their hands around it, drawing it into their bodies when they catch it. Ask children to find a partner and to put one ball away. Ask them to throw the ball to their partner using an underarm throw so that their partner can catch it. If they miss the ball tell them to move nearer and if they find the task easy to move further away.

Skill BuildingExplain to children that when working with a partner they can work cooperatively or compete against their partner. Discuss what this means. Tell them that they are going to play a game called Bench Tennis (See Teacher Factfile) and that they will use both these ways of working. Ask the children to work cooperatively in the first part of this session. They need to throw so that their partner catches the ball every time. Challenge them to see how many times they can throw and catch the ball in one minute. Ask them to repeat the activity. Did they manage to throw and catch more times the second time?

Put out a variety of obstacles for children to throw the ball over and let the children spend a few minutes throwing over one type of obstacle before they move on to another. Next tell children that you want them to compete against their partner. This time they have to try to catch the ball more times than their partner. They score a point every time they catch the ball. First person to score five points is the winner.

Coach children on how to improve their skills by considering the best place to stand to catch the ball, making sure they watch the ball and are always ready to catch and thinking about how they will change their throw depending upon whether they are cooperating or competing.

Concluding Activity

For this activity children will work alone. They will need a ball and should take another piece of apparatus of their own choice. Explain to children that the aim is to make up their own game that involves throwing and catching. Encourage children to think of a way that they can score points in their game. Let children spend a few minutes inventing and playing their game then ask them to find a partner. They should then take turns to teach their game to a partner.

Cool DownAsk children to stand in a large class circle. Remind them of the game Tinker Tailor learnt in earlier lessons and the actions that accompany it. (See Teacher Factfile). Say the rhyme a few times with children doing the appropriate actions.

Extension activitiesChildren could draw a poster to present the rules of their game. Camera pictures could be added.

Assessment cues Are children able to throw and catch a ball of appropriate size for their ability? Do children understand the difference between working cooperatively with and competing against their partner? Can children invent a simple individual fielding game?

Games 2



Keep the Hoop Full

FocusChildren will practice throwing bean bags into hoops to develop their aim and accuracy. Children will learn what 'fielding' means and play a game, both as a class and in small groups, where they take on the role of 'fielder'. Children will work cooperatively to develop their skills of throwing and catching while at the same time competing against other teams.

Resources neededBean bags and balls of various sizes, Hoops.

Lesson summary

Warm upTell children to find a space and sit down. Ask them if they are cold, warm or hot. What will happen to their bodies when we do our warm up activity and start to exercise? Tell children that today they are going to warm up by singing the song 'If you're happy and you know it' (see teacher factfile). Sing the song and accompany it with different movement actions. Start with the gentler forms of movement and build up to the most energetic. Finish by singing 'If your heart is beating quickly sing boom, boom'.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationAsk children to take a hoop and a bean bag and to work individually. Ask them to practice throwing the beanbag into the hoop. Remind them to look towards the hoop when they aim. Encourage them to throw from further away each time they get the bean bag in the hoop. Challenge children to see how many times they can throw the beanbag into the hoop, collect it and then throw it

again in 30 seconds.

Ask children to work with a partner and to put the two hoops in a line with a gap of about two metres in between. Children stand in front of their own hoop and try to throw their bean bag into their partner's hoop. Their partner does the same activity at the same time. Once thrown the bean bag must be collected and the activity begins again. How many times can they throw and collect the bean bag within 30 seconds?

Tell children to swap their bean bag for a ball and repeat the activities. Remind them of ways to control the ball and to retrieve the ball once it has bounced in the hoop. Was this easier or harder? Did anyone manage to catch the ball once it had bounced inside the hoop or did they have to run after it to retrieve it?

