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Swifter, higher, stronger

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Sportspeople

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Objectives

History

  • Be taught about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

PE

  • Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities.

Lesson Planning

Identify the key changes and developments in sports; Complete circuit activities and try to improve personal bests; Ask the question: Are athletes stronger now?

Teaching Outcomes
 To investigate how athletes are changing; To sort images of technology and facts from different eras.
To compare their current performance results with previous results and try to achieve their personal best.

Children will:

  • Investigate how athletes are changing.
  • Sort images of technology and facts from different eras.
  • Compare performances with previous ones and try to achieve their personal bests.

Provided Resources

  • What has changed?
  • Circuit activities instructions
  • Circuit activities score sheet

You Will Need

  • Tape measures
  • Timers

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