Pe And Health - Year 4 - Throwing And Catching

PE and Health unit planner Developmental sequence of teaching/learning Term

Year

1

Band

4

Primary Years

Unit/topic outcome description Students will develop, refine and demonstrate the ability to throw and catch in different situations such as with different sized balls, angles of trajectory and in games. They will illustrate correct body positioning and develop strategies to identify appropriate techniques to maximise their performance. Students will demonstrate their development through cooperative team work and interaction with peers and will selfassess their progress through records of their performance. Essential learning’s  Futures Identity  Interdependence  Thinking  Communication

Thinking skills/ processes  Remembering  Understanding  Applying  Analysing  Evaluating  Creating

Strand Physical activity and participation

ICT’s

Resources/ equipment

 Digital camera  Computer/printer  Video camera  Calculator  Internet  CD player  Stop watch  Fax  Scanner  Email

Appropriate clothing and footwear Gym Balls: large/small, soft/hard Bean bags Cones Hoops Whistle

Key ideas

SACSA outcomes (verbatim)

Students individually, in groups or teams enhance their selfawareness through developing, refining and expanding their movement abilities and strategies within an appropriate context of physical activities. Id In KC4

2.1 Confidently performs and repeats movement sequences with control, balance and coordination that in turn enhance their ability to plan for and participate in a wide range of physical activities. Id In KC3

Personal and social development Health of individual and communities

Planning

Key ideas

Focus of Learning

Sequence of core teaching events

Students individually,

Demonstrate ability

in groups or teams

to throw and catch

behaviour expectations. Introduce THROWING,

enhance their self-

balls of different

using bean bags and throwing into hoops to

awareness through

sizes.

practise throwing to a target with appropriate

1.

developing, refining

Introduce students to gym. Remind students of

technique.

and expanding their movement abilities

Demonstrate ability

2. Students demonstrate their prior THROWING

and strategies within

to throw and catch

SKILLS with a partner. Pairs throw for 30

an appropriate

balls at different

seconds, counting the number of throws, whilst

context of physical

angles of trajectory.

teacher times with stop watch. Results recorded. Without using stop watch, increase difficulty with

activities. Id In KC4

high and low throws and bounces. Use appropriate body positioning

3.

Concentrate on body positioning and catching

catching.

techniques.

4. Practice catching skills from previous lesson. Apply skills in game

Pair activities of 10 catches focussing on

situations

ACCURACY, PREFERRED/NON-PREFERRED HANDS AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TRAJECTORY. Pairs throw for another 30

Assess and

seconds, counting the number of throws, whilst

evaluate

teacher times with stop watch. Results recorded

performance of

for self and teacher evaluation.

self.

5. Put practised skills under pressure by focussing on BODY POSITIONING. Encourage movement Develop effective

towards ball when catching. Play Corner Spry

communication

and Ins and Outs in small groups. Introduce

skills in pairs and

Dodgeball if time.

teams.

6.

Appropriate clothing and footwear Gym Balls: large/small, soft/hard, spiky Bean bags Cones Hoops

Whistle

Review last lesson. Focus on CATCHING with a large spiky ball then a smaller, soft ball.

when throwing and

Resources

Recap on skills. Play Windows in small groups. SKILL DEVELOPMENT TEAM GAME: Long Bomb. Increase difficulty by changing locomotive movements, throwing and catching techniques and different balls. Discuss strategies and differences in the way game was played.

Assessment

Stop watch

Criteria for assessment

Assessment strategy

Who will assess?

SACSA outcome

Record of assessment

Ability to catch

Teacher

Teacher

2.1 Confidently

Teacher kept

and throw balls at

observation of

performs and

record

different angles of

students as they

trajectory

Assessment:

repeats

demonstrate skills.

Student

Self-assessment

Demonstrate catching ball at different trajectories (body positioning)

Teacher discussions with students regarding self-assessment

movement sequences with

Record of class

control, balance

list against:

and coordination

- correct throwing

that in turn

and catching

enhance their

technique

ability to plan for

(according to the

and participate in

Australian Sports

a wide range of

Commission)

physical activities. Id In KC3

Catch percentage

-under-standing of appropriate body positioning - ability to adapt

Participation in

skills under

games,

pressure

demonstrating

- developing

skills

automaticity

References 1.) Pill, S 2007, Play with Purpose, ACHPER, SA, p.22 2.) Australian Sports Commission 1994, Sport it! Teacher resource manual: developmental sport skills program, Tactical directions, NSW