Let’s ‘Play to Learn’
Encourage the children to:
- Wear an alien bib.
- Throw/kick a ball into the ‘keep it zone’, run to collect / pick up a ball and move into the ‘scoring zone’, then roll/underarm throw/kick a ball to hit a target/goal. Return to the ‘keep it zone’ and repeat. Do the activity above – setting up a choice of targets to aim at. Children decide on a scoring system for each target, how many attempts/goes they have each/within a time limit, etc.
- Throw and catch the ball in the ‘keep it zone’ and then move into the ‘scoring zone’ and aim at targets/goals. Children decide the rules for the catch and throw in the ‘keep it zone’, e.g. when to move into the ‘scoring zone’, to travel with the ball or not, etc.
- Set targets for how many goals/points they can score in five attempts/one minute.
- Record their attempts with support using a simple scoring system.
- Co-operate with another child to achieve their highest score.
Safety & Organisation
Ensure:
- the surface is clean and free from obstructions
- children work in ‘gardens’ and understand the rules for collecting balls that go into other ‘gardens’
Opportunities to
- follow the simple rules of a game
- send and receive an object over a short distance
- walk to or run and kick a ball
- develop performance of simple skills with a partner
Questions
- What rules have you made up?
- What do you have to do to make sure everyone is safe when you are kicking the ball?
- What is the most difficult thing about this activity?
- How can you and your partner help one another to improve your sending skills?
Can you see the child?
- Following the simple rules of a game
- Sending and receiving an object over a short distance
- Walking to or running and kicking a ball
- Developing performance of simple skills with a partner
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Most of the time
Encourage the child to:
- develop and follow more complex rules
- aim at more difficult targets
- send and receive over longer distances for longer periods of time, using a variety of sending and receiving techniques
- try to beat their partner’s score
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Sometimes
Encourage the child to:
- practise each aspect before playing the game – refer to the Technical Skills Cards
- discuss the rules they want to follow
- work in a ‘garden’ by themselves initially