B1 Physical Education · Term 1 Week 1: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.1.1.1 - Travel (move) over, under, in front of, behind, and through objects using locomotor skills (walk, jump, craw etc.).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate walking, jumping, and crawling over objects placed on the ground with proper form and balance.
Move under objects (e.g., cones, ropes, or tables) by bending, crouching, or crawling without touching them.
Position themselves in front of and behind objects when given verbal instructions by the teacher or a partner.
Travel through a pathway of objects by walking, jogging, or running without knocking the objects over.
Respond to teacher feedback and adjust their movements to improve control, agility, and spatial awareness.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Motor Skill and Movement Patterns (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills (1.1)
Content standard: B1.1.1.1 - Demonstrate competence in the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities (games, athletics gymnastics and dance)
Indicator: B1.1.1.1.1 - Travel (move) over, under, in front of, behind, and through objects using locomotor skills (walk, jump, craw etc.).
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Physical Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 2
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

i. Demonstrate to learners how to move over objects and allow them to practice at their own pace. Learners who master the skill should move on to the next activity.
ii. Demonstrate move under objects and allow learners to practice at their own pace.
iii. Learners in pairs practice move in front and behind and teacher or partners give the instruction
iv. Learners walk, jog or run through the objects as individuals and as a group.
v. travel over. Rearrange, objects (e.g. skittles, cones, etc.) and guide learners to make other movements such as under, in front of, behind, and through objects.
vi. Observe learners during practice as individual and provide them with feedback for correct mastery of the skill. Allow them to progress at their own pace toward mastery.
Take them through cool down/warm down activity to end the lesson.