Health and Physical Education / Year 5 and 6 / Movement and physical activity / Moving our bodies

Curriculum content descriptions

transfer familiar movement strategies to different movement situations (AC9HP6M02)

Elaborations
  • adapting and transferring defensive or offensive strategies that have been successful in one game to another similar game
  • examining and demonstrating how strategies used in one physical activity can be transferred to a new movement situation
  • transferring strategies they have used to maintain balance to safely traverse a natural environment
  • making judgements, based on agreed criteria, about the effectiveness of transferring strategies from one game to another
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Fundamental movement skills,  Movement sequences,  Problem solving

Downloadable
Downloadable

Yulunga: traditional Indigenous games

This is a collection of Indigenous games suitable for a range of ages, abilities and backgrounds. Students can learn and experience aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures while developing physical fitness and skills. Each game includes information on the equipment needed, game play rules, and scoring. ...

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Rugby union lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in rugby union, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in rugby union, such as movement, ball handling and kicking. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, ...

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Softball lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in softball, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in softball, including batting and fielding. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, assessment ...

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Volleyball lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in volleyball, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in volleyball, including hitting, passing and blocking. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, ...

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Triathlon lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in triathlon, through a game-centred approach. Over 7 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in triathlon, including swimming, cycling and running. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, ...

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Football lesson plans

These lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in football (soccer), through a game-centred approach. Over 7 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in football, including first touch, running with the ball, one vs one, and striking the ball. Each lesson includes learning intentions, ...

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Flying disc lesson plans

These lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in Flying disc, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to the skills and rules involved in Flying disc, including throwing, catching, attacking and defending. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, ...

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Traffic lights football

This game focuses on soccer skills and ball control. Students respond to called-out instructions, controlling a soccer ball using different ball skills and movements. The resource includes an outline of what equipment is required and how to set the game up, with an accompanying visual. There are simple instructions on how ...

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Work sample Years 5 and 6 Health and Physical Education: Small group cricket

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the Health and Physical Education achievement standards for Years 5 and 6. In this video, a student describes how they might strike the ball with different amounts of force and in different directions depending on the positioning of fielders. ...

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Rugby League lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in rugby league, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in in rugby league, including passing, catching and kicking. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, ...

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Basketball lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in basketball, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in basketball such as passing, shooting and footwork. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, ...

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Fundamental movement skills in action

This downloadable resource supports teachers to explicitly teach 12 fundamental movement skills, with 12 cards for each of the 12 skills numbered from 1 (easiest) to 12 (hardest). Each card outlines activities for one PE lesson including a warm-up and activities to teach and practise a skill. Each card provides a list of ...

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Interactive

Join the circus

Learn about different circus skills and create a short performance.