KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
Throwing (underarm)
Ball skills: sending, receiving and dribbling
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Your learning goal
I can throw underarm accurately towards a target.
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Throwing (underarm): 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 underarm accurately towards a target.
Key learning points
- Move: pointing your non-throwing arm towards the target helps improve throwing accuracy.
- Move: stepping into your throw and extending your throwing arm improves throwing accuracy.
- Think: concentrating on the target is important when throwing underarm as it will increase accuracy.
- Connect: encouraging yourself and others to try to challenge themselves demonstrates fairness.
- Feel: counting the scores accurately demonstrates honesty and a commitment to trying our best.
Words to know
- throwing
- using your hand to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area
- target
- an object you are aiming for
- accuracy
- the ability to control where we throw or roll an object
Common mistakes
Pupils believe that throwing requires a lot of strength rather than proper technique.
Ensure that pupils understand that throwing too hard can lead to poor technique and less accuracy when aiming for a target.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If possible, use beanbags for this lesson to stop having balls rolling over the area. Different sized hoops work well for challenging the pupils. Cones can also be used as targets to hit.