Athletics
•Year 3
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 3 students to the three core athletic disciplines through progressive skill development and playful exploration. The focus is on building technical competence in running at varying speeds, developing jumping power and control, and introducing accurate throwing techniques, culminating in a team-based athletics competition. Through carefully sequenced lessons, students develop physical literacy whilst experiencing the excitement of personal challenge and collaborative achievement in an athletics context.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use different jumping techniques to improve our athletic performance and create exciting movement sequences?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we control our speed when running to achieve different goals in athletics?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we combine running and jumping to move efficiently over hurdles?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use the pull throw technique to accurately send a javelin to our target?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we develop different skipping and jumping patterns to improve our coordination and create exciting movement sequences?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we work together as a team to achieve our best performance whilst accurately recording our progress?
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