Former Head of PE in secondary school in the North of England with 10+ years teaching experience.
My resources tend to be classroom based lessons for the GCSE PE course and form time resources when the register is done and everyone is staring at me expecting interesting and informative action!
Former Head of PE in secondary school in the North of England with 10+ years teaching experience.
My resources tend to be classroom based lessons for the GCSE PE course and form time resources when the register is done and everyone is staring at me expecting interesting and informative action!
This a booklet that I will use during form time for my Year 7 form throughout the World Cup. They will need to have a team allocated to them and will be expected to research their team and therefore need access to the internet or the library.
The majority of this booklet was created by katlee90 and as such any positive comments should be directed to their page also.
Some of the pages look as though they have been replicated but there are subtle differences to allow differentiation.
Please feel free to comment.
Bring it home!
AQA specification on the Principles of training - SPORT.
Lesson starts with a 'Do Now,' activity and then works through Specificity, Progression, Overload, reversibility and Tedium with mini-tasks along the way. Lesson finishes with safety concerns.
This is similar to my Rugby World Cup resource but is significantly bigger. I've designed it as an ongoing resource to be returned to every form time for the duration of the Euro tournament.
It comes with a powerpoint that has all the participating teams on it. If you play the powerpoint then the images will quickly change. Press "S" and the slideshow will stop on a team. Press "S" again to re-start the slideshow. Using this method, each child can randomly select a team to follow. I did this with my form with a prize if their randomly selected team won the tournament. This team will also feature in their booklet as a research project.
The booklet starts with a page about the hosts of the tournament, France. This is a research activity and so access to computers or books will be required. There are two sheets which look identical but this is not the case. One has prompts to assist lower ability students with some French historical characters to research.
The next page looks at the history of the tournament and again has a differentiated version for lower ability students.
Following on from this is a picture quiz where students have to name the winners of the previous tournaments.
Next is a research project where students are asked to design a poster for their previously selected team.
There is a differentiated version for lower ability students with a number of prompt questions to help with research.
The next three sheets each relate to one of the home nations so that any students who have an allegiance to that nation can still participate. This task is to create a song/rap or chant about their nations success.
Again with specific home nations sheets is the next task which is to design their football kit.
Next is an art project looking at the work of Robert Delauney, a famous French artist with a particularly bright and vivid style. Students are asked to reproduce his work and this can be extended to adapt a football picture into his style of work and a blank canvas for the truly creative.
There follows a focus on four famous players with an attached fact file and a drawing to colour in. Once this is completed there is a blank fact file for students to pick their favourite player and complete accordingly.
Finally there is a puzzle page with riddles and a word-search. The answers are on the final sheet.
There are a number of ways in which you can run this project:
You could compile the workbooks beforehand and hand them out so that they are differentiated to each class members ability.
You could hand out each page individually and then compile them at the end.
My ideal would be that everyone gets a different sheet so that everyone is doing a different task within the same time frame and then they are compiled at the end.
Any feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.
Lesson 1 includes a powerpoint to follow with notes attached giving contextual information. It also comes with a worksheet for lower ability students to follow. Some printing will be required prior to the lesson as students are required to show pictures of food (26 pics are included) and state what food group they're in and later which are the best examples of certain nutrients.
Lesson 2 follows a similar plan of powerpoint with teacher notes and worksheet. This lesson is primarily about calories and finishes with a drawing task where students have to draw a previous meal (drawing framework included) and then work out the calorific content. This makes a great display and also allows students to work out what exercise they would need to do to 'burn off' their meal.
Lesson 3 is again powerpoint based and deals with food imbalance. This can be a sensitive topic and so should be dealt with carefully. This needs some preparation in terms of bringing some flipchart paper for groupwork and some highlighters. There are a number of articles included about anorexia, obesity and malnutrition that students should highlight. Each one has a colour coded title to allow you to give it to the correct student. It's a traffic light system with Red being the hardest documents to read for the more able student and green the easiest. I have included the food imbalance video which is on the powerpoint separately just in case there are any issues with uploading.
Finally, there is a 25 mark GCSE style exam.
Any and all feedback, positive or negative, is appreciated.
Powerpoint presentation on sponsorship that identifies what gets sponsored in sport by means of a photostory and then concentrates on Cristiano Ronaldo. Differentiated worksheets for notes on Ronaldo.
Goes on to suggest companies unsuitable to be sponsors and discusses advantages and disadvantages of sponsorship.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Question sheets 1-7 are best printed out on A3. I always kept a few of these in my classroom as extension tasks or homework. They are designed to encourage students to plan an answer before writing.
Q1: Other subjects relevance to PE
Q2: Qualities of a successful first aider
Q3: Funding an athlete
Q4: Unsuitable sponsorship
Q5: Effects of fatigue
Q6: How exercise affects the c/v system
Q7: How correct technique prevents injury
Quiz, quiz, trade is a starter and plenary activity where every student has a slip of paper with a questions and its answer on it. They go around the room and ask someone their question. Once they have answered it, the correct answer is given. Then they swap roles. Once the second question has been answered, they trade questions and find someone new. This can continue as long as you wish but allows for lots of people to ask and be asked questions.
