B6 Physical Education · Term 1 Week 5: Locomotor, Manipulative and Rhythmic Skills

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.5.1.6 - Change direction quickly to maintain one’s balance while running with an object through obstacles.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Demonstrate the correct technique for changing direction quickly while maintaining balance when running with an object.
Perform a series of obstacle runs, stopping at each cone to change direction while keeping control of a handheld object.
Explain how shifting body weight and lowering the centre of gravity helps maintain balance during rapid direction changes.
Apply safe running and stopping techniques during a warm-up, obstacle practice, and cool-down routine.
Show teamwork and patience while taking turns and encouraging peers during obstacle course activities.

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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: B6.1.5.1 - Demonstrate competence in the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities (games, athletics gymnastics and dance)
Indicator: B6.1.5.1.6 - Change direction quickly to maintain ones' balance whiles running with an object through obstacles.
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. 71
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Exemplar. Learners go through adequate warm-up. Arrange set of cones in a straight line. Learners walk through the spaces within the cones. Learners jog through and stop at every cone/station to change direction. Learners run and stop in front of a cone and change direction. Learners practice the skill at their own pace. Learners end with cool down.