Year 8 · Physical education · beta
Outdoor adventurous activities: physical and intellectual challenges
This unit explores pupils' ability to respond effectively to problems and physical challenges, both individually and in cooperation with others. Developing awareness of others and ability to work in teams is essential to success in life and in this unit.
This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.
Prior knowledge
- Pupils know that basic fundamental movement skills form the building blocks for other physical movement skills.
- Pupils understand that to improve we need to reflect on both the positives and negatives of our performance.
- Pupils are able to build and maintain trust when working in small groups.
- Pupils show patience and resilience when faced with a challenging task.
Source curriculum references
- Build on and embed the physical development.
- Become more competent.
- Become more confident.
- Understand what makes a performance effective and how to apply principles to own and others' work.
- Interest in getting involved in exercise, sports and activities out of school and in later life.
- Take part in outdoor and adventurous activities (which present intellectual and physical challenges).
- Work in a team.
- Build on trust.
- Develop skills to solve problems individually and as a group.
- Analyse and improve performances compared to previous ones.
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