Skill BuildingExplain to children that in some games it is important to return the ball as quickly as possible when someone has hit it - such as in Rounders or Cricket. Running after the ball and getting it back is called fielding. Play the game 'Keep the hoop full' (see teacher factfile) so that children have an understanding of what 'fielding' is and are able to play the part of the fielder themselves. Explain what children have to do and start by the teacher being the person who tries to empty the hoop. When children have experienced the game and understand what they have to do divide them into teams of about 8 and let them play again.

Concluding ActivityTeach the children to play 'Bean Bag Circle' (see teacher factfile). Remind children that they are working cooperatively as a team so they need to throw in a way that enables their partner to catch the bean bag. They are also competing against other teams so time is important.

Cool DownLeave the hoops where they are and ask children to walk around the hoop circle. Each time they step into a hoop they must stretch up as high as they can. When the teacher says 'freeze' the children stand quite still. When she says 'sun is out' the children gradually relax their bodies and pretend to melt slowly into the ground. Repeat a few times then ask children to relax in their melted position while the teacher recaps on what children have done in today's lesson.

Extension activities

Play 'Keep the Bucket Full' instead of 'Keep the hoop full'. In this game the hoop and bean bags are replaced by a bucket and small balls.

Assessment cues Can children throw a bean bag accurately so that it lands inside a hoop? Do children understand what 'fielding' means? Can children catch a bean bag or ball?

Games 2



Drop and Catch

FocusChildren will improve hand-eye co-ordination by practicing bouncing, dropping and catching a moving ball. Children will begin to develop the skill of passing to a partner by throwing and catching a moving ball.

Resources neededBalls and hoops for every child.

Lesson summary

Warm upAsk children to find a space and sit down. Choose a child to say why it is important to warm up our bodies before we exercise vigorously and how our bodies change during exercise. Remind children of the warm up activity in the last lesson song 'If you're happy and you know it' (see teacher factfile) and spend a few minutes moving from the gentler to the more strenuous types of movement to accompany the song. Encourage children to suggest another two ways of moving and make up appropriate verses to accompany the movement.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationAsk children to take a ball and working alone to practice bouncing, throwing and catching while on the move. Select two children to demonstrate and ask the others to describe what they see. Recap on the important skills needed to catch the ball accurately. Discuss with children the difference between bouncing and catching and dropping and catching. Demonstrate the two actions then

get children to practice dropping and catching. Challenge them to catch the ball at different parts of the bounce having been dropped - eg. near the bottom of the bounce, near the top. Can they let the ball bounce twice after dropping it before catching it? Can they drop it and then turn around before catching it etc. Can children suggest other actions they can do before catching the ball after the drop?

Ask children to choose a partner and keep just one ball. One child drops the ball and the other child has to catch it. Ask them to take a hoop and take turns to drop the ball inside the hoop for their partner to catch.

Skill BuildingAsk children to work with a partner and practice throwing a ball to their partner in a cooperative way so that they can catch it. Practice this skill stationary at first, reminding children about tracking the ball, reaching out towards it and cupping their hands around it when catching so that they can draw it in towards their body. Challenge them to throw the ball while moving - slowly at first and then more quickly if they are confident.

Teach the children how to play 'Hoop Drop and Catch' (see teacher factfile) reminding them how to work cooperatively so that their partner does catch the ball. When children have played this game for a few minutes encourage children to turn it into a competitive game where they try to run ahead of their partner and drop the ball into the hoop before their partner gets there.

Concluding ActivityRemind children of the game 'Bean Bag Circle' played in the last lesson. Explain that they are going to play the same game again but today they will use a ball instead of a bean bag to throw around the circle. Today's game is called 'Ball Circle' (see teacher factfile).

Cool DownLeave the hoops on the floor and ask children to move around them first by jogging then by skipping and lastly walking. In between these actions call 'hoops' and children have to quickly sit inside a hoop. After one trial take three or four hoops away each time. Any child not in a hoop has to sit down and stay quite still on the floor.

After all hoops have disappeared ask children to remain sitting very still while the teacher goes over the skills learnt during the lesson. Encourage children to describe skills needed to carry out actions accurately and to say how their bodies have changed.

