Athletics - Lesson 6

The sixth lesson in the Year 4 Athletics Striver Lesson Plans is designed to encourage pupils to improve and record their performances in running, throwing, and jumping. The learning objectives are clear: students aim to surpass their previous sprint times and distances in throwing and jumping events, while also learning to accurately record and measure their peers' scores. Success criteria outline that pupils should strive to beat their own bests in these athletic activities and become proficient in recording results. The key vocabulary for this lesson includes terms such as assessment, sprinting, long jump, and javelin, which are crucial for understanding the activities involved.

Students begin the lesson with a structured warm-up, using cones to mark distances and practicing increasing speed through walking, jogging, running, and sprinting. This warm-up serves to prepare their bodies for the main activities and also teaches them about the importance of gradually building up speed. The main portion of the lesson is a re-assessment of athletics skills, with pupils divided into groups and rotating through activities such as the 50m sprint, long jump, javelin throw, and speed bounce. Each activity includes a recording component, where students measure their performance in seconds, centimetres, or total jumps. The lesson concludes with a cool-down and reflective questions, allowing students to consider what they've learned and enjoyed over the course of the six-week athletics program.