Week 1 - England
Over the term we will be learning which sports are popular in the different countries in the UK.
What will we be learning?
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to master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
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to stay safe in the water.
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basic skills that will help to improve your proficiency and competency in swimming and swimming when you begin lessons in Y2.
Lesson 1 - What sports is England known for?
Please find below a selection of sport activities your child can choose from which all link to the country we are studying this week.
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Cricket
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Football/ Soccer
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Basketball/Netball
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Table Tennis/Ping Pong
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Fishing
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Darts
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Rowing
Some activities are short, some are long. Some will suit those of you who are working in a small space at home and some will suit those of you who will be keen to get out into the garden. We hope that there is something to suit every taste, ability and situation.
Learn about the famous English sport - Cricket
- England's national sport is cricket.
- Cricket is often played on Sundays on village greens and in towns and cities.
- Players hit a ball with a long paddle bat.
- The batter stands in front of a wicket which has 3 long wooden sticks called stumps.
- On top of the stumps are bails which fall off if the ball hits the stumps or wicket.
- If a player hits the ball far enough, they run and swap places as many times as they can.
- They score 1 run every time they manage to swap places and get to the other wicket.
See what the game is really like (England vs New Zealand ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Cricket & Stoolball Challenge #1
Cricket & Stoolball Challenge #2
Cricket & Stoolball Challenge #4
Cricket & Stoolball Challenge #3
Cricket Session - Cool Catcher
Cricket Session - Brilliant Bowler
Cricket Session - Flat catching
Learn about the most popular sport in England - Football (Soccer)
- Football has been played for hundreds of years.
- There are around 100 professional English clubs.
- Each year in the month of May you might see the FA Cup Final on TV.
Football Skill Development - PE Home Learning
PE at Home: School Bus Soccer
PE at Home: Soccer Fitness
PE at Home: Hit the Deck Soccer
PE at Home: Soccer Safari
PE at Home: Soccer Bowling
PE at Home: Soccer Race Track
Learn about the famous English sport Tennis
- The world's most famous tennis tournament is Wimbledon.
- It started in London in the 19th century.
- It begins on the nearest Monday to June 22 because this is usually when we have the best weather.
- Millions of people watch it on TV live.
- It is traditional for visitors to eat strawberries and cream whilst they watch the tennis.
Indoor - Paper Plate Tennis
Click here to see the instructions for this game.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IvN-hJOyvLB9bvYz8gkYR9eih2Kd1sKGgzs_xTnQenw/edit?usp=sharing
Indoor - Try out some of the Wimbledon challenges
Outdoor Lessons
Tennis at home - Pirate Catch (4-7 years old)
Tennis at home - Switch Catch (4-7 years old)
Tennis at home - Floor Tennis (4-7 years old)
Tennis at home - Hand Ball Rally (4-7 years old)
Tennis at home - Trap & Tap (4-7 years old)
Tennis at home - High 5 Rallies (4-7 years old)
Pass Home Learning PE Lesson 1
Pass Home Learning PE Lesson 2
Pass Home Learning PE Lesson 3
Pass Home Learning Lesson 4
Pass Home Learning PE Lesson 5
Pass Home Learning PE Lesson 6
Norfolk Virtual School Games - Tennis
Learn about the famous English sport - Ping Pong or Table Tennis
- Table tennis was invented in England in 1880.
- It was originally played with very simple resources such as empty boxes and corks.
TT Kidz at home - routine No 1
TT Kidz at home routine 2
TT Kidz at home routine 3
TT Kidz play at home ideas - Keepy Uppies
Remember you can use a DVD box, book or toy pan instead of a bat.
TT Kidz at home - convert your dining table for table tennis!
Remember - you don't need bats. You could use a toy pan, DVD box or a book.
TT Kidz activator - Try balancing the ball on your bat
Remember you can try this without a bat - just balance the ball on a DVD case, book, tupperware lid, plastic plate or toy frying pan.
Table Tennis Kids Website
#ThisIsPE - Coordination with ball skills
Basket Ball and Netball
- Netball is the largest female team sport in England.
- The sport is played almost exclusively by women and girls
- Male participation has increased in recent years.
- Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court.
- In basket ball you can move when you have the ball as you pass and shoot.
- In netball once you have the ball you have to stay still and pass it/shoot.
Netball & Basketball Challenge #2
Netball & Basketball Challenge #3
Netball & Basketball Challenge #4
Basketball walk challenge
Learn about the famous English sport called swimming
Warm-up - Swim and pose
This is a fun one with cool sound effects so make sure your sound is turned on! Be creative with your poses and movements as you swim around your area.
Learn water safety skills in your lounge.
Go on an ocean adventure from the comfort of your home and learn some swimming skills
Go on a superhero adventure and learn some swimming skills
Put on your cape, print off our special activity page (grab it here: https://bit.ly/2WMkcIY)
Go on a nature adventure and learn some swimming skills
Go on an imagination celebration and learn some swim skills
Grab our activity page for today’s lesson here: https://bit.ly/2XySYqW.
Swim adventure - Shark Chase
Swimming skills taught by a young swimmer.
Learn about England's famous University Boat Race - Oxford versus Cambridge
The Sport Relief Boat Race 2018
Build up those core muscles by acting out the boat race in a laundry basket
Choose whether you will push or pull them in the basket.
Can you make it from one side to the other.
Teach the person in the basket how to do a 'rowing action' with their arms.
Learn about the English game of darts.
- Darts is a very popular pub game.
- The game of darts, as it is today, was invented in the north of England in a town called Grimsby.
- The game dates back to the Middle Ages.
Sock Darts Game
Equipment: Sock ball, 4-5 towels/ items of clothing or sheets of paper in different colours.
Fishing is another one of England's famous sports.
Play this fishing/ angling game
Week 2 - Scotland
What are we learning to do?
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to master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
Lesson 1 - Golf
What sport is Scotland known for?
Please find below a selection of sport activities your child can choose from which all link to the country we are studying this week. Some activities are short, some are long. Some will suit those of you who are working in a small space at home and some will suit those of you who will be keen to get out into the garden. We hope that there is something to suit every taste, ability and situation.
Learn about the famous Scottish sport - Golf
- Scotland is traditionally known as the home of golf.
- Golfers use hit a ball with a club until it lands in a hole.
- They count how many hits it takes to get the ball into the hole.
- There are just under 500 golf courses in Scotland alone.
- The most famous golf club is in a Scottish seaside town called St. Andrews.
Play Sock Golf
You will need pairs of socks, items to use as 'holes' such as pieces of paper or clothing.
Play crazy golf
You will need toys to use as targets and a roll of wrapping paper to use as a club (or an alternative item)
Norfolk Virtual School Games - Golf