Activities to grade 7 Activity 1: Continuous Football Activity 1: ContInuous Football Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Refining teamwork, tactics and strategies in a variety of contexts improves movement capacities, performance and participation in physical activity. ¤ Modifying techniques and selectively applying movement concepts can enhance performance and increase enjoyment in physical activities. ¤ Regular participation in physical activity can enhance cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength endurance, flexibility, health and well-being. Grade: 1 to 7 ACtIvIty: Continuous Football What you will need: 1 football, 4 markers ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Split the class into two teams. 2. The first two students from the kicking team kick the footballs simultaneously into the field. 3. While the fielding team retrieves the balls, the two kickers run in a figure eight around the markers on their side. 4. Points are scored for every completed figure eight. 5. The runners are ‘out’ when the balls are returned to the teacher. 40 AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers ACtIvItIes to grade 7 ClassRoom ACtIvIty - kLA ScienCe On a large sheet of butchers’ paper, have students trace an outline of their bodies and label it “The Player”. Draw football boots and shorts on the player, and add all the major organs and/or systems of the human body. Label each and describe what happens to them during a game of Australian Football. AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers 41 Activity 2: White Board Relay Activity 2: White Board Relay Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Regular participation in physical activity develops movement capacity and promotes health and well-being. ¤ Select and demonstrate appropriate personal development skills and strategies in team and group situations. english ¤ Non-literary texts – evaluate, inform, present arguments and persuade. Grade: 1 to 7 ACtIvIty: White Board Relay What you will need: 5 whiteboard markers or pieces of chalk, whiteboard, blackboard or butcher’s paper ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Split the class into groups of 4-6. 2. Each team has a section of the whiteboard, blackboard or a piece of paper placed on a board 20 metres away. 3. On a signal, the teacher calls out a ‘playing word’. 4. The first student in each team runs to the board and begins drawing that item. 5. Allow five seconds and then call “Stop”. The student returns to the group and passes the marker to the next person, who runs to the board and continues drawing from where the first child finished. 42 AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers ACtIvItIes to grade 7 ClassRoom ACtIvIty - kLA englisH Have students spell a selection of the playing words and place five words into separate sentences. PlayIng woRds Ball umpire Football player Bounce draw goal Boot point kick Behind jumper shepherd number tackle Result smother time Boundary Free decision game match Half Quarter Centre Back Forward position win AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers 43 Activity 3: Centipede Activity 3: CentIpede Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Refining teamwork, tactics and strategies in a variety of contexts improves movement capacities, performance and participation in physical activity. ¤ Modifying techniques and selectively applying movement concepts can enhance performance and increase enjoyment in physical activities. ¤ Regular participation in physical activity can enhance cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength endurance, flexibility, health and well-being. Grade: 1 to 7 ACtIvIty: Centipede What you will need: 1 football, 4 markers ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Game structure and scoring system is the same as ‘continuous football’, except that after the kick the fielding team must line up (like a centipede) behind the first person to retrieve the ball. 2. They pass the ball over their heads or through their legs to the person behind them and once all fielding players have handled the ball the scoring stops until the next kicker takes their turn. 44 AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers ACtIvItIes to grade 7 ClassRoom ACtIvIty - kLA ScienCe Have students explore why and how the heart pumps more blood through the circulatory system, and how it affects performance during a game of AFL. AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers 45 Activity 4: Football Tag Activity 4: Football Tag Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Create and sequence simple movement patterns in response to stimuli. ¤ Apply fundamental movement skills when participating in physical activities. ¤ Regular participation in physical activity develops movement capacity and promotes health and well-being. Grade: 1 to 7 ACtIvIty: Football Tag What you will need: 4 football, 4 markers ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Use markers to set up a playing field that is suitable for the age of the students. 2. Spread the students out in a scattered formation. 3. Select four ‘taggers’, each with a football. 4. Once tagged with the ball, students must stand like a scarecrow until a friend crawls between their legs and sets them free. 5. Change taggers regularly. 46 AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers ACtIvItIes to grade 7 ClassRoom ACtIvIty - kLA SOSE During the AFL season, the Fremantle Dockers travelled from Perth to each of the following cities: Brisbane, Adelaide, Launceston, Melbourne and Sydney. Students can use a map of Australia to chart these trips and answer the following questions: p What was the one-way distance travelled on each of these trips? p What was the total distance travelled? AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers 47 Activity 5: Astride Ball Activity 5: AstRIde Ball Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Create and perform movement sequences through modifying and combining movement skills and applying movement concepts. ¤ Refining teamwork, tactics and strategies in a variety of contexts improves movement capacities, performance and participation in physical activity. ¤ Regular participation in physical activity can enhance cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, health and well-being. Grade: 1 to 7 ACtIvIty: Astride Ball What you will need: 1 football between 2 students ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Two teams line up two metres apart and face each other. 2. Each player has feet astride touching the player’s feet next to them. 3. The object of the game is to force the ball through an opponent’s legs to score a point. 4. The ball must be handballed or thrown underarm with two hands. 5. Players cannot move their feet. 6. The ball can be held for only five seconds and be blocked only by a player’s hands. 48 AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers ACtIvItIes to grade 7 ClassRoom ACtIvIty – kLA teCHnoLogy Student can research low-fat/low-GI recipes on the Internet and use them to put together a dietary regime for their team. With this information, students can also produce a nutrition leaflet about the importance of food in maintaining everyday fitness and good health. AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers 49 Activity 6: Kick Tennis Activity 6: Kick tennIs Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Refining teamwork, tactics and strategies in a variety of contexts improves movement capacities, performance and participation in physical activity. ¤ Modifying techniques and selectively applying movement concepts can enhance performance and increase enjoyment in physical activities. ¤ Regular participation in physical activity can enhance cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength endurance, flexibility, health and well-being. Grade: 4 to 7 ACtIvIty: Kick Tennis What you will need: 5 footballs, 10 markers ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Split class into teams of three. 2. Two teams stand in squares opposite each other, with a space (the net) of approximately 10 metres between each square. 3. Students kick the ball over the net and into the opposite square. 4. A point is awarded if the ball hits the ground in the opposing team’s square. 5. The kick cannot land in the net area or outside the square – if it does, a point is awarded to the opposing team. 6. Students who have had a kick, must handball to other students in their own team. 7. The first team to nine points is the winner. 50 AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers ACtIvItIes to grade 7 net area ClassRoom ACtIvIty - kLA HealtH The games of Australian Football and tennis require a lot of energy, but sitting down reading a book does not. The AFL, in conjunction with Medibank Private, has developed the 1Seven program. Its website – www.1Seven.com.au – has an energy balancer where students can enter the food they have eaten and the activity they have done to see if it balances out. AFL Queensland – FUNdamental Movers 51 Activity 7: Force Back Activity 7: Force Back Links to Essential Learnings and KLAs Health and physical education ¤ Refining teamwork, tactics and strategies in a variety of contexts improves movement capacities, performance and participation in physical activity. ¤ Modifying techniques and selectively applying movement concepts can enhance performance and increase enjoyment in physical activities. ¤ Regular participation in physical activity can enhance cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength endurance, flexibility, health and well-being. Grade: 4 to 7 ACtIvIty: Force Back What you will need: 2 footballs, 8 markers ACtIvIty descriptIon: 1. Divide the class into two teams – Team A and Team B. 2. In the centre of the designated space,