Reception Cooperate and Solve Problems Unit 1
Organise and match items, images, colours and symbols. Work with a partner to listen and share ideas & questions.
Knowledge Organiser
Prior Learning
Coordinated similar type objects in a variety of ways. Differentiated ways to manoeuvre objects. Skipped in isolation and with rope.
Unit Focus
Organise and match items, images, colours and symbols. Work with a partner to listen and share ideas & questions. Collect, distinguish and differentiate colours and create a shape as a team.
We are learning...
- to match colours and symbols.
- to work as a team to complete a task.
- to use our bodies to make number shapes.
- to follow a trail.
- to work with others to make patterns.
- to work with a partner to complete challenges.
Key Questions
- Can you name the four suits of playing cards?
- Why do we need to listen when working with others?
- Did you have any disagreements when creating shapes? How did you work them out?
Equipment
Beanbags, mats, cones, quoits, hoops, balls, bibs, cones, benches, newspaper, a deck of cards, mats.
Vocabulary
Cooperate, team, individual, partner, pair, work, choose, collect, suits, deck, cards, trail, body shape, number.
Concepts
“Physical literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge, and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.” – The International Physical Literacy Association, May 2014
Activity Example
Know your own suit– without conferring and in silence, children must look at their playing card and walk and sit down by the wall which corresponds with their suit. Once they have made their choice, they can look at others in the group and ensure they have made the correct choice. If they are at the wrong wall, give them a chance to move. Repeat until every pupil goes to the correct wall the first time.
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Lesson Overview
Reception Cooperate & Solve Problems Unit 1 Lesson 3
- Work for a sustained period to raise the heart rate.
- Replicate body shapes to represent numbers with some accuracy.
- Work as a pair to demonstrate larger numbers.
We are learning: to use our bodies to make number shapes.
Activity: Number groups, number gym shapes.
Reception Cooperate & Solve Problems Unit 1 Lesson 1
- Work as an individual and part of a group to match various markings and colours.
- Identify relationships between self and others through group activity.
We are learning: to match colours and symbols.
Activity: Tick-tock clock and card suits.
Reception Cooperate & Solve Problems Unit 1 Lesson 2
- Follow instructions to perform individual coordination skills.
- Cooperate with a partner to move across defined areas.
We are learning: to work as a team to complete a task.
Activity: Coordination lines and cross the river.
Reception Cooperate & Solve Problems Unit 1 Lesson 4
- Name and perform actions, including jumps, rolls and travel.
- Associate an action with a colour.
- Some – Define their own trail.
We are learning: to follow a trail.
Activity: Travelling and travel trails.
Reception Cooperate & Solve Problems Unit 1 Lesson 5
- Individually create a shape story using mime.
- Recognise and retrieve coloured items assigned to their group.
- Work cooperatively to construct shapes and patterns on the floor.
We are learning: to work with others to make patterns.
Activity: Colour coordination team task and coordination shapes – cooperation games.
Reception Cooperate & Solve Problems Unit 1 Lesson 6
- Work cooperatively as part of a pair to move objects.
- Persevere through challenges.
- Listen and make decisions as part of a partnership.
We are learning: to work with a partner to complete challenges.
Activity: Collaborative partner activities.