Social skill challenges
I can cooperate with others to be successful in team challenges.
Social skill challenges
I can cooperate with others to be successful in team challenges.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: success in challenges requires working together quickly, handling balloons and equipment with precision and care.
- Move: throwing a ball requires the opposite foot to step forward, following through and pointing at the target.
- Think: considering the unique talents of everyone is an effective strategy to ensure everyone plays to their strengths.
- Feel: working together as a team to achieve challenges gives a sense of belonging.
- Connect: social interaction can include verbal and non verbal communication with your peers.
Keywords
Cooperation - the action of working together to achieve common goals
Timing - the judgement and control of when something should be done
Strategy - the plan of action designed to achieve an overall aim
Common misconception
A team will still be successful as long as some of its members contribute and work hard.
Everyone should be given the opportunity to use their voice and have a role to ensure success. Every pupil needs to be encouraged to share their ideas and listen to others in each learning cycle.
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Social skill challenges, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Social skill challenges, 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.
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Equipment
1 blown up balloon per 2 pupils, 24 hoops (groups of 6 hoops must be the same size)
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - outdoor learning
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
