Cardiovascular fitness
I can identify activities that build stamina and understand how this affects the body.
Cardiovascular fitness
I can identify activities that build stamina and understand how this affects the body.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: when performing activities that require stamina, we should try to keep our effort going.
- Move: resting between activities enables us to recover so we can work hard again.
- Think: recognising how hard our body is working can help us decide what effort is needed to keep an activity going.
- Feel: striving to develop your stamina, by trying our best, demonstrates excellent integrity.
- Connect: encouraging others to work hard when performing exercises that develop stamina, motivates everyone to try hard.
Keywords
Stamina - the ability to keep going without getting too tired or stopping
Intensity - how hard your body is working when taking part in exercise or activities
Pulse - the feeling of your heart beating, usually felt in places like your wrist or neck
Common misconception
Rest is not good for the body as it is the opposite of being active.
Rest is really important to help the body recover, grow, repair and get stronger. However too much time not moving can cause the body to reduce fitness and strength.
To help you plan your year 5 physical education lesson on: Cardiovascular fitness, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 physical education lesson on: Cardiovascular fitness, 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.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
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.
Explore more key stage 2 physical education lessons from the Health and wellbeing: stamina, strength and flexibility unit, dive into the full primary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
20+ cones - red, yellow, green and blue, large cones (1 per 2), wall bars and ropes
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