The plenary at the end is simply the teacher asking the questions again. Everyone should be able to provide an answer! I like to have the class all stand up, they can sit down when they've answered a question correctly.
The revision loop is a series of answers with an unrelated question on the bottom. Each student gets one of these slips and has to use their answer to answer someone else's question.
Next, two Tarsia jigsaw puzzles. Simply cut out and muddle up and then re-arrange. Lots of ambiguity to promote discussion and problem solving.
Finally, a 17 question, exam style test on topics directly linked to Lucy. These come from past papers from 2010-12 and so are due to be dusted down for this exam! All q's are 2-8 marks and the test is out of 64.
This bundle will save hours of prep. and can be used repeatedly as part of your revision.
Any feedback, positive or negative, please let me know.
This is a complete lesson that needs no preparation other than printing the two activity sheets above for some of your students to use.
I used this lesson as a recap for my GCSE PE class after they returned from half term holidays thinking they'd struggle to remember the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. I was right, but this lesson lulled them into remembering and applying their notes in a fun and enjoyable way. I was genuinely surprised by how well the lesson went and how much they learned.
Lesson starter is a crossword with all the key terms of the lesson. There are two corsswords, one with a word bank of correct answers and one without to aid differentiation.
The power point contains a youtube link to an old Merrie Melodies cartoon of the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare. It's 8 and a half minutes long and makes for an interesting start to the lesson. My students were surprisingly attentive throughout!
We then had a debate about how we can link this story to demonstrate respiration and it's effects. Once students start to see the link we can begin with the main activity.
Students have to retell the story but using some specific terms that relate to respiration. This task is differentiated in three ways.
For the more able students they should write their story in continuous prose. For intermediate students there is the attached short version of the story to remind them or to stick in their book. For low ability students there is a comic strip for them to annotate or add dialogue.
Any feedback, good or bad is gratefully received.
There are two resources here. The first is an activity book featuring a wide range of activities that encompass geography, history, literacy and numeracy. It's activities include art based tasks as well as creative writing and researching facts.
One of the sheets looks like a duplicate but it isn't, it is a higher level sheet for the more able.
You can hand out the sheets individually, compiling them at the end of the project or put them all together at the start to create a resource that students work through at their own pace.
Included is a team generator on powerpoint which is operated by pressing play and then stopped and started with the 'S' key.
This has been adapted from my previous resource on the FIFA World CUP which was downloaded 2703 times, had a 5 star rating and was selected by the TES team for their Secondary newsletter.
Powerpoint begins with a Do Now activity, answering questions linked to previous lesson on sponsorship.
Lesson goes on to question characteristics of a role model and the pressures upon them ending in some GCSE exam style questions.
Accompanying the lesson are some differentiated worksheets to assist the less able.
Putting the principles of training into action (Specificity, Progression, Overload, Reversibility and Tedium).
Students requested to put knowledge from previous lesson into action and construct a training plan in written form. The layout of their task is explained and scaffolded including a model answer. End task is differentiated with different groups given different sports to create a plan for. Each group is named after a famous sportsperson beginning with the first 5 letters of the alphabet. E.g. A - Adams - top group, B - Brownlee - 2nd to top group etc.
Continuing the theme from previous powerpoint, covering recreation (both physical and outdoor), intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and lifelong sports. First slide is a 'Do now,' activity. I have no idea who it is but it should spark some interest!
Please feel free to comment, I'd appreciate some feedback.
There are six rounds to this quiz with the vast majority of questions being of a nature where the football mad kids who know all the stats will get as many correct as those who rely on guesswork therefore making it very inclusive.
Round 1 : Multiple choice . 10 Questions about previous tournaments and this years tournament.
Round 2 : The Picture Round. 5 pictures of celebrities who were half-decent at football in their day followed by 5 pictures of mapped countries that students have to name.
Round 3 : Trivia. 10 Questions on some of the more interesting and unusual aspects of the Euros. Each answer also brings up some additional information to add context to the answer.
Round 4 : Say what you see. 10 Dingbats related to players and places to do with the tournament.
Round 5 : Whose strip? Students have 10 representations of the football kits of some of the teams playing and they have to work out the correct country.
Round 6 : Where was I born? (Sorry, couldn't think of a better title) 10 players who play for a country that they weren't born in. You've got to name the country they were born in.
Tie-breaker about Michel Platini (his playing days not his, alleged, mis-deeds in UEFA).
After every question the answer is immediately revealed or is written in the accompanying notes so that students interest is maintained.
Any feedback, negative or positive is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy the Euros!
Powerpoint to accompany Neil Thomas' golf revision game. Also I&'ve reduced the number of holes to 9 and added some exam style questions utilising the information from the game.\nSacffolded sheet for lower attaining students with model answer.
