Tactical Thinking: Treasure Games
Invasion Games
•Year 2
•6 Lessons
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
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
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
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
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
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
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