Lesson Planning

Hot-seat Paula Radcliffe and understand her motivations to compete. Examine the skills needed by athletes and their training routines. Consider the attitude to health and diet that athletes have and make pledges to live a healthy lifestyle. Look at the variety of amateur athletics events and choose one to research and present to the class.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To devise and test different games and warm up games to play in the playground and to consider the attitude to health and diet that athletes have and make pledges to live a healthy lifestyle.

Children will:

• Understand more about Paula Radcliffe and understand her vast contribution to world athletics.
• Examine the skills needed by athletes and their warm up routines.
• Devise and test different games and warm up games to play in the playground.
• Consider the attitude to health and diet that athletes have and make pledges to live a healthy lifestyle.
• Understand the variety of amateur athletics events held locally.