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? Tell children that we are going to warm up our bodies by
playing Park and ride. Explain that this game is an extension of Top
Gear - the warm up activity used in previous two lessons. When a
particular park and ride name is called children have to run to that
section of the hall or playground to park and change cars. (See
teacher factfile for rules.)
Introductory Activity and
Experimentation
Ask children to experiment with some of the different ways of
jumping that they used in the last lesson. Remind children how to
play Shadows and let the children take turns to copy the actions of
their partner (see teacher factfile). Encourage the leaders to vary
their actions, speed and direction.
Explain to children that in some
games we have to try to get away from our partners. Can the children
tell the teacher any games they have played like this? Explain the
rules for Lose my Shadow (see teacher factfile). Encourage children
to be safe and in control of their actions. Help them to think of
ways to lose their partner - e.g. jumping out of the way, changing
speed, direction and dodging.
Skill
Building
Give the children a few minutes to experiment with ways of moving a
ball. Ask children to demonstrate and describe some of the ways they
have used. Remind them about the importance of keeping their eyes on
the ball, cupping hands around it and drawing it into their bodies
when catching. Ask children why it is important to stay close to the
ball (to keep it in control).
Choose a child to demonstrate bouncing
the ball and tell children that this lesson we are concentrating on
bouncing. Tell children that whenever a ball is bounced there is a
'magic moment'. Can they guess what this could be? Demonstrate the
'magic moment' by bouncing the ball and getting children to look for
the moment when the ball begins to fall after moving upwards. Tell
children you want them to try to catch the ball on this 'magic
moment' and give them a few minutes to practice this. Ask children
to experiment by dropping the ball, bouncing harder, bouncing the
ball a little way in front of them so that they have to move to
catch the ball. Whatever they do the aim is still to catch the ball
on the 'magic moment'.
Concluding
Activity
Divide children into four teams and play Hoop Relays (see teacher
factfile). Remind children that they need to run in a straight line
to their hoop. They need to hold the ball near to their bodies and
not drop it when they are running. Why is it important to keep their
eyes on the ball when bouncing it in the hoop?
Cool Down
Play the game of Tinker Tailor taught in the last lesson but today
add two more actions (see teacher factfile).
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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