Warm up
Ask children to find a space and sit down. How do their bodies feel
- are they cold, warm, hot? Is their heart beating slowly or
quickly? Explain that we are going to warm up our bodies by playing
'Top Gear'. In this activity children pretend they are driving a car
and listen to the teacher's instructions (see Teacher factfile for
game). Gradually move from one gear to another so bodies warm up and
joints loosen. Ask children how they are feeling at end of activity.
Introductory Activity and
Experimentation
Ask children to find as many different ways of moving on their feet
as they can. Encourage them to watch the rest of the class at all
times and make use of all the spaces. Stop the children and share
some of the ways they have been moving. Ask children to describe
their movements.
Challenge children to copy some of the movements.
If possible pick out running for this lesson. Encourage children to
turn and move away if someone comes too close. Challenge them to run
with small steps, large steps, high knees, on tiptoes. Encourage
them to change direction when you instruct them to do so - moving
sideways, slowly backwards, in a curved pathway, in a straight line.
Ask them to jog on the spot for 30 seconds etc.
Explain that in some
games we need to run but we also need to dodge other children so
that we are not caught. Give each child a coloured band to tuck into
their shorts at the back and teach them how to play Rabbits (see
Teacher factfile). Encourage children to use all spaces, to dodge and
not bump into people.
Skill
Building
Ask children to take a beanbag and move while carrying it in
different ways. Ask children to share some of the ways with the
class - in their hands, on heads, between their legs etc. Can
children think of any different ways? Which was the easiest/hardest
way to carry the beanbag? Discuss the best way to carry a beanbag if
children were running as part of a game.
Concluding
Activity
Tell children they are now going to play a game where they will have
to work together as a small group to collect beanbags to make a
Rainbow. While playing this game encourage children to develop
skills learnt earlier in the lesson.
Cool Down
Ask children to sit in a large class circle. Get them to pass a bean
bag around the circle in time to the teacher counting the beat -
1,2,3,4. When the teacher calls 'change direction' children pass the
beanbag around the other way. Children should be encouraged to keep
their eyes on the beanbag at all times.
At the end of the activity
ask the children how their bodies have changed during the session.
Did their heartbeat change etc? Did children enjoy the session?
Which activities did they enjoy most? Why is exercise good for us?
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