Warm up
Tell 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
Experimentation
Ask 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
Building
Discuss 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
Activity
Tell 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 Down
Ask 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.
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