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- Year 3
Game play: apply batting and fielding skills in competition
I can understand the difference between my role when batting and fielding in a game situation.
- Year 3
Game play: apply batting and fielding skills in competition
I can understand the difference between my role when batting and fielding in a game situation.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: it is important to run as fast as possible to score points as a batter and to retrieve the ball as a fielder.
- Think: making good decisions when batting helps score points and when fielding helps prevent the batters scoring.
- Feel: congratulating opponents when they perform better than us shows we are respectful to others.
- Connect: striving to play our best, even when we are losing in a game, shows we have excellent resilience.
Keywords
Batting - when a player uses a bat to hit a thrown or bowled ball, aiming to score points by hitting it far
Fielding - when players on the non- batting team try to catch or stop the ball and get the batters out
Game - an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules
Common misconception
A celebration can only be shown or given when they have been successful.
Children may feel a lack of inclusion and encouragement if acknowledgement of their efforts are only made when they have been successful.
To help you plan your year 3 physical education lesson on: Game play: apply batting and fielding skills in competition, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 3 physical education lesson on: Game play: apply batting and fielding skills in competition, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
Batting-T (up to 5); bats; balls; cones/bases
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
