<p> Overview – Year 3/4 – Striking & Fielding Games unit The games played in this unit are taken from YST - Top Sport initiative Focus: The unit aims to encourage children to: * develop batting, bowling, throwing and catching skills and perform these with control; * develop their ability to select from a range of skills they have acquired when playing competitive striking and fielding games; * develop a greater understanding of attack and defence in striking and fielding games; * understand and apply rules in striking and fielding games; * understand the importance of warming up before physical activity; * develop an appreciation of the importance of fitness and health; * recognise what is successful in their own and others’ performance and suggest how they can improve it. QCA Core Tasks: Playing e.g: games 3 v 1 or 4 v 1 in which the batter hits the ball and scores as many points/runs as possible before the fielding team returns the ball; games 3 v 1 or 4 v 1 scoring points/runs by running to different zones before the fielding team returns the ball; games, that they have made up and modified themselves. Vocabulary: In this unit children will have an opportunity to use a range of words and phrases, such as: Batting; fielding; bowler; wicket; tee; base; boundary; innings; rounder; backstop; score. Differentiation: Through outcome and adult expectations and support. Assessment: By observation against learning outcomes and through discussion with children. Resources: Small soft balls, beanbags, cones, bats, wickets, bases or posts, Top Sport cards [see individual lessons], Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes * demonstrate increased skill in catching; * demonstrate increased skill in catching; * demonstrate increased skill in sending and * demonstrate an understanding of the * demonstrate an understanding of the receiving a ball; tactics of S&F games; tactics of S&F games; * play competitive games in small groups; * understand and apply rules in S&F games. * understand and apply rules in S&F games. * describe what is successful in their own and others performance. Warm up: Stuck in the Mud Variation Warm up: As Lesson 1 Warm up: Throw and Catch Warm Up Skill focus: Catching a ball Skill focus: Catching a ball Skill focus: Catching a ball Games Playing: Quick Runs, Safe Catching Games Playing: Quick Runs, Safe Catching Games Playing: Chain Gang Cool down: Pairs Follow-my-Leader Cool down: As Lesson 1 Cool down: Team Follow-my-Leader Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes * demonstrate increased skill in sending and * demonstrate a better understanding of the * make up and play their own group striking receiving a ball; tactics of striking and fielding games; and fielding game; * demonstrate an understanding of the * understand and apply rules in striking and * begin to understand and apply rules in tactics of striking and fielding games; fielding games; striking and fielding games; * greater understanding of what happens to * understand more about how their bodies * demonstrate increased skill in sending and their body during physical exercise. respond to vigorous exercise. receiving a ball. Warm up: As Lesson 3 Warm up: Pairs Fielding Warm up: As Lesson 5 Skill focus: Catching a ball Skill focus: Long Barrier Skill focus: As Lesson 5 Games Playing: Chain Gang Games Playing: Run & Return Games Playing: Children’s own modified games Cool down: As Lesson 3 Cool down: Pairs Cool Down Cool down: Discussion - evaluation of modified games</p>