B5 Physical Education · Term 1 Week 7: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.7.1.7

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate the correct grip and ready position for holding a racket or paddle before striking a dropped ball.
Perform a forehand strike on a dropped ball, sending it toward a partner positioned about 6 metres away.
Perform a backhand strike on a dropped ball, sending it toward a partner positioned about 6 metres away.
Strike a dropped ball alternately using forehand and backhand movement patterns with increasing accuracy and control.
Work cooperatively with a partner, taking turns to toss, strike and retrieve the ball with patience and good sportsmanship.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Motor Skill and Movement Patterns (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills (1.7)
Content standard: B5.1.7.1 - Demonstrate competence in the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities (games, athletics gymnastics and dance)
Indicator: B5.1.7.1.7 - Strike a dropped ball, with a racket or paddle, toward a target by using the forehand and back hand movement pattern to a partner.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 59
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

After warm-ups as usual, learners are put in pairs with a ball racket/paddle. Learners toss a ball and swing the bat/paddle from behind to strike the ball to a partner about 6m away using a racquet or paddle. Let the part strike the ball.