Extension activitiesChildren could make up their own variations to the game 'Hoop drop and catch'. These could be explained and demonstrated to the rest of the class.

Assessment cues Can children catch a ball after it has been dropped? Can children pass a ball to their partner and catch it when thrown to them?

Games 2



Piggy in the Middle

FocusChildren will continue to develop their passing skills and fielding skills when working with a partner and as part of a team. Children will begin to intercept balls thrown by their opponents. Children will be able to play a simple net type game that involves passing, intercepting and scoring.

Resources neededHoops, balls and bands.

Lesson summary

Warm upTell children to find a space and sit down. Choose a child to describe how their body feels and how they think it will change during exercise. Ask another child why they think exercise is good for them. Tell children that today they are going to warm up by playing a version of the game Islands. Today's game is called 'Treasure Islands' and children will have to use their fielding skills to play it. Explain to children what they have to do and then play the game for a few minutes, starting with the gentler movements and progressing to the more energetic.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationAsk children to take a ball and practice rolling it along the ground. They should run to overtake the ball so that they catch it. Let children do this for a few minutes then pick out one or two children to show what they have done. Explain to children that when they

run to overtake the ball they should turn to face it and crouch down, with their hands close to the ground to catch it. They should watch the ball at all times.

Let children practice this again then ask them to work with a partner. One child should roll the ball and their partner should chase it, overtake it and turn to catch it. This child should then throw the ball back for their partner to catch. Each child should have two goes at rolling and then swap roles.

Skill BuildingDiscuss with children that there are some team games in which you need to pass the ball to another person in your team. It is very important that you can throw and catch a ball accurately. Divide the children into groups of six and give them bands so that they know who is in their team. Let them practice throwing the ball to different members of their team. As a team how many times did they catch the ball within a minute?

Explain to children that in team games where you pass the ball to another member of their team it is important to stop the other team from getting the ball. This is another important skill that they need to practice. Ask them if they know the game 'Piggy in the Middle' and make sure everyone knows what to do. Ask the groups of six to split into two groups of three with one person being the Piggy in the middle. After a few minutes tell children to change roles in case the Piggy has not been able to catch the ball.

Concluding ActivityTell children that they are going to use the skills they have learnt in the lesson to play a team game that involves passing the ball called 'Hoop Ball'. Children can work in the same teams of six selected for earlier activities. Each team should have bands of the same colour. A hoop is placed in the centre of the workspace and the game starts by the teacher throwing the ball up in the centre. Children have to try to catch the ball then pass it to another member of their team. A goal is scored by bouncing the ball in the hoop.

Cool DownAsk children to stretch up slowly to make themselves as tall as they can then to gradually curl up small. Now ask them to slowly uncurl and to lie upon their backs. Ask them to lift their arms, then their legs slowly into the air, stretching and relaxing them. Tell children to lie very still and quietly while the teacher recaps on the skills learnt during today's lesson.

Ask a child to explain how their body changed during the Cool down session.

Extension activitiesChildren could design their own warm up to be used in a later lesson. They must think about warming up the body slowly and involving all parts of the body and stretching.

Assessment cues Can children pass a ball to another player? Can children catch a ball passed to them? Do children understand what it means to 'intercept' or win a ball from their opponent?

Games 2



Throwing, Striking and Fielding a Ball

FocusChildren will practice bouncing and striking a ball with a bat then retrieving the ball. Children will work in small groups to throw, strike and field a ball working both cooperatively and competitively. Children will use skills learnt during this and previous lessons to invent and play their own fielding games.

Resources neededBats and balls for each child, Hoops, beanbags, quoits, cones & other small apparatus for making up own game.

Lesson summary

Warm upQuickly recap with children why it is important to warm up before activity and how their bodies change during exercise. Explain that they are going to play the warm up game from the last lesson called 'Treasure Islands' (see teacher factfile) and children will have to use their fielding skills to play it. Explain to children what they have to do and then play the game for a few minutes, starting with the gentler movements and progressing to the more energetic.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationAsk children to take a bat and ball and to practice bouncing the ball down with a bat for a few minutes. How many times can the children bounce the ball down without stopping?