This is an ideal activity for form time or even as a lesson starter to come back to over the year.
The Premier League Quiz has approx 50 questions and match-up activities all in rounds of 10 marks to help you keep tabs on scores. You could even do the quiz over a number of days/weeks as there are 6 separate rounds on topics like 'Last Season', and 'Premier league Legends.'
All the question slides are visually stimulating with either photographs or information boxes to add context and interest.
As an ongoing activity I have included a Premier League prediction sheet that, in conjunction with the powerpoint presentation will allow students to predict what happens in the next season. These sheets can be re-visited periodically to see how accurate they were. A prize could even be awarded for the most accurate.
There is also a number of team selector sheets where students can create their own Premier League team. I have included three different formations and left one blank in case they want to create their own formation.
Any and all feedback gratefully received. Any questions, please let me know.
This is a lesson that I did with GCSE PE students in year 9 for a job interview. It was very well received and enabled me to get to the interview stage. Unfortunately, I blew the interview!
This lesson is differentiated with students expected to share the information they have so that everyone has the same outcomes.
The lesson starts with a "Do Now," task looking at five females and pondering which one is fittest. Obviously it depends on the context, following the lesson they should realise that it depends on which component we are using to decide. This is something to be returned to at the end of the lesson.
The powerpoint takes us through the components of fitness and any gaps in knowledge are expected to be discussed and notes made on the worksheet. You'll notice that each sheet has different photographs on it. This is to broaden the horizons of our students so that when they think of an event that requires C/V endurance they have a number of examples.
As students work through the powerpoint, completing their worksheet, they will eventually reach the questions in the middle of the sheet. Each sheet has a different set of questions with the first being an easy question, the second, more challenging and the third is the most difficult.
Students are encouraged to discuss their questions with their peers, this way, they can't copy answers from others but actually end up answering more questions as they assist one another.
We return to the "Do Now."
Have opinions changed based upon our new knowledge?
It is then revealed that they are all international level athletes in the following sports:
1. High jump.
2. Weight Lifting
3. Rhythmic Gymnastics
4. Marathon
5. Heptathlon
Each one of them is very fit depending on which fitness component we are looking at.
Students are then given a post-it note on which they must write down their name and which component would be most important for each athlete on the board.
Any feedback, positive or negative is greatly appreciated.
Should I have a specific, mixed ability class I would consider moving some of the questions around so that students get a sheet specific to their ability.
This is a great way to revise and my students have always got a great deal of value from it.
The powerpoint goes through the rules and scoring system but, for those unfamiliar with golf, it may need a little more explanation.
Basically, each hole/question has a par value attached to it (3-5). This how many answers are needed to score par.
If they answer too few, this would be represented by a score over par (+) and if they answer over the par score it's represented by a score under par (-). As in golf, the lowest score wins.
Example:
Hole 1, par 4.
How many football teams have won the Premier League?
Giving 3 correct answers would score +1
Giving 4 correct answers would score par, 0
Giving 5 answers would score -1
This comes with a teacher's answer sheet to assist with arguments at the end of the game!
I have done this in teams, pairs and individually and it works so well. Hope you enjoy.
Any feedback, positive or negative is greatly appreciated.
This is a power point presentation with an attached worksheet.
I created it for a couple of reasons:
The first being that going through all the information would reinforce learning and also to fill in any gaps in understanding.
The second was to allow everyone to have a good set of notes to use as a revision aid, hence the worksheet.
My intention was to fly through the presentation, adding contextual information and answering any questions that are raised. This worked well as it limited opportunities for students to fall behind as it was such a fast pace, you couldn't afford to have a chat or day-dream.
The presentation is littered with questions for students to answer periodically in order to express their understanding.
This whole revision unit can take anywhere between 1 hour and 3 hours to complete. Elements can be given as homework if required with the power point made available to students.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated whether positive or negative.
Each sheet encourages students to recall information and then use that information to answer a GCSE style question. I have used this successfully with all of my students but I concentrated on my lower attaining students trying to get them to plan their answers rather than just writing what came into their heads.
In later revision sessions I used them in conjunction with a stopwatch, timing how long it took students to answer and encouraging them to spend a minute per mark ( a 4 mark question should be completed in 4 minutes).
Because there are 4 sheets, each student can work on a different one to their neighbour and although they can share information, they wont be able to directly copy.
If possible, please leave feedback, good or bad as it helps with any future resources I provide.
Thanks you.
Powerpoint of the parts of a training session (warm up , fitness phase etc.)
Includes youtube link to England training session.
Scaffolded worksheet attached for lower ability students to assist with notes.
Feedback gratefully received wither positive or negative.
Powerpoint lesson on weight training, the difference between weights and sets, how to train for different results and culminating in a written exercise comparing free weights with machine weights with model answer from teacher.
Also attached is a scaffolded worksheet for lower ability students to assist with their notes.
Feedback gratefully received, positive or negative.