PE Platform Logo

This unit introduces Year 1 students to essential striking and fielding skills through cricket-based activities that build from individual skill development to team game application. The emphasis is on developing hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, and basic game understanding in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Students progress from catching and throwing fundamentals to applying these skills in simple game scenarios, creating a solid foundation for future invasion and striking games.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Ball Control After Bounce
59 min

Big Question:

How can we use our eyes and hands together to catch a bouncing ball safely?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop the ability to catch a ball after one bounce with increasing control
  • • To understand when and how to move safely in shared spaces during ball activities

Lesson 2

Overarm Bowling and Wicket Keeping
1h 3min

Big Question:

How can we develop accurate bowling and safe wicket keeping skills to improve our cricket game?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop overarm bowling technique with a straight arm
  • • To learn the correct wicket keeper stance and ball stopping technique

Lesson 3

One-Handed Ball Collection
45 min

Big Question:

How can fielders become faster and more effective at collecting and returning the ball?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop one-handed ball collection techniques using both dominant and non-dominant hands
  • • Learn to return balls quickly from low positions without standing up

Lesson 4

Striking & Long Barrier Technique
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to strike the ball to leg side and create a strong barrier to stop it?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop the technique for striking a ball to leg from a short delivery
  • • To learn how to create and use a long barrier effectively

Lesson 5

Chase, Throw and Moving Strike
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work as a team to retrieve the ball quickly and strike it while moving?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop the ability to chase, retrieve and accurately throw a ball back to teammates
  • • To learn how to strike a ball off a tee whilst moving using the chassĂ© technique

Lesson 6

Game Application and Assessment
45 min

Big Question:

How can I use all my striking and fielding skills together in a real game?

Key Objectives:

  • • To apply striking and fielding skills learned throughout the unit in game situations
  • • To demonstrate understanding of basic cricket rules and boundaries