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Year 1 - Physical education

Team activities: solving problems

Outdoor adventurous activities: working with others

Unit Summary

This unit will explore how to work with a partner and then within a team. Pupils will learn the importance of turn taking, fair play, following rules, and how to adjust a game so that everyone feels they can succeed and have fun.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to work with a team and solve problems.

Key Notes

  • Move: moving successfully with equipment requires good coordination and teamwork.
  • Think: concentrating on the team's actions ensures we know when it is our turn.
  • Connect: being honest and taking turns fairly means everyone can enjoy the game.
  • Feel: coordinating movements with others requires good communication.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • coordination: the ability to move 2 or more body parts at the same time
  • concentrate: focusing attention and ignoring distractions
  • teamwork: a group effort to complete a task successfully

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils don't concentrate, so they don't realise when it is their turn. Other team members shout at them to take their turn.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: moving successfully with equipment requires good coordination and teamwork. Think: concentrating on the team's actions ensures we know when it is our turn.

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

the ability to move 2 or more body parts at the same time.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils don't concentrate, so they don't realise when it is their turn. Other team members shout at them to take their turn. Correction: Encourage players to pay attention to their team so they know when it's their turn. Other team members can kindly prompt them if they miss their turn.

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