Lesson 2 - Problem Solving

• To be able problem solve in pairs and use previous weeks learning to overcome a problem.

Problem solve, positive, excited, happy, resilience, solution, risk tasker, confidence, teamwork, growth mindset, personal best, determination, happy, proud, memory, respect, remember, feelings, reactions.

• Develops character building (resilience, confidence, and independence) and supports learners physically and mentally.
• Supports pupils to lead and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

• Various PE equipment (see resource cards).
• Personal Challenge resource cards.

Discussion question: Ask children if they felt happy when they completed a card last week. Did they feel sad if they didn’t complete it? Did their partner help them?

Active learning: Children will play a game of “Musical Statues” in the hall. Encourage children to express themselves and to travel at different heights and speeds when the music plays. When the music stops ask the children to come to a stop as quickly and safely as possible. Don’t eliminate any children but congratulate those who stop the quickest. To make it harder tell the children when the music stops they must balance on one leg or have one hand on the floor.

Ensure the children respond to the music and listen effectively to their instructions.

Using the same challenge cards as previous week (8-10 depending on group size).

(Due to the age of the children it is recommended that you model each station to the children before children are set off onto this main activity).

Split the children into NEW pairs. Spread the visual resource cards out and start each pair on one of these cards. Children will then attempt to complete the challenge on the card. These challenges will test their mental and physical skills. Rotate the children around the room to ensure they access all cards through the lesson. The resource cards provide information on how to support differentiation with each task and you may have to model this to specific children.

Explain and listen:

• Ask the children what they enjoyed about problem solving?
• Ask the children how they felt when they were successful? Emotions?
• Reward the children for their effort, attitude towards problem solving and resilience towards the lesson.

• Form a circle at the end of the lesson to talk about what the children enjoyed and what they didn’t enjoy.
• Encourage children to describe how they felt when they came across a problem, i.e. happy, sad, angry, frustrated.
• To extend the children’s learning ask them what did they learn from each other? Did they see their friend complete a challenge? What did they do well and what could they improve on?