This unit introduces Year 2 students to the fundamental concepts of attack and defence through engaging treasure-themed games. The emphasis is on developing early tactical awareness and teamwork skills in a playful context that makes abstract concepts concrete. Students learn to think strategically while building confidence in game situations, establishing foundations for future invasion games.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Attacking as a Team
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together as a team to successfully attack and collect treasure?

Key Objectives:

  • Understand the meaning of 'attacking' in team games
  • Apply simple attacking principles as part of a team

Lesson 2

Defending as a Team
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together as defenders to protect our treasure and stop the attackers from scoring?

Key Objectives:

  • Develop understanding of simple defending principles in team games
  • Apply defending strategies as a team to prevent attackers from scoring

Lesson 3

Defence to Attack Transition
45 min

Big Question:

How do we know when to attack and when to defend in games?

Key Objectives:

  • Understand that roles change from defence to attack during games
  • Develop ability to recognise when to transition between attacking and defending

Lesson 4

Creating Attacking Tactics
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together as a team to create successful attacking strategies that help us win games?

Key Objectives:

  • To create and understand simple attacking tactics and apply them as a team in game situations
  • To refine understanding of what 'attacking' means and when, where and why we attack as a team

Lesson 5

Defending Tactics Application
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together as defenders to protect our treasure and stop attackers from scoring?

Key Objectives:

  • To create and understand simple defending tactics
  • To apply defending principles as a team during game situations

Lesson 6

Attack & Defence Consolidation
45 min

Big Question:

How can teams successfully switch between attacking and defending during competitive games?

Key Objectives:

  • Apply knowledge of attacking and defending principles in competitive team games
  • Create and implement simple tactical strategies for both attack and defence