Cricket - Lesson 1

The first lesson in a series for Year 5 cricket focuses on enhancing bowling skills within a game context. The learning objectives are clear: pupils should be able to bowl underarm, bowl overarm, and use these skills in a competitive situation. To achieve these objectives, the lesson is structured into a warm-up, main activity, and cool-down, each designed to progressively build the necessary skills. Key vocabulary such as 'underarm', 'overarm', 'figure of six', 'accuracy', and 'aiming' are introduced to enrich the pupils' cricket lexicon. The required equipment includes balls, cones, and a Kwik Cricket set, ensuring a practical and hands-on learning experience.

The lesson begins with a dynamic warm-up called 'The Ball Train', where pupils are arranged into teams, passing balls along a line and running to rejoin the end, promoting coordination and teamwork. The main activity segment revises bowling techniques, starting with underarm bowling, where pupils focus on holding the ball in their fingertips and aiming for accuracy. They then progress to overarm bowling, practicing the action before moving on to a Kwik Cricket tournament to apply their skills competitively. The cool-down involves gentle ball exercises, encouraging creativity and self-reflection on the best personal techniques for holding and bowling the ball. Pupils discuss and observe differences in technique between right and left-handed players, focusing on body position and head alignment when aiming for a target.