Athletics - Lesson 6

In the sixth lesson of the Year 5 Athletics Striver Lesson Plans, the learning objectives are centred around scoring, officiating, and demonstrating leadership skills within athletics events. The success criteria set the expectation that pupils will be able to apply the athletic skills they have acquired in previous lessons to a competitive environment. Key vocabulary for this lesson includes terms such as 'relay', 'baton', and 'change', which are essential for understanding the dynamics of relay races and baton exchanges.

The lesson is structured to include a warm-up, a main activity, and a cool-down. During the 10-minute warm-up, pupils engage in a gentle jog and mobilisation exercises, followed by a discussion on multi-event athletics competitions like the Heptathlon and Decathlon. The main activity spans 30 minutes and involves five different athletics stations where pupils can earn points: Sprint relay, Foam javelin or foam ball throw, Standing Triple Jump, Hurdle relay, and an Endurance challenge. Each pupil takes turns participating, with the teacher recording and calculating points to determine the winning team. Emphasis is placed on employing good technique as previously taught. The cool-down is a pupil-led session, reflecting on the activities and discussing their favourite events, which helps them to understand the different aspects of speed, jumping, and throwing events in athletics.