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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.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Jumping Techniques and Combinations
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use different jumping techniques to improve our athletic performance and create exciting movement sequences?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop and refine a variety of jumping techniques including two-footed jumps, hopping, and combination movements
  • • To understand and apply correct takeoff techniques to improve jumping distance and control

Lesson 2

Running at Different Speeds
45 min

Big Question:

How can we control our speed when running to achieve different goals in athletics?

Key Objectives:

  • • To run at different speeds with control and purpose
  • • To demonstrate acceleration and deceleration techniques

Lesson 3

Approaching Hurdles
45 min

Big Question:

How can we combine running and jumping to move efficiently over hurdles?

Key Objectives:

  • • Combine running and jumping skills to approach and clear hurdles safely
  • • Develop timing and rhythm when jumping over apparatus with control and balance

Lesson 4

Javelin Pull Throw Technique
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use the pull throw technique to accurately send a javelin to our target?

Key Objectives:

  • • To demonstrate the pull throw technique for javelin throwing
  • • To throw with accuracy and distance using proper form

Lesson 5

Skipping and Jumping Techniques
1h 8min

Big Question:

How can we develop different skipping and jumping patterns to improve our coordination and create exciting movement sequences?

Key Objectives:

  • • Practice a variety of skipping techniques with proper form and control
  • • Participate in skipping challenges against self and others to measure progress

Lesson 6

Athletics Competition & Scoring
1h

Big Question:

How can we work together as a team to achieve our best performance whilst accurately recording our progress?

Key Objectives:

  • • Participate effectively in running, throwing and jumping activities
  • • Work collaboratively as a team to accurately score points across multiple athletics events