### Lesson Plan: Physical and Health Education - Athletics (Track and Field Events)
**Grade:** Primary 6
**Duration:** 90 minutes
#### **Objective:**
- Students will understand the basics of various track and field events.
- Students will learn proper techniques for running, jumping, and throwing.
- Students will understand the importance of physical fitness and sportsmanship.
#### **Materials:**
- Stopwatch
- Measuring tape
- Cones or markers
- Relay batons
- Whistle
- High jump bar and mat (if available)
- Javelin and shot put substitutes (soft balls or nerf javelins)
#### **Standards Met:**
- Physical Education Standards: Movement skills, personal and community health, and sportsmanship.
#### **Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Welcome and Warm-Up:** (5 minutes)
- Students gather in a circle.
- Brief stretching and dynamic warm-up exercises (jogging in place, high knees, butt kicks, arm circles).
2. