SHS2 Physical Education Health Core · Semester 1 Week 3: Sports Participation

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.3 - Apply the basic skills acquired in a game of table tennis.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least two basic table tennis skills (service, forehand stroke, backhand stroke) and describe when each is used in a game.
Demonstrate the forehand stroke with correct grip, stance, and follow-through during a rally.
Apply the service and forehand stroke in a target/zonal practice game, aiming shots into a designated quadrant of the opponent’s side.
Maintain a rally of at least 5 consecutive forehand shots with a partner using correct technique.
Assess a partner’s performance using simple observation criteria and provide constructive feedback.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Activity and Health (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Sports Participation (1.2)
Content standard: 2.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate the ability to apply various skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., Table tennis, netball, volleyball, etc). 2.1.2.LO.1 Demonstrate the ability to use basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., table tennis, netball, etc).
Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.3 - Apply the basic skills acquired in a game of table tennis.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 48

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Pair/individual learning
Target/zonal practice game: Aim to hit forehand shots into a designated quadrant of the opponent's side to improve accuracy.
Skill consistency rally challenge: Partner up and rally using only forehand strokes, counting how many consecutive shots you can maintain

Assessment (2.1.2.AS.3): Level 2: Describe at least two of the skills used in the table tennis game Level 3: Demonstrate at least the two skills used in the table tennis game.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Online resources
- Pictures/charts
- Phones/laptops
- Projectors
- Footballs
- Handballs
- Volleyballs
- Basketballs
- Football Field
- Handball Court
- Volleyball Court
- Basketball Court
- Football nets
- Handball nets
- Volleyball nets
- Basketball nets
- Inflator
- Markers
- Training bibs
- Textbooks Supplementary materials