KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
Throwing and catching
Ball skills: sending, receiving and dribbling
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Your learning goal
I can throw and catch with a partner.
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Throwing and catching: 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 throw and catch with a partner.
Key learning points
- Move: stepping into the throw and extending your throwing arm helps increase throwing accuracy.
- Move: catching involves being on the balls of your feet, having your hands up ready and watching the object carefully.
- Think: concentrating and looking at your partner will increase success when throwing and catching.
- Connect: working with others enables success as well as enjoyment and engagement when playing games.
- Feel: playing honestly requires an understanding of how to keep the score and why we don't cheat.
Words to know
- throwing
- using your hand to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area
- catching
- to take hold of something that is thrown
- concentration
- paying close attention to a given task
Common mistakes
A fear of being hit by the ball can cause pupils to flinch, shy away or close their eyes.
Ensure pupils understand that they need to keep their eyes on the ball, focusing on it until it is in their hands.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Use a range of different sized balls to challenge all different ability levels. Ensure to use HA pairs to model good technique to the class.