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Cricket

Free Sample Year 3

Learning Objectives

  1. Perform the basic skills needed for the games with control and accuracy.
  2. Identify what they need to practise to improve their performance.

Literacy Keywords
  • Throwing
  • Explore the game
  • Experiment
  • Technique
  • Fielding
  • Catching
  • Work together
  • Teamwork
Citizenship
  • Understand and follow basic rules, work well as part of a team
  • Develop own experiences and ideas
Numeracy
  • Keep score of the game
  • Score
Equipment
  • Balls
  • Marker cones
  • Hoops
  • Bats
Risk Assessment
  • Suitable clothing and footwear worn by participants.
  • Equipment suitable for participants, safe and checked.
  • Area safe and checked - any hazards removed.
  • Safety information highlighted to participants.
  • Staff aware of all emergency procedures, including designated 1st aider.
Knowledge Checks

Throughout this plan you will see ‘Knowledge Checks’ to help you ensure the pupils are acquiring the intended knowledge as the lesson progresses. The two types of knowledge to focus on in PE are:

  • Declarative Knowledge: Factual knowledge concerning movement, rules, tactics, strategies, health and participation (best practiced through spoken or written observations of a practical demonstration).
  • Procedural Knowledge: Knowing how to apply declarative facts (best practiced through demonstration or participation).

  • This is the first lesson in the Cricket Unit of Work.
  • The intention of the lesson is to introduce the children to the new topic.
  • It gives them the opportunity to experience the game and explore the skills they will be learning and developing in the unit.
  • The main activity within the lesson incorporates many of the skills and tactics that will be covered in the unit.
  • Playing the game in this lesson gives you the opportunity to make an initial assessment of your class.
  • By observing the children, you can make a judgement on their current ability and plan your teaching for the rest of the unit accordingly.
  • Introduce the cricket bat to the children and ensure they are familiar with safety rules that go with using it:

– The bat should only be used and swung in the designated batting area.

– Only the batter should enter the batting area – nobody else should enter this area.

– Always be aware of who is around you when using a cricket bat.

– It should also be highlighted that if the cricket bat is not used safely and sensibly it could result in someone being hurt.

Activities & Games

Press the Ball
3 - 5 mins
  • The children should work in pairs with 1 ball between them.
  • Ask the children to move around the area with their partner rolling their ball back and forth between each other using their hands to roll and stop the ball.

 

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Teaching Points
  • Keep moving around the area
  • Keep control of the ball
  • Look where you are going
  • Communicate with partner
  • Keep close together
  • Aim to increase heart rate
  • Build up speed gradually
  • Aim roll to partner

 

To make the activity harder:

  • Ask the children to repeat the activity but performing a small throw and catch between each other.
Knowledge Check
  • PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE: Ask some children to demonstrate the activity/skill.
  • DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE: Ask other children to describe what is required to perform the task with success.
Copy Cats Cricket
5 - 10 mins
  • The children work in pairs standing facing each other 2/3 steps apart.
  • Each child needs a ball.
  • One child from each pair is the ‘Leader’ The ‘Leader’ must stay on the spot but can perform whatever actions they want with the ball.
  • Their partner must copy their actions as quickly and closely as possible.
  • Swap roles every minute.

 

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Teaching Points
  • Encourage the children to think of different actions.
  • Try and challenge your partner.
  • Vary the speed of movement/actions.
  • Use different body parts to move/control the ball.
  • What actions can you do with the ball? throw, bounce, catch.

 

To make activity harder:

  • Speed up the activity.

To make activity easier:

  • Slow the activity down.
Knowledge Check
  • PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE: Ask some children to demonstrate the activity/skill.
  • DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE: Ask other children to describe what is required to perform the task with success.
Key Skills Game
20 - 25 mins
  • Allow the children to play the game, explore and experience the skills needed to play successfully.
  • Encourage them to experiment to develop ways to play the game successfully.
  • The game is played in groups of 4 or 5 and each group requires an area to play in as shown in the diagram.
  • Within each group there should be one batter and 3/4 fielders.
  • The aim of the game is to hit the ball into the playing area and score points by jumping in and out of a hoop, or bouncing a ball, as many times as possible before the fielding team return the ball to the stumping base.
  • The batter hits the ball from a batting tee into the playing area.
  • The fielders must stop and collect the ball and all the fielders must touch the ball before it is placed back on the stumping cone.
  • The batter should have 3 bats and keep their score for all three bats.
  • The children should keep swapping roles, so they all get several chances to bat.

 

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Teaching Points
  • Introduction to Cricket / Striking and Fielding Games What skills do you need to use? Ask the children to think about this as they play the game.
  • Experiment with different ideas and skills How can you score points? Ask the children to think about this as they play the game.
  • Observe children whilst playing the game – are they able to play it successfully? What areas do you need to focus your teaching on in the rest of the unit? Provide advice and guidance if necessary.
  • SAFETY POINT: Use the cricket bats safely and sensibly.
  • Explain the rules and how the game works then let the children explore the game for themselves.
  • Let the children have a go at the game.

 

Adaptations and variations:

  • Start playing the game using throwing skills to send the ball into the area, before moving onto hitting the ball with a cricket bat.
  • Add markers into the playing area that the batter can aim for and if they hit, they receive bonus points.
  • Introduce a bowler to feed the ball to the batter – this will make the game harder for the batter.
  • The feed must be good – underarm and bounce once before it reaches the batter.
  • Think of different ways to score points, e.g. throwing and catching a with a partner, performing star jumps, bouncing a ball on a bat.
  • Think of different ways that all the fielders can touch the ball e.g. throwing the ball to each other, touching the ball held in one fielder’s hand.
Static Stretching
3 - 5 mins
  • Ask the children to stand in a semi-circle around the teacher.
  • Show the children a stretch they have to copy.
  • Start at the top of the body and work all the way down the body stretching the major body parts – arms and legs.

 

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Teaching Points
  • Don’t bounce
  • Watch and copy
  • Hold stretch
  • Where can you feel the stretch?
Knowledge Check

What is a ‘Striking and Fielding Game’?

  • A game played between a batting team and a fielding team where the batting team try to score points and the fielding team try to stop them.

What skills did you use to play the game today?

  • Encourage the children to think of what they did to play the game.