Year 3 - Physical education
Accuracy: can you think tactically, using accuracy skills to beat an opponent?
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Unit Summary
This unit will teach pupils how to apply their skills of siding an object accurately into a variety of competitive games. In order to outwit their opponents, pupils will have to think tactically about where and why they are aiming in order to score points.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make effective decisions while using the correct technique for underarm throwing in order to beat an opponent.
Key Notes
- Move: applying the correct technique for underarm throws requires focus and leads to success.
- Think: deciding which target to aim for in order to win the game requires problem solving.
- Feel: resilience enables us to keep trying even if we aren't winning.
- Connect: only counting the score when you hit a target demonstrates respect and fairness.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tactics: plans you create and use to win or succeed
- problem solving: overcoming a difficulty, challenge or obstacle
- resilience: the ability to keep going, even when it is difficult
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When playing a game, you should only focus on what you are doing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: applying the correct technique for underarm throws requires focus and leads to success. Think: deciding which target to aim for in order to win the game requires problem solving.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tactics'
plans you create and use to win or succeed.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When playing a game, you should only focus on what you are doing. Correction: When playing a game, sometimes it is better to also focus on what your opponent is doing so you can use tactics to beat them.
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