Year 6 - Outdoor PE - Jumping

This term, Year 6 have been trialling different skills within athletic sports in their Outdoor PE lessons. A skill that the children were keen to adopt this term was jumping, through the sports of long jump and triple jump.

To provide the children with an optimum strategy for the long jump, Year 6 first practised jumping for height from a stationary position. They were instructed to bend their knees before rising and to bend upon landing, to ensure they were protecting their joints from damage. After a few practice rounds, the children were confident to move on to jumping for distance, ensuring that they used their arms to propel themselves further.

The entire experience was enjoyable, as the children were given the opportunity to beat their personal best in the long jump, but also apply their mathematical skills to measure the distance that was achieved.

Once secure with the long jump, the children were ready to move onto the next lesson in the athletics sequence: triple jump. Before practising, the children learned about the different phases of triple jump (hop, step, jump). Some preferred the simplicity of long jump; the long jump only has one phase (just jump!) while others liked the complexity of the triple jump.

Once again, the metre sticks were out to measure distance and some incredible jumping was achieved by the children of Year 6. Well done to you all!

Outdoor PE - Football - Year 6

In the second half of the autumn term, Year 6 continued to develop their skills and understanding of football.  The children focused on keeping control of the ball by using different parts of their feet (such as the inner part of the foot to lightly pass the ball to their teammates) and intercepting their opponents by spotting specific players.

By practising and developing these skills, the children were able to strengthen their teamwork and coordination during football matches. The consistent practising of core football skills such as cone dribbling and shooting accuracy enabled the children to feel confident in themselves to apply these same skills to football games - not just against other children in their class, but against other classes in the cohort too!

                         

The practical skills naturally developed during these PE lessons, but the communication during drills and games was also evident. Year 6 became increasingly supportive and encouraging of their peers over term, regardless of whether they were on the same team or not. This element of football cannot be overlooked. We are impressed with the Year 6 children for implementing the school values of  'respect' and 'kindness' to their fellow classmates. They have displayed incredible sportsmanship throughout this term and have become great role models and team players. Well done, Year 6!