Lesson 7: French

Class: Stage 3, Year 6 Date: 25th September 2009 Time: Start: 9.00 Finish: 9.45

Key Learning Area: Lesson Topic: PDHPE: Games and Sport, Major Games Lesson 7: French Cricket

KLA Links: Maths - Ss are required to use mental computations to keep the score of how many runs each team has. English – For the Ss spelling list, some cricket terminology can be used for the week.

Recent Prior Experience: In the first six weeks of this term long program, Ss have been participating in different activities each week to help build an overall understanding the game, cricket. Ss have the completed the following lessons and skills: rules and scoring, and , and wicket keeping. Ss have also related their lessons back to Mathematics and English in the classroom. Ss have had experience with warm-up games through their earlier schooling years.

Syllabus Outcome(s): Indicators of Learning for this lesson: Assessment: • Values and Attitude outcomes 5 and 6 • Appreciates the need to participate in • Roving around the Ss in order to make sure • GSS3.8: Applies movement skills in games and physical activity with safety. each student is doing the skills with the correct sports that require communication, cooperation, • Acknowledges effort in achieving technique that has been taught throughout the decision making and observation of rules. results. previous weeks. • INS3.3: Acts in ways that enhance the • Participates in games and sports contribution of self and others in a range of combining strategy, teamwork, movement • Observe Ss behavior towards others in the cooperative situations. skill and fair play. class and ensure they are treating others fairly • Combines a series of skills for use in and justly. a game, eg bowl, bat and , catch and pass. • Demonstrates actions that support the rights and feelings of others, eg fair play, consideration, encouragement, peer tutoring. Any Safety issues to be considered: Resources: • Each student knows the correct technique and is • PDHPE syllabus informed to be careful of balls, bats etc. • Plastic cricket balls • Make sure no equipment is lying around on the • Plastic ground for anyone to trip over • Whistle • A first aid kit is available in case of an injury • Cones • Make sure sunscreen is provided and worn by each student, as well as a hat • Playing field is safe with no uneven surfaces • Equipment is in good condition • Plenty of water is available – ideally each student should have their own drink bottle.

Lesson Content/Indicators of Learning: Timing: Teaching Strategies/learning experiences: Resources and Organisation:

Introduction:

• Explain to Ss that in today’s • Teacher will do a quick recap of the basic skills they • Cones are needed to mark out the lesson we will be combining all of the have learnt throughout the previous weeks leading octopus area on the field. skills previously learnt from weeks 1 up to this modified game of cricket. Teacher will • – 6 into an adapted version of cricket. ask the Ss some questions about what they have Teacher is at the front of the group learnt. For example, how do we bowl correctly? facing the Ss when talking, and Ss • A quick discussion on all of the 5 min What is the correct way of holding a cricket bat? should be facing away from the sun. previous skills learnt will be held. How is fielding important in a game of cricket? The teacher should not be wearing sunglasses, in order to maintain eye • A warm up game will commence • After the discussion, the teacher will lead the Ss into contact with the Ss. after the discussion. The warm up 5 min a game of octopus as a warm-up to the lesson. game will be octopus. Teacher should explain that the game should only be played within the area marked out on the field. Explain the rules if necessary.

Development:

• Teacher needs to explain the rules 5 min • The teacher explains to the Ss that they are playing • Plastic cricket balls of French cricket to the Ss. a modified game of cricket today. It is called • French cricket or Four Bowler Cricket. Plastic cricket bat • Teacher to split the class into two • teams. (If there is enough room, two • Teacher explains to Ss that in this game there are Whistle games can be carried out at the same actually four bowlers and two batsmen. The stumps • Teacher is at the front of the group time). are placed in the centre of four markers that are facing the Ss when talking, and Ss placed in a cross 10m from the centre. • Teacher will then proceed to carry should be facing away from the sun. out the game of French cricket. • The teacher will then need to divide the class into The teacher should not be wearing two equal teams. (Teacher can choose these teams sunglasses, in order to maintain eye • When the game is complete. Ss or the teacher can choose two captains to choose contact with the Ss. will need to pack up equipment and their own team) • place them back in their correct Markers are to mark out the areas location. • The fielding team needs four bowlers placed at needed to play the game of French each marker and the remainder of the team is cricket. spread out around the field. 20 min • When the batter hits the balls, they must run to the marker from which the bowler bowled from and return to the batting position (the centre – scoring run one).

• The ball is returned by the fielder to any of the bowlers who may bowl immediately, whether the batter has returned or not. Bowling can be underarm or over arm (no run up is allowed).

• Batters may be only ‘bowled’, ‘’ or ‘hit wicket’ only. After this, a new batter runs in with a spare bat to replace them.

• Teams change over when one team has fully batted. (Due to time constraints, one person may only score a maximum of 20 runs. Each team will get 10 min to bat.)

• The team who has the most runs, wins.

Closure:

• Recap on the skills learnt and the • Teacher will lead a discussion with the Ss on how • Teacher is at the front of the group modified game of cricket the Ss the skills they have learnt in the previous weeks facing the Ss. Ss are facing away from played during the lesson. 5 min were combined into this modified game of cricket. the sun and teachers are not wearing sunglasses. Whilst stretching, Ss • • Light stretching to cool down. After the discussion, teacher should lead the Ss in should all be standing around in a 5 min light stretches of both the upper and lower body as circle facing the teacher so Ss can be a cool down after the lesson. easily seen and stretches can be monitored.

• The teacher will need to be aware of the Ss who have disabilities or behavioural problems. Make sure there is a puffer for Ss with asthma or that they have brought their own. Ss with diabetes need to make sure their blood sugar levels are high and have insulin ready if needed. If there are blind Ss in the class, a ball with a whistle in it could be used. For Ss in wheelchairs, these activities could prove quite hard. They are able to bat in their wheelchair, however, they are able to select a friend to run for them. When their team is required to field, any Ss in a wheelchair can take it in turns in bowling to the batsman. • Lesson Evaluation: How did the Ss go with playing the game? Did the Ss combine the learnt skills correctly? Where they able to understand the general concepts, rules and skills of the game? How well did the Ss meet the indicators of the lesson? Did the Ss understand the teacher’s instructions?