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Primary School Games
for Reception and Key Stage 1

A teaching manual

by Val Sabin 2000

Primary School Games for Reception and Key Stage 1 features 4 units of work for each year group. Each unit contains learning objectives, unit framework, expected learning outcomes, references to the specific section and 6 detailed lesson plans. In all there are 72 detailed lesson plans for Key Stage 1.

Year One - Learning Objectives
Year One Unit One, Lesson Five

Example From The Specific Skills Teaching Section
Some Examples of Extension Activities

Year 1 Unit 1

Large Ball Skills and Games

Learning Objectives

Children should learn:-

• to know and show different ways of using a ball
• to understand how to use apparatus for its intended purpose
• to observe, copy and play games as an individual and in two's
• to move safely and actively about the space

Year 1 - Unit 1
Focus on Using a Large Ball
Unit Framework

1. Different ways of using a ball
2. Passing the ball around the body parts
3. Patting and bouncing the ball
4. Throwing and catching, rolling and receiving
5. Kicking the ball and dribbling
6. Throwing and catching using bean-bags, small balls and quoits
7. Target activities

Reference for detailed skill teaching:

Specific teaching points for any of the skills identified in this unit may be found in the cream section at the end of the manual.

A detailed index at the beginning of the section will ensure quick and easy access to any skill and its progression

Suggestions for use of appropriate TOP PLAY cards are shown in the appendix.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit most children will be able to:-

1. demonstrate co-ordination when passing a ball around different parts of the body
2. bounce and pat-bounce a ball with a degree of control
3. understand how to send, receive, kick and dribble a ball and practise to improve the skills
4. show a degree of control when sending and receiving a range of equipment
5. understand that they must "get in line with a ball to receive it"
6. send a ball in various ways to play individual target games or target games with a partner

Children should be guided continuously to:-

• use appropriate vocabulary to describe what they and others are doing and be able to watch and copy the action of others
• recognise how their bodies feel when they are active and understand that exercise improves health, makes them feel good, and help the body to work well
• understand and play to the rules of the game

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Year 1 Unit 1

Lesson 5

A) Warm-up

1. Run lightly in and out of each other using all the space.
   
   
2. Can you remember how we moved forwards, carefully backwards looking over our shoulders, and
   galloped sideways last week? Practise all those different ways on your own, carefully looking
   where you are going.
   
   
3. "Beans" warm-up:
   Runner Beans = Running
   Broad Bean = Stand in a Wide Stretch
   Jumping Bean = Jumping Two-Footed
   Baked Bean = Curl up small on the floor

   Teacher calls out the different beans - children respond.

B) Skill Development

1. Take out a beanbag, quoit or small ball - show me throwing and catching, bouncing downwards -
   (standing still and on the move).
   
   
2. Choose a medium or large ball to throw and catch, and then throw and catch it when you are moving about.
   
   
3. Can you put the ball on the ground and dribble it about the playground with your hand?
   STOP - change direction. (Identify the changing position of the land.)
   
   
4. Can you put the ball on the ground and walk along keeping the ball close to your feet?
   STOP the ball by putting a foot on top of it? Dribble and STOP - change direction.
   (For safety this activity can be started with everyone facing in the same direction and moving in the same direction at the same time "Traffic Policeman".)
   
   
5. Dribble with feet "Traffic lights":
   Red = Stop
   Amber = Walk and Dribble
   Green = Gently run and dribble
   
   
6. Kick the ball a little way and run after it, overtake it, and Stop it with your foot on top.

C) "Target Kick"

1. Stand with a partner ("No.1 and No.2") No.2 sits down and No.1 puts away his/her ball and takes out two markers (these could be cones, domes, beanbags etc). Start with the markers "two big
   steps apart". Can they gently kick the ball between the markers to their partner who stops it
   before kicking it back.
   
   
   
2. If you can do it successfully six times you can move a bit further away and try it. How far away can you be and still kick it accurately between the markers?

   N.B. Organisation If you are working in a limited space, make sure children are all kicking in
   the same directions (alignment)

D) Calming Down

Line up in your colour corner. The front person lead your line for a slow walk without bumping into anyone.

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Example From The Specific Skills Teaching Section

Pushing The Ball Along The Ground With A Stick

1. Grip the stick with the left hand at the top and the right hand halfway down.
   
   
2. One foot in front of the other in opposition - left foot forward.
   
   
3. Place the ball midway between the front foot and back foot.
   
   
4. Put the flat face of the stick up to the ball and push the ball forward.
   
   
5. Follow though so the stick is stretched out, pointing after the ball

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Some Examples of Extension Activities

Throwing and Catching Individually

Throwing and catching a beanbag or small ball

1. To throw the ball upwards it must be released above the head (in the initial stages throw it no higher than just above your head)
   
   
2. Watch the ball all the time.
   
   
3. For a low throw reach up towards the ball with hand spread "BIG HANDS" and have arms slightly bent.
   
   
4. For a higher throw reach up towards. the ball with BIG HANDS and extended arms towards the falling ball.
   
   
5. Squeeze the ball with both hands and "give" to pull it into your chest.
   
   

Throwing a ball into the air, letting it bounce once before catching it

1. Throwing teaching points as in (b)
   
   
2. Watch the ball all the time.
   
   
3. Move to be close to where it bounces on the ground.
   
   
4. Arms outstretched hands close together.
   
   
5. Elbows bend, hands grip the ball and bring it into the chest.
   
   
6. If the ball bounces low, bend your knee and cup mow hands under the ball.

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