B5 Physical Education · Term 1 Week 5: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.5.1.5 - Change direction quickly whiles walking with an object within obstacles but keep one’s balance.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate walking with a lime on a spoon while changing direction safely around obstacles without dropping the lime.
Maintain balance while moving through a designated obstacle course at a steady pace.
Apply quick direction changes (left, right, and around) while carrying an object, keeping their eyes focused ahead.
Work cooperatively in small groups to complete a relay-style obstacle challenge while following rules of fairness and safety.
Describe in their own words why balance and control are important when moving with an object through obstacles.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Motor Skill and Movement Patterns (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills (1.5)
Content standard: B5.1.5.1 - Demonstrate competence in the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities (games, athletics gymnastics and dance)
Indicator: B5.1.5.1.5 - Change direction quickly whiles walking with an object within obstacles but keep one's balance.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 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. 58
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

After general and specific warm ups, learners hold lime and spoon. Learners move on command through the obstacles whiles maintaining their balance and individuals in turns at their own pace. Put learners in groups to compute compete.