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? Why do children think it is important to warm up their
bodies? Tell children that we are going to warm up our bodies by
playing Beans (see teacher factfile).
Explain and demonstrate some of
the actions that children should do when different beans are called
out. If this is the first time children have played the game limit
it to about six different beans and choose those easy to remember.
Start off slowly, giving plenty of time for children to practice
each action. Gradually increase the speed of changing the actions
and also give more time for the energetic actions so that the body
warms up correctly.
Introductory Activity and
Experimentation
Remind children of games played in past lessons where they have had
to avoid, dodge and run away from their partners. Why did they need
to do this?
Play the game Rabbits
(see teacher factfile). Next
introduce the game Foxes and Rabbits (see teacher factfile)
explaining to children that in team games children have to work
together. They also have to use space safely, being aware of others
within the working area. What things do children have to remember to
keep themselves safe?
Emphasise that children must remain still
until they are collected by either the rabbit or the fox. What
strategies did the parents use to collect their families?
Skill
Building
Ask children to take a ball each and spend a few minutes throwing,
catching and bouncing it. Ask one half to show the other their
activities and then repeat for the other half of the class. Recap on
the important points for making these skills more efficient.
Tell
children that in today's lesson the children will be finding
different ways to strike a ball. Discuss what we mean by striking
and ask the children if they know of any sports that use this skill
(tennis, cricket, rounders etc.) Explain that children are going
to use their hands to strike a ball. Let them experiment for two
minutes and pick out any interesting examples for them to show to
the class.
Challenge children to use their hands to strike the ball
in different ways - patting a large ball along the ground with an
open hand, on the spot then moving forwards. Pat the ball from hand
to hand, on the spot, then moving forwards. Can they pat it upwards
as well as downwards? Give them time to experiment with each way
then move on to the next. Teach them to use a firm, not floppy hand
to strike the ball. Demonstrate how the hand should face forwards
and the fingers down. Encourage them to keep the ball close to their
body and to watch it at all times, crouching down when necessary.
Ask
children to choose a partner and then hit a large ball with an open
hand to their partner who should return it. Next tell children to
hit the ball along the ground, using their hand, to their partner
who this time must stop it and roll it back. Repeat a few times and
then change over. Teach the children of the importance of their hand
facing their partner when striking the ball and watching the ball at
all times. Explain what we mean by tracking.
Concluding
Activity
Ask children to get into groups of three. Tell children that today
they are going to invent their own game using a ball, a hoop and
their hands. They can make up any game they want but it must involve
striking the ball with their hand.
Give children five minutes to
invent and practice their game.
Cool Down
Ask each group to demonstrate their game to the rest of the class.
At the end of the activity ask the children how their bodies have
changed during the session. Can they say at what part of the lesson
their heart was beating fastest or slowest? Were they cooler or
warmer when they were watching other children demonstrate their
game?
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