Ask children to practice tapping the ball up with the bat. How many times can they do this without stopping? Can they tap the ball up on the bat while they move around the workspace?

Ask one or two children to demonstrate and remind children about the importance of holding the bat correctly - curling fingers around the handle, holding the ball firmly and with face upwards for tapping up, watching the ball at all times etc. Next ask children to practice bouncing the ball then hitting it into a space and retrieving it. Remind them how to use the workspace safely and to avoid other children.

Skill BuildingAsk children to work in groups of three. One child should throw the ball, another child hits it into a space with the bat and the third child fields by running after the ball and retrieving it. Remind children that they should try to overtake the ball and then turn to face it before catching it. The child who is batting has three goes and then the children change roles. The bowler and batter could stand inside their own hoop so that the distance is the same for all children in the group.

This activity can be varied by children playing either cooperatively or competitively. At first they could play cooperatively - the child who hits the ball can tap it upwards so that the fielder can try to catch the ball. When they children have played this way for a few minutes encourage the 'batter' to try to hit the ball further away. The bowler counts how many times the batter can jump outside and back inside his/her circle before the fielder returns to the bowler with the ball.

Concluding ActivityChildren to work in groups of three. Each group chooses three pieces of small apparatus, one of which must be a ball of some kind.

Ask the children to make up their own fielding game using the apparatus they have chosen. Give them a few minutes to invent and discuss their game then about five minutes to practice the game.

Ask each group to explain the rules of their game and then to perform a quick snapshot for the class to see. If they have not invented a method of scoring challenge the rest of the class to suggest a way.

Cool Down

Ask children to stand quite still and tense every muscle in their bodies, then relax them. Tell children to lay on their tummies, then their backs and repeat this activity.

During the last period of relaxation remind children of the activities they have worked on during the lesson and the skills they have learnt.

Extension activitiesChildren could design their own cool down to be used in a later lesson. They must think about slowing the body down and relaxing all parts of the body.

Assessment cues Can children bounce a ball downwards with a bat and tap a ball upwards with a bat? Can children hit a ball that has been thrown by their partner? Can children work cooperatively and invent a simple fielding game?

Games 2



Duck Down

FocusChildren will practice throwing, striking and fielding a ball, finding ways to make the collection of the ball more difficult. Children will practice throwing a ball or beanbag over varying distances and use these skills in a team game.

Resources neededA ball for every child, Large soft balls, Beanbags and hoops.

Lesson summary

Warm upTell children to find a space and sit down. Ask children if they can remember what happens to their bodies during activity. Why is it important to be active and why should we warm up our bodies before rigorous exercise?

Tell children that today they are going to warm up by playing 'Hide the Treasure' - an adaptation of the last lesson's warm up called 'Treasure Islands'. Explain to children how to play the game (see teacher factfile) and then play it for a few minutes, making sure children warm up gradually by moving around the beanbag treasure in progressively more energetic movements before calling Pirates' then discuss at the end how their bodies have changed during the warm up activity.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationRemind children how they worked in groups of three during the last lesson to throw, strike and field a ball. Ask children to work in

groups of three. One child should throw the ball, another child hits it into a space with the bat and the third child fields by running after the ball and retrieving it. Remind children that they should try to overtake the ball and then turn to face it before catching it. The child who is batting has three goes and then the children change roles. The bowler and batter could stand inside their own hoop so that the distance is the same for all children in the group.

Ask one or two groups to demonstrate what they have been doing and together discuss ways of improving skills used. Ask children to repeat the activity and try to find ways of making it harder for the fielder to collect the ball quickly (hit the ball into a different part of the workspace etc.)

