Year 9 - Physical education
Decision making and problem solving
Health and wellbeing: healthy leadership and effective reviewing skills
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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 demonstrate decision making and problem solving skills.
Key Notes
- Move: using the correct technique in team building activities requires balance and coordination.
- Think: creating a clear plan of action involves careful planning and decision making.
- Think: formulating a strategy and devising a solution for progress towards a goal requires problem solving.
- Feel: taking responsibility for our team and demonstrating self-discipline helps to overcome challenges.
- Connect: finding a solution to solving a problem as a team requires effectively communicating the strategy.
Vocabulary To Learn
- strategy: a plan or method to achieve a goal or solve a problem
- solution: an answer or way to fix a problem
- responsibility: being in charge of something and making sure it gets done
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think to solve a problem has a just one single option.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: using the correct technique in team building activities requires balance and coordination. Think: creating a clear plan of action involves careful planning and decision making.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'strategy'
a plan or method to achieve a goal or solve a problem.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think to solve a problem has a just one single option. Correction: Problem solving is not linear, nor is there only one universal problem solving technique. The right approach depends on the nature of the problem in a specific context.
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- Emotional intelligence Study Guide
- Goal setting and motivation Study Guide
- Lead by example Study Guide
- Leadership skills Study Guide
- Summarising and reflecting on personal leadership skills Study Guide
- Time management Study Guide
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