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Year 1 - Physical education

Accuracy: can you throw accurately to score points against an opponent?

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Unit Summary

The unit of work will develop pupils' ability to accurately send a ball towards a target. Pupils will learn and apply their developing knowledge of where we send a ball and why, in order to score points to beat an opponent.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to throw accurately towards a range of different targets while playing against an opponent.

Key Notes

  • Move: maintaining accuracy when playing against an opponent requires throwing with control.
  • Think: concentration helps us to focus on the target when we are competing against an opponent.
  • Feel: striving to achieve our best, even if we aren't winning, requires resilience.
  • Connect: playing fairly against others helps everyone enjoy the competition.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • opponent: a person or team that you compete against in a game, sport or physical activity
  • points: the units of scoring earned for achieving a goal, completing a task or performing well in a game or activity
  • honesty: the quality of being truthful and fair in your words and actions

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • You can only be competitive if you are against someone else.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: maintaining accuracy when playing against an opponent requires throwing with control. Think: concentration helps us to focus on the target when we are competing against an opponent.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'opponent'

a person or team that you compete against in a game, sport or physical activity.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: You can only be competitive if you are against someone else. Correction: You can also be competitive against yourslef by trying to beat your last score or best number of points so far.

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