Athletics
National curriculum content
- Use running, jumping, throwing, and catching in isolation and in combination.
- Compare their performance with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Lesson objectives
- To throw an object overarm, underarm, by pulling, by pushing and slinging.
- To combine different types of jumping.
- To run for a distance.
- To run in races of varied distances.
- To take part in athletic events.
- To perform competitively with others.
What we want children to know
- The basic actions of running, throwing and jumping are combined to make up all athletics events.
- How to develop a running action.
- How to use the arms and legs to make a good running action.
- How to perform a good jump by bending the knees before take-off, then push up and forward to drive off the ground.
- How to use different types of throws: pull throw, push throw, fling throw.
- How to increase the distance of a throw by adding more power.
- How to increase the accuracy of the throw.
- How to assess their own performance, identifying their strengths and skills they need to work on.
What skills we want children to develop
- Apply and develop a broad range of athletic skills in different ways.
- Show control, co-ordination and consistency when running, throwing, and jumping.
- Choose the appropriate running speed to meet the demand of the task.
- Understand the pace judgement when running over an increased distance, choosing where appropriate speed to meet the demand of the task.
- Combine basic jump actions to form a jump combination, using a controlled jumping technique.
Vocabulary
Athletics, jumping, throwing, running, co-ordination, movement, measurements, timing, technique
Rounders
National curriculum content
- Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.
- Compare their performance with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Lesson objectives
- To throw a ball with increasing accuracy.
- To catch a ball with increasing control.
- To successfully hit a ball from a tee.
- To hit a ball towards a target.
- To choose fielding skills to make it difficult for an opponent.
- To participate in modified competitive games, showing good teamwork.
What we want children to know
- Fielding is the action of a player(s) performed after the batter has hit the ball; it involves using skills such as stopping, gathering and collecting the ball, catching and throwing skills.
- How to improve basic skills such as controlling, stopping, catching and throwing balls.
- How to develop the two skills of throwing and catching.
- How to throw with aim and accuracy.
- Batting is the skill of hitting the ball with a rounder’s bat.
- How to hold the bat correctly, swing the bat and stand to hit the ball properly.
- The bat should only be used and swung in the designated area.
- To be aware of who is around you when using a rounder’s bat.
- How to play a game of rounders by playing fairly and following the rules.
What skills we want children to develop
- Apply and develop a broader range of skills, whilst ensuring basic skills are performed with control and accuracy.
- Throw a ball increasing distances, catch a ball with increasing consistency and hit a ball with correct technique and increasing control.
- Intercept and top a ball consistently.
- Work well as part of a team, employing simple tactics, particularly when fielding to make it harder for the batter.
- Communicate, collaborate, and compete with others, following the rules of the game.
- Choose both fielding and striking skills which make it difficult for your opponent. Explain the tactics you have used in games.
- Show control, co-ordination and consistency when throwing and catching a ball.
Vocabulary
Throwing, fielding, catching, power, get in line, communication, accuracy, technique, batting, score, aiming, space, targets, long barrier