Health and Physical Education / Year 5 and 6 / Movement and physical activity / Learning through movement

Curriculum content descriptions

predict and test the effectiveness of applying different skills and strategies in a range of movement situations (AC9HP6M07)

Elaborations
  • predicting and systematically testing a range of solutions to unfamiliar movement challenges to find out which solution is most appropriate or effective
  • adapting movement skills and strategies from other contexts to generate creative solutions to unfamiliar movement challenges when participating in outdoor activities
  • co-developing criteria to assess effectiveness of responses to movement challenges, predicting the effectiveness of each, then testing and refining solutions against the criteria in order to achieve successful outcomes
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Movement sequences,  Problem solving,  Creativity

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