Year 3 Basketball

Perform some basic basketball skills, throwing, catching and dribbling. Build attacking/offensive play. Implement some basic rules of basketball.

Knowledge Organiser

Prior Learning

Recalled and linked combinations of skills, e.g., dribbling and passing. Selected and applied a small range of tactics. Developed power, agility, coordination and balance over a variety of activities.

Unit Focus

Perform some basic basketball skills, throwing, catching and dribbling. Build attacking/offensive play. Implement some basic rules of basketball.

We are learning...

  • to keep possession of the ball when dribbling
  • to work as a pair to move forward and attack.
  • to use a defensive body position.
  • to perform a two-handed shot to score baskets.
  • to use a jump ball to restart a game.
  • when to move to space to receive the all.

Key Questions

  • How do you start a new game?
  • In what ways did you restart the game after a basket was scored?
  • When throwing in the ball, what things did you have to consider as the referee?

Equipment

Size 5 basketballs, cones, hoops, basketball posts, bibs, stopwatch, whiteboards.

Vocabulary

Control, bounce, shoot, target, assist, jump ball, attack, defend, shoot, offensive.

Rules

  • If the defender makes deliberate contact, the attacker gets a free throw from the sideline in line with where the offence happened.
  • Start the game with a jump ball/tip-off.

Assessment Overview

Head – Explain why we look to 1) shoot 2) pass, and 3) dribble.

Hand – Use a jump ball to start a game.

Heart – Assist teammates to shoot.

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Lesson Overview

Year 3 Basketball Lesson 4

  • Create opportunities to shoot
  • Use two hands to play basketball shot
  • Assist teammates in a game to shoot

We are learning: to perform a two-handed shot to score baskets. Activity: Half-court game, turns over when team score.

Year 3 Basketball Lesson 1

  • Use basic ball-handling skills
  • Pass and receive to score points
  • Dribble and work collaboratively to keep possession

We are learning: to keep possession of the ball when dribbling Activity: Assessment for learning

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Year 3 Basketball Lesson 2

  • Using short passes to keep possession and assist
  • Working as a pair to attack to net
  • Look to 1) Shoot 2) Pass 3) Dribble

We are learning: to work as a pair to move forward and attack Activity: Short pass and replay AFL

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Year 3 Basketball Lesson 3

  • Moving into defensive play
  • Showing good defensive posture
  • Use contact rules for defending
  • Reinforce shoot, pass, dribble principle

We are learning: to use a defensive body position. Activity: 3 v 3 Half-court game.

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Year 3 Basketball Lesson 5

  • Use a jump ball to start a game
  • Dribble and shoot in isolation
  • Use the double dribble rule in a game

We are learning: to use a jump ball to restart a game. Activity: Dribbling and shooting in a game.

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Year 3 Basketball Lesson 6

  • Apply basic rules and skills learned in a game
  • Determine when to run into space and receive a ball
  • Suggest ways to improve own and others game

We are learning: when to move to space to receive the ball. Activity: Competition week.

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