Year 7 - Physical education
Problem solving challenges as a team
Outdoor adventurous activities: teamwork, fitness and movement skills
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Unit Summary
This unit explores skillful movement and physical fitness through teamwork challenges. Pupils will develop teamwork skills and understand both why and how to warm up for different types of physical activity.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to work as a team to solve a navigation task against the clock.
Key Notes
- Move: precise movements in the right direction are achieved by always facing forwards.
- Think: negotiation involves critical thinking skills to reach a mutually beneficial agreement.
- Think: elimination involves considering and then rejecting possible choices.
- Feel: being part of a team to solve a problem stimulates feelings of self-worth.
- Connect: adaptability is essential when working as part of a team to problem solve.
Vocabulary To Learn
- process of elimination: the act of considering and rejecting each possible choice until there is only one left
- decision making: the action or process of making important decisions by gathering information and assessing the options carefully
- communication: a means of sending or receiving information via speaking, listening, or non-verbal approaches like signalling and body language.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Letting the most vocal pupils make all the decisions as they have the answers.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: precise movements in the right direction are achieved by always facing forwards. Think: negotiation involves critical thinking skills to reach a mutually beneficial agreement.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'process of elimination'
the act of considering and rejecting each possible choice until there is only one left.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Letting the most vocal pupils make all the decisions as they have the answers. Correction: The loudest people don't always have the best ideas. If you are a dominant character it is especially important to invest time in learning how and when to be quiet, to listen or to invite others to contribute.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Build a successful team to cross the river Study Guide
- Explore your school site Study Guide
- Fitness challenges as a team Study Guide
- Orienteering Study Guide
- Playground games and fundamental movement skills Study Guide
- Problem solving Study Guide
- Sheep pen communication challenge as a team Study Guide
- Social skill challenges Study Guide
- Trust exercises Study Guide
- Understand how your body responds to exercise Study Guide
- Working as a team to raise your heart rate Study Guide
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