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

Curriculum content descriptions

participate positively in groups and teams by contributing to group activities, encouraging others and negotiating roles and responsibilities (AC9HP6M09)

Elaborations
  • exploring and performing the different roles and responsibilities in physical activities that promote enjoyment, safety and positive outcomes for participants
  • demonstrating negotiation skills when dealing with conflicts or disagreements in movement situations
  • using reflective listening and assertive communication when working in small groups on movement tasks or challenges
General capabilities
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Cooperation,  Group dynamics

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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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Golf lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in golf, through a game-centred approach. Over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in golf, including setting up, grip and taking a shot. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, ...

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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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Tag Games

This resource consists of a suite of downloadable tag games. Each game focuses on different skills, such as teamwork, throwing, catching, balance and coordination. A visual model of each game is provided, as is an outline of what equipment is required and how to set the game up. There are also simple instructions on how ...

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Full House

This game focuses on strategy and movement. The aim of the game is for players to fill their “house” with three bean bags, collecting bags from other player’s houses. 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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Strategicki

This game focuses on strategy and teamwork. The aim of the game is for each player to get to the other team’s safe zone, without getting tagged. 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 to play and differentiate ...

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Tic-tac-toe

This game focuses on strategy and teamwork. The aim of the game is for each team to try and create a line of three bibs in a tic-tac-toe square. 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 to play and differentiate ...

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Protect the Pin

This game focuses on coordination and teamwork. The aim of the game is for players to knock over the other team’s pins, whilst protecting their team’s pins. 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 to play ...

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Bean bag bucket tag

This game focuses on movement, tagging and underarm throwing. If a player gets tagged, they collect a bean bag from a central square. The player then must underarm throw the bean bag into a bucket to be freed. The resource includes an outline of what equipment is required and how to set the game up, with an accompanying ...

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Dragon Tails

This game focuses on movement and strategy. Players work individually to protect their “dragon tails” (bibs) from others, and at the same time take other players’ tails. 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 ...

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Work sample Years 5 and 6 Health and Physical Education: Team challenges

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 and 6 Health and Physical Education. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an ...

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Lawn bowls lesson plans

These curriculum-aligned lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence in lawn bowls, through a game-centred approach. Over 5 lessons, students will be introduced to skills and rules involved in lawn bowls, including delivery techniques and grip. Each lesson includes learning intentions, skill focus, equipment, ...

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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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How can I use tactics to be successful in games? Stage 3

In this unit students test, apply and combine various tactics incorporating movement, space, time, equipment and rules to improve their chance of success in territory games. They perform and refine movement skills and sequences to solve games-based problems. For example, they may combine various movements, body positions ...