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Year 9 - Physical education

Communication and listening skills in action

Health and wellbeing: healthy leadership and effective reviewing skills

Unit Summary

This unit will explore ways to lead, motivate and set SMART targets for themselves and others to help construct a meaningful fitness based activity. Pupils will also learn about some of the barriers to participation and how to review progress to help maintain motivation.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to communicate with peers effectively in a 1 to 1 task.

Key Notes

  • Move: moving into suitable positions and using positive body language enables us to communicate with others.
  • Move: clear demonstrations of the correct technique enable us to lead bodyweight exercises.
  • Think: knowing how to use positive and constructive feedback requires reflection and helps peers to improve / progress.
  • Feel: responding to the needs of peers is a good way to measure increased confidence in your own leadership ability.
  • Connect: show respect for each other when trying to decipher the correct technique of a bodyweight exercise.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • active listening: paying attention to what someone is saying and showing that you understand them
  • positive feedback: acknowledging what someone did well to encourage and praise them
  • constructive feedback: giving helpful suggestions on how someone can improve their performance

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils think leading is just about giving instructions.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: moving into suitable positions and using positive body language enables us to communicate with others. Move: clear demonstrations of the correct technique enable us to lead bodyweight exercises.

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

paying attention to what someone is saying and showing that you understand them.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils think leading is just about giving instructions. Correction: A ledaer also requires active listening and the time and confidence to provide feedback on what has been completed well and how things can be improved.

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