KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
Running at different speeds
Locomotion: running and jumping
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Your learning goal
I can run at different speeds using the correct technique.
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Running at different speeds: 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 run at different speeds using the correct technique.
Key learning points
- Move: speeding up will enable you to avoid being caught in a game.
- Move: speeding up will enable you to catch others in a game.
- Think: speeding up at the right time will allow you to avoid being caught or catch others within a game.
- Connect: playing fairly with empathy will help others to engage in the games.
- Feel: self belief enables you to strive to be able to run at different speeds.
Words to know
- speed
- the act of moving rapidly
- defenders
- individuals who are trying to stop the attackers from scoring by tagging them
- running
- the activity of moving fast using our feet
Common mistakes
Pupils fail to react to the commands as they aren't concentrating. Pupils run out of the space to avoid being caught by the sharks. Sharks give up when they can't catch a fish.
Remind pupils why it is important to focus in a game. Reiterate the consequences of running off the court or pitch in a game. Explain the importance of defenders stopping the attackers in a game and why we must speed up when we are defenders too.
Read the teaching transcript
To successfully apply a change of speed in a game, you have to understand the reasons why this is important. If you're the attackers, you have to speed up to run away from the defenders. If you're the defenders, you have to speed up to catch the attackers.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Give pupils lots of opportunities to work as both sharks and fishes in the relevant games to master their understanding.