Year 3 - Physical education
Throwing underarm with accuracy
Striking and fielding games: fielding vs batting
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Unit Summary
The unit introduces batting vs fielding. Pupils will develop an understanding of the purpose of each team and learn how to apply a variety of skills such as throwing and stopping the ball to keep the batter's score low as well as their competence in striking in order to score points when batting.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to throw the ball accurately using the correct underarm throwing technique.
Key Notes
- Move: when throwing, step forward with the opposite foot to the throwing hand, following through pointing at the target.
- Move: throwing the ball quickly and accurately to our teammates is important when fielding in a game.
- Think: knowing why we throw quickly and accurately helps us to stop the batting team from scoring points.
- Feel: continuing to try improve our underarm throwing technique and helping others to improve demonstrates integrity.
- Connect: it is important to respect our partners and work together to improve our throwing accuracy.
Vocabulary To Learn
- accuracy: the ability to control where we throw an object
- teammates: a person who is on the same team as you in a sport, game or any group activity
- throw: using your hand to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils throw with too much force when aiming for a target.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: when throwing, step forward with the opposite foot to the throwing hand, following through pointing at the target. Move: throwing the ball quickly and accurately to our teammates is important when fielding in a game.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'accuracy'
the ability to control where we throw an object.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils throw with too much force when aiming for a target. Correction: Managing the right amount force of a throw requires practise and trial and error to judge how much force is needed.
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