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Year 1

Playing together to make our heartbeat and breathing faster

I can challenge myself and can work with others to have fun when exercising.

New
New
Year 1

Playing together to make our heartbeat and breathing faster

I can challenge myself and can work with others to have fun when exercising.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Move: moving throughout the circuit activities will increase my heartbeat and breathing.
  2. Think: keeping moving and working hard, supports our body and mind, helping us to complete the challenges successfully.
  3. Feel: striving to improve your performance and believing in yourself shows courage and will lead to success.
  4. Connect: working with others enables success as well as enjoyment and engagement when exercising.

Keywords

  • Challenge - a test of ability or skill

  • Circuit - a series of physical activities or exercises

  • Together - in cooperation; with others to undertake a task together

Common misconception

Pupils may think that success is only achieved by winning and being the best.

Success can be achieved in lots of different ways. You can be successful by improving your own performance (regardless of anyone else's performance), setting yourself a challenge and reaching a new target or working in cooperation with others.


To help you plan your year 1 physical education lesson on: Playing together to make our heartbeat and breathing faster, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

This lesson provides lots of opportunities to celebrate success regardless of physical ability. This is best achieved by keeping the focus on celebrating successful completion of a goal or challenge, rather than comparing which pupil achieved the highest score.
Teacher tip

Equipment

30+ cones, soft balls (1 per pair)

Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - physical activity

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Prior knowledge starter quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these feelings can grow stronger when you get better at performing a skill?
Correct answer: confidence
fear
sadness
Q2.
Which of these feelings usually gets smaller when we feel more confident?
joy
Correct answer: fear
excitement
Q3.
As well as being good for our bodies, what else is exercise good for?
Correct answer: our minds
our clothes
our toys
Q4.
How can we get better at lots of different types of movements?
do one thing
Correct answer: try new things
stop trying

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words describes partners who work as a team to complete a task?
solo
competitor
Correct answer: together
Q2.
Which quality will help you most when you set yourself a challenge?
Correct answer: self-belief
self-doubt
selfishness
Q3.
Which of these activities might be included in a circuit?
a football game
a mountain climb
Correct answer: a star jump
Q4.
What will help us to overcome a challenge?
Correct answer: keep working hard
give up
get angry