KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Designing and leading your own playground games
Outdoor adventurous activities: physical and intellectual challenges
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Your learning goal
I can design and lead playground games that develop physical and social skills.
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Designing and leading your own playground games: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can design and lead playground games that develop physical and social skills.
Key learning points
- Move: staying on our toes with our knees bent allows us to respond quickly to stimuli.
- Move: tracking the ball with your eyes ensures readiness to respond if required.
- Think: reflecting on the success of games requires an objective view and balance of both positives and negatives.
- Feel: a sense of satisfaction comes from creating an activity that others enjoy playing.
- Connect: effective leadership requires you to give instructions in a clear and direct manner.
Words to know
- design
- to create a plan or bring an idea to life
- instruct
- telling or ordering someone to do something, typically in a fairly direct way
- reflection
- carefully consider how something went including the result and the learning that can be taken away from it
Common mistakes
New games are often hindered by preexisting rules and scoring systems which remain the basis and stunt creativity.
Pupils must think outside the box and forget about pre-existing activities when creating their own games. It is important to instil the confidence to try something new even if it doesn't work.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Have some unique suggestions for games at the ready in case groups are lacking creativity.