Coordination circuit
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can perform a range of activities that require excellent coordination and remain motivated to try my hardest.
Key learning points
- Move: bouncing, rolling, throwing, dribbling and kicking a ball with effective coordination requires control.
- Move: our hearts will beat faster and our muscles work harder when completing coordination exercises within the circuit.
- Think: showing good hand and foot coordination across a range of activities requires focus and curiosity.
- Feel: working together and striving to help each other to improve throughout the circuit shows great empathy.
- Connect: striving to improve our coordination throughout will lead to increased success and shows self-belief.
Keywords
Coordination - The ability to efficiently use different parts of the body together
Circuit - a series of physical activities or exercises
Together - working in cooperation with others to undertake a task
Common misconception
Pupils may think that coordination relates only to movement of their own body.
Coordination requires many different elements to work in combination. Improving balance, timing, ball tracking and the way we grip equipment can all contribute to improved coordination.
Teacher tip
Equipment listed allows for both partners to exercise at the same time. If only half the equipment is available, pupils can take turns at each station. Alternatively, these stations can be removed from the circuit and another activity repeated twice.
Equipment
30+ cones, 4 hoops, 2 beanbags, 30 balls, 2 balloons, 2 skipping ropes
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What can help you throw accurately?
Q2.Which word describes kicking a ball in football and keeping it close to your feet?
Q3.Which of these body functions are you aiming to increase during a circuit activity?
Q4.What can help you to keep trying hard?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What helps us to get used to using different sporting equipment?
Q2.What should we do when we are finding an activity difficult?
Q3.What will help most if we are finding it hard to coordinate our bodies when playing a sport?
Q4.What should a partner do to help you improve when you are practising?
To help you plan your 2 physical education lesson on: Coordination circuit, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 2 physical education lesson on: Coordination circuit, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
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