Explain to children that in some games it is important to be able to throw accurately over varying distances. Ask children to work with a partner and to take a ball or beanbag depending upon their ability. Children should practice throwing the ball to their partner who should catch it. Remind children that when we work cooperatively, as we would do with a person on our own team, we need to throw in a way that lets our partner catch the ball. Tell children to stand just a short distance away from their partner to begin the activity but when they have each caught the ball they can move a little further away. If they drop the ball they must move closer together again. Challenge children to throw and catch the ball when they are kneeling down as well as standing up. Can they still catch the ball when they throw it while moving? Is this harder to do? What if they try a bigger ball - does this make a difference?

Concluding ActivityTell children that they are going to use skills they have practiced in this lesson to play a game that involves throwing a ball over different distances. Use a large soft ball but the activity could be adapted to use beanbags. Children should be divided into teams of four and each team should have a large soft ball. Tell the children that the game is called 'Duck Down' (see teacher factfile) and explain the rules to them. Play the game and then discuss what the children found easy or difficult.

Cool DownChildren should each take a ball and walk in a line behind the teacher to play 'Follow my Leader' . They must copy exactly what the person in front of them does. The teacher should encourage children to walk with good posture - straight backs, head up and looking forwards. Stop at intervals to stretch the body - holding the ball high above the head, out to the side, in front or behind. Lead the children into a circle and sit down. The teacher needs to have the ball box next to her/him.

Ask children to pass their balls around the circle. When they reach the teacher he/she puts them into the box. Children sit quietly and still while the teacher recaps on the skills learnt in the lesson.

Extension activitiesChildren could make up their own variations to the game 'Duck Down'. These could be explained and demonstrated to the rest of the class.

Assessment cues Can children throw a beanbag accurately into a hoop? Can children throw and catch a ball over varying distances? Can children follow the rules of a simple team game?

Games 2



Leg Ball

FocusChildren will use their feet to send, control and stop a ball. Children will practice passing the ball through targets with their feet. Children will use their feet to field a ball and then use the skills learnt in today's lesson to play a competitive game.

Resources neededLarge balls and beanbags.

Lesson summary

Warm upAsk children if they can remember what it is important to do at the beginning of every games lesson. Why is exercise important to them?

Remind children of the warm up game introduced in the last lesson called 'Hide the Treasure'. Divide the children into four teams and lay out the hoops and beanbags then recap of the aim of the activity and the rules (see teacher factfile for details of the game and lesson 6 for a plan of the work area).

Play the game for a few minutes making sure children move from the gentler activities to the more energetic in order to warm up their bodies gradually.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationTell every child to take a large ball and give them a few minutes to use it in any way they wish. Remind them how to work safely in the workspace when using a large ball.

Pick out one or two children to show what they have done - if anyone has used their feet with the ball then include them as an example. Get children to describe what they have done and others in the class to pick out skills used etc.

Building on from this tell children that in today's lesson they will be using their feet to control the ball. Remind children that they should keep the ball close to their feet and to use the inside of the foot to move the ball. They need to be mindful of other children in the workspace and avoid collisions.

Tell children to dribble the ball in any direction but when they reach the boundary line of the workspace they must stop the ball using various stopping skills and then change direction and continue.

Skill BuildingAsk children to take a large ball and work with a partner. Tell children to spend a few minutes practising passing the ball to their partner with their foot. The partner should stop the ball and then return it.

Discuss with children that in some games the foot is used to pass the ball through a target such as a goal. Can they name a game that does this? Tell them to work with their partner to do this. One child should stand with their legs apart and the other should dribble the ball round to the back of their partner and then pass the ball through their legs. Once the ball has passed through the child's legs he/she runs after it to stop it with his/her foot. The other child then stands with legs apart and repeats the activity.

Concluding ActivityExplain to children that they will be using skills learnt in this and earlier lessons to play the game 'Leg Ball'. Divide children into groups of five or six. One child is the 'goal' and they stand with legs apart. Two children stand behind the 'goal' as fielders. The other children are the 'scorers' and they take turns to kick the ball through the front of the goal. The fielders must get the ball back to the scorers as quickly as possible so that they score as many goals as they can.

