Year 5 Athletics Lesson 6

Lesson Summary

Learning Intentions

  • Develop as a small group either a run, jump or throwing event
  • Choose appropriate distance, equipment, time and space
  • Teach event to another group

Skill Development Teaching STEP principle

Success Criteria

  • I can describe aspects of the STEP principle
  • I can choose appropriate equipment for my chosen event
  • I can work with others to plan an athletics event

We are learning...

to design a running, jumping or throwing activity for others using the STEP principle.

Curriculum Links

NC Think about important aspects needed to plan an event

L Speak confidently and with clarity to teach my event to others

N Measure/time runs, jumps and throws with accuracy

Equipment

  • Tennis balls
  • Sets of equipment for each group, e.g. cones, tape measure, drop watches, throwing equipment
  • Paper or whiteboards
  • Pens

Key Questions

  • What does STEP stand for?
  • How can making one change to an element, e.g. space, impact your activity?
  • Why do we not try to change lots of elements in the activity at the same time?

STEP

Teaching the STEP principle

  • S = SPACE
  • T = TASK
  • E = Equipment
  • P = People

Considerations

  • Distance for the running event—individual or relay event
  • Type of throw and appropriate equipment
  • Jumping for height or for distance standing or with run-up
  • Space available
  • Equipment available
  • Splitting children up into small groups to ensure children are not waiting around
  • How will you score your event/activity?
  • What are the teaching points for your activity? You must be able to quickly and easily teach it to another group

Lesson Content

Starter Activity

Ball Tag– The objective of the game is to avoid being tagged by the tagger.

Set up:

  • Split the class in half and have two games of 15.
  • Each group has one person who is the ‘tagger’
  • Each group has two tennis balls

How to play:

  • If a player has a tennis ball in their hands, the tagger may not tag them
  • The players should pass the ball around themselves to help prevent each other from being tagged.
  • If a player is tagged, they must freeze.

Winning: When all players except the last 2 with the balls are tagged the game is over.

Extension: 1) Tagged players become taggers. 2) Players can release teammates who are frozen by giving them a high five.

A guideline image demonstrating this lesson plan content

What is STEP?

The STEP framework in PE was developed to support teaching and learning. Using STEP is an easy-to-use approach to adapting, differentiating and extending PE and sports lessons. STEP has been highly promoted over the past 10 years, including being used in PE teaching resources and CPD courses. Children use STEP when leading others in programmes such as Young Leaders or Sports Leaders. STEP has gained in popularity and has been used in so many different ways due to its simplicity.

A guideline image demonstrating this lesson plan content

Activity

In this activity, children will work in groups to plan a running, throwing, or jumping event. Each group should:

  • Select an Event: Choose whether you want to plan a running, jumping, or throwing activity. Each group needs to plan only one event.
  • Use Resources Provided: The teacher will provide each group with a set of equipment and a designated space to work on your event.
  • Plan Your Event: You will be given a specific amount of time to plan your event. Use this time effectively to get your activity ready.
  • Teach and Learn: Once planning time is over, pupils teach their activity to another group. After teaching your session, learn the activity planned by another group.
  • Optional Competition: Consider turning the activities into a competition where groups can earn points based on their performance in the activities.
  • Tools for Planning: It may be useful to use whiteboards or paper and pens for mapping out ideas. Also, think about creating a scorecard that fits your activity.

Extension: If a group finishes early and feels ambitious, they can start designing an additional event.

Make sure the children consider safety when setting up the activities. Are there any specific rules that should be introduced to make sure everybody is kept safe?

Talk about the role of leadership. What is a leader? What makes a good leader? Why might that be important in these activities?

STEP

✔︎ Space

  • How much space do you require to perform the task safely (when throwing think about the safety issues carefully)
  • Mark the area using cones or markers
  • Should you set up safety zone for waiting players to stand in?

✔︎ Task

  • Describe the task you want to be carried out
  • Choose an achievable task
  • Make task enjoyable

✔︎ Equipment

  • Choose equipment appropriate to the task
  • Ensure there is sufficient equipment
  • Make sure all participants can use the equipment
  • Be prepared to change the equipment

✔︎ People

  • Think about the ability and experience of the group
  • Select an appropriate number of participants/group sizes
  • Adapt tasks to be able to include children of all abilities