Leadership skills
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can demonstrate leadership skills in a small group.
Key learning points
- Move: moving with confidence and projecting your voice, supports others to succeed.
- Move: being ready to move and respond in a variety of different challenges leads to success.
- Think: good communication improves teamwork, enabling a higher chance of a successful outcome.
- Feel: completing an activity successfully in a team requires self-motivation to keep trying.
- Connect: taking turns to be the communicator shows fairness and ensures everyone respects each other.
Keywords
Leader - someone who guides and influences others to achieve their goals
Teamwork - working with other people to complete a task
Communication - sharing ideas and information with others
Common misconception
Pupils think all effective leaders are loud and shout to be heard.
It is common to hear a leader with a voice which is projected when communicating. However, there is so much to effective leadership beyond verbal communication, such as, active listening, knowing your team and showing empathy, to name a few.
Teacher tip
Where possible keep activity levels high. You may want to have images of inspirational leaders around the room to spark conversation about effective leadership.
Equipment
large sheets of plain paper / wallpaper, mini whiteboards, 1 pen between 2, choice of ball, 20 cones
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What type of communication is a hand signal?
Q2.How might a leader stop a game?
Q3.What are we demonstrating if a teammate feels heard?
Q4.What type of communication is used when giving instructions in a demonstration?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How can you show fairness and respect in group tasks?
Q2.Which is a characteristic of an effective leader?
Q3.What type of voice demonstrates being supportive?
Q4.What should happen with instructions to ensure they are fully understood?
To help you plan your 9 physical education lesson on: Leadership skills, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 9 physical education lesson on: Leadership skills, 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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