B5 Physical Education · Term 2 Week 3: Space Awareness, Dynamics, Relations, Body Management and Strategies

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.1.2.1 - Describe ways to create more space between an offensive player and a defensive player.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define space in the context of games and physical activities.
Explain why creating space is important for an offensive player.
Describe at least three ways to create space between themselves and a defender.
Demonstrate one or more space-creating techniques in a paired physical activity.
Discuss and share examples of how space affects performance in games like football, handball, and tag games.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Movement Concepts, Principles and Strategies (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Space Awareness, Dynamics, Relations, Body Management and Strategies (2.1)
Content standard: B5.2.1.2 - Demonstrate competence in the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities (games, athletics gymnastics and dance)
Indicator: B5.2.1.2.1 - Describe ways to create more space between an offensive player and a defensive player.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.61: printed p.61 carries the strand 1 content standard cell (Demonstrate competence in the motor skills ... CONT'D) beside this strand 2 indicator, and that is the text in this row; B5 prints its Strand 2 heading only on p.63 and the strand 2 standard cell only on p.62
Curriculum reference: Physical Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 61
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners explains with examples the need for players to create space for themselves in order to have enough room to operate. Adequate space enables learners to perform better.