Lesson 5 - Team Games

• For all children to take part in some simple team games and use effective tactics and communication to outwit opponents.

Teamwork, respect, determined, happy, resilience, cooperation, confidence, connecting, pressure, experiences, brain, perseverance, teamwork, growth mindset, positive, reflection, success, tactics.

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

• Marker cones.
• Bibs, hurdles, and bean bags.
• Playground, field, or hall.

Discussion question: Ask the children what “Teamwork” means to them?

Talk to the children about how they can use their skills to outwit opponents in a game.

Ask them to provide examples of skills they can use and apply in the lesson.

Active learning: Split the children into groups of 6 and ask them to form a circle and provide each group with a large ball. The children will then throw the ball around the circle, ask the group to count how many catches they do in 20 seconds. Repeat the activity by decreasing the ball size each time to provide a challenge for the children.

Bench Ball (Indoor) or Zone Ball (Outdoor)

Keep children in the same groups as their active learning and set up a small competition, meaning each group plays against each other during the lesson. Each group will need a captain, change the captain every game to ensure children get equal opportunities to lead. Captains will play a game of rock, paper, scissors to see who starts the game off.

Bench Ball – Lay out 2 benches, one at either end of the hall. Assign 1 member of each team to stand at alternate ends of the hall on the bench. Children are working to get the ball to their team member standing on the bench once the ball reaches their team member another child (from the same team) will join them on the bench. Continue the game until one team has all their members standing on the bench.

Zone Ball – Mark out 2 coned areas at different sides of the field or playground. Assign 1 member of teach team to stand in each zone. Children are working to get the ball to their team member in the zone. Once they do so another child (from that team) joins the zone. Continue the game until one team has all their members standing within the zone.

• Form a circle at the end of the session and encourage children to give feedback on the lesson.
• Ask children what teamwork skills they may have used today?
• Ask the children what they did in the lesson to be successful.
• Ask why a growth mindset is needed when working within a team?
• How did communication support the team in the lesson?