Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 9
Build confidence
I can build confidence in others to increase motivation to complete a task.
- Year 9
Build confidence
I can build confidence in others to increase motivation to complete a task.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: holding and executing bodyweight exercises successfully requires maximal effort.
- Think: overcoming a challenge requires altering your own mindset in order to motivate and empower others.
- Feel: creating a positive motivational environment allows self confidence to blossom for all.
- Connect: building self-confidence in others through motivation and positive encouragement demonstrates leadership.
Keywords
Self-confidence - believing in your own abilities
Motivation - feeling confident in your abilities can boost your drive to achieve your goal
Mindset - the way you think and feel about things
Common misconception
Pupils think confidence is constant.
Fluctuations in confidence are very normal. It is not a static state and often determined by the environment your are in and any previous experience you have of that environment.
To help you plan your year 9 physical education lesson on: Build confidence, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 9 physical education lesson on: Build confidence, 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 3 physical education lessons from the Health and wellbeing: healthy leadership and effective reviewing skills unit, dive into the full secondary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
volleyballs, wall area.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
