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 trailers. Explain that this activity is almost
the same as Park and ride that they played in the last lesson but
when they visit the Park and Ride area they will join up with
another car instead of changing cars (see teacher factfile for
instructions)
Introductory Activity and
Experimentation
Remind children that they played Lose my shadow in the last lesson
and choose some children to describe the rules (see teacher factfile). Ask children to quickly choose a partner and play the game
for a few minutes. Explain to children that they are going to extend
the activity by tagging their partner with a beanbag, placing it on
the ground and then running away. The child who has been tagged then
has to pick up the beanbag and repeat the action of tagging and
putting the beanbag on the ground. Encourage children to discuss the
ways in which they could make it difficult for their partner to
catch them.
Repeat the activity but this time use a ball. Afterwards
discuss whether it was harder or easier to play the game with a ball
rather than a beanbag.
Skill
Building
Ask children if they can describe the 'magic moment' when bouncing a
ball. Give them a few minutes to practice catching a ball on the
'magic moment'. Ask children to put their ball away and choose a
beanbag instead. Tell children that today we will be working on
throwing and catching. The aim will be to catch the beanbag before
it touches the floor. Give the children a few minutes to practice
throwing and catching a beanbag while stationary.
Choose a few
children to demonstrate the throwing and catching. Ask children to
describe what they are doing and how they could improve their skills
- watching the beanbag all the time, reaching out for the beanbag,
cupping hands around it to catch it and drawing it in towards the
body.
Challenge children to throw and catch the beanbags again,
varying the height of the throw, throwing it a little in front of
them, throwing it and catching it while moving. Ask some children to
demonstrate what they did.
Ask children to work with a partner and to
use one beanbag to throw and catch. Ask them to vary the height to
which they throw and also the distance between them. Does it get
harder or easier when the distance increases? Can they repeat the
activities when moving?
Give children the opportunity to change the
beanbags for balls and repeat the activities.
Concluding
Activity
Tell the children that they are going to use the skill of throwing
to play a team game called Beanbag hoop relay (see teacher factfile).
Divide the children into 6 groups then lay out four hoops for each
group and explain the rules to the children and demonstrate what
each team member needs to do. Discuss whether speed or accuracy is
the most important factor, or are they both important? What will
happen if the beanbag does not go in the next hoop?
Start the relay.
Cool Down
Play the game of Tinker Tailor taught in the last lesson but today
add all the other 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? Do we always feel this way after exercise?
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