Jumping for distance - Lesson Plan

The Year 3 athletics lesson on jumping for distance is designed to help students develop a consistent technique for effective long jumps. The lesson objectives include replicating a consistent jumping technique, exploring the impact of using different body parts to assist in the jump, and understanding the muscles involved in generating the power needed for jumping. The resources provided for this lesson comprise cones, hoops, and a resource card with terms such as jumping, bounding, swinging, and timing to support literacy in the context of physical education.

The success criteria set for the students are to run and jump horizontally with control, use their arms to reach forwards to assist the jump, and identify the muscles used in jumping. The warm-up involves mini hurdle bouncing for 5 minutes, where pupils bounce over hurdles, either two-footed, one-footed, or sideways, focusing on using arms for balance, keeping a straight back, and looking ahead. The main activity lasts for 15 minutes and includes standing long jumps, discussions about muscle power, and an emphasis on using swinging arms and transferring weight from heels to toes for improved jumps. A differentiated competition measures and records the distances. Frog jumps are the second activity, where pairs count the number of jumps needed to cover 25 meters and compete in a three-jump distance challenge. The lesson concludes with a 5-minute cool-down called 'Walking Statues', involving various walking styles and five stretches, each held for 10 seconds.