Moving well: can you challenge your personal best through strength activities?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can challenge my own personal best by completing different strength-focused challenges.
Key learning points
- Move: developing strength and challenging our personal best requires using the correct technique for each action.
- Think: knowing how to safely perform each activity requires concentration.
- Feel: striving to challenge our personal best and improve our strength requires determination.
- Connect: watching the technique of others and suggesting ways to improve demonstrates respect.
Keywords
Strength - the ability to overcome resistance
Personal best - the best effort or performance you have achieved so far
Challenge - a test of ability or skill
Common misconception
Strength training can only be done in a gym or fitness suite.
Strength training can easily be completed at home with different resources.
Equipment
Timer, teddy, 2 handheld weights such as filled water bottles or cans, cushion, towel, backpack, heavy books.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What helps us move well?
Q2.What helps our body stay steady when moving?
Q3.What helps us get better at moving?
Q4.What would help us try new movements?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What helps us get stronger and beat our personal best safely?
Q2.What do we need in order to perform activities safely?
Q3.What would help us challenge our personal best and get stronger?
Q4.What do we show when we watch others and give helpful suggestions?
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To help you plan your 3 physical education lesson on: Moving well: can you challenge your personal best through strength activities?, 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.
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