Games 2 - Lesson 6

In the sixth lesson of the Year 1 Games 2 module, the learning objectives are centred around engaging in team games and applying the skills learned in previous sessions. The children are expected to demonstrate their understanding of teamwork, grasp the concept of winning and losing, and showcase the majority of the skills they have acquired throughout the unit. Key vocabulary such as 'teamwork', 'points', 'winning', 'losing', 'catching', 'throwing', and 'kicking' are highlighted. The equipment required for this lesson includes cones, benches, tennis balls, footballs, and hoops. The warm-up activity, called 'Treasure Chest', involves pupils working in groups to collect balls from a central hoop and return them to their team's hoop, fostering fast movement and team awareness. This is followed by a main activity named 'That’s My Number!', where pupils are assigned numbers and must run to retrieve a ball from the centre when their number is called, aiming to score points for their team.

The lesson continues with 'End Ball', a game where two groups compete by catching and rolling a ball through a goal to score points. This activity promotes readiness, communication, and hand-eye coordination. Both the main activities offer variations and extensions to challenge the pupils further and to practise different methods of ball handling. The lesson concludes with a cool-down session featuring summary questions. These questions encourage pupils to reflect on what they have learned over the course of the six weeks, discuss their favourite activities and skills, and consider both the easier aspects and the challenges they faced. Variations for the cool-down include having pupils discuss their answers in pairs rather than as a whole class, facilitating peer interaction and reflection.