Children can play this game competitively against other teams in the class. The winners are the ones who have scored the most

goals in the given time.

Cool DownChildren stand in a large class circle with each child about a metre apart. They pass the ball around the circle by kicking the ball gently to the next person. When the ball has completed the circuit children sit down and pass the ball by rolling gently to the next person. When the ball is received children should stretch up and hold it high above their heads before rolling it to the next person.

The children then lay on their backs on a relaxed position while the teacher recaps on the skills learnt in today's lesson.

Extension activitiesThe activities could be adapted so that tennis bats, cricket bats or shinty sticks could be used.

Assessment cues Can children use their foot to control a ball? Can children use their foot to pass a ball through a target? Can children use their foot to field a ball?

Games 2



Crazy Golf

FocusChildren will bring together all the skills learnt from earlier lessons. Children will be able to select and apply the appropriate skill and be aware of ways to ensure their own and other's safety. Children will have learnt the importance of activity, how their bodies change and agree that exercise can be fun.

Resources neededA wide range of small apparatus including balls, beanbags, bats, hoops, quoits, buckets, cones and benches.

Lesson summary

Warm upAsk children to sit down and spend a few minutes ensuring that all children understand why we warm up at the beginning of a games lesson. Ask them to describe how their bodies feel now and how they will change during activity. Remind children of the warm up game Park and Ride (see teacher factfile) and explain that today they are going to play the game with one adaptation. Today they are going to swap cars on reaching the park and ride by exchanging their ball with another driver. This is done by throwing their ball to the other driver and catching the ball thrown to them.

Introductory Activity and ExperimentationDivide children into groups of four and give them a hoop, a bat and some beanbags or balls. Children take turns to stand inside a

hoop and hit the balls or beanbags into a marked channel in front of them. The fielders stand behind the batter and once all the balls or beanbags have been hit into the channel they must retrieve them. The aim of the activity is for the batter to score as many points as possible by jumping in and out of the hoop before the beanbags or balls are all returned behind the hoop.

Discuss with children ways of making the game easier or harder for the fielders.

Skill BuildingDivide children into six groups and set up six different target practice activities in different parts of the workspace. These activities will be used in the 'Concluding Activity' of the lesson so ensure that they are placed so that the whole class will be able to move around the work area using them as 'a golf course'. Include activities that involve skills of rolling, throwing, striking, kicking, aiming - like throwing over a bench to get a beanbag into a hoop, throwing a beanbag into a bucket, rolling a ball through two cones, hitting a cone target, kicking a ball at a target, etc. Let each group spend a few minutes practicing the activity and then change and move on so that everyone has experience of as many activities as possible during the time allowed. Talk about the skills needed and how to improve performance.

Concluding ActivityAsk children if they have ever played Crazy Golf on holiday and discuss what it involves. Explain that children are going to use the activities from the Skill Building part of the lesson as a Crazy Golf course. Stick a number label on a cone for each activity and place the cone next to the activity.

Tell each group to start at a different number cone but explain they need to move around the course in order. eg. If they start at number 4 then their order would be 4, 5,6, 1, 2, 3. Children count how many goes it took to achieve each activity. At the end the teacher could ask the class if they managed any activity in just one go.

Cool DownChildren pretend they are on an island where the weather changes quite quickly. They move according to the weather. Start with the island being very, very, cold and ask children to run around the island. Gradually the island warms up and the children use gentler activities. Eventually they melt into the ground.

While children relax remind them of some skills used during this unit, the importance of activity for the body and agree that exercise

can be fun.

Extension activitiesChildren could invent their own Crazy Golf course and use it for a school sports afternoon.

Assessment cues Have children developed the basic skills needed for the lesson's activities? Are they aware of the importance of exercise and how their bodies change? Do they know how to keep themselves and others safe when playing games?

unit 12: striking and fielding games - unit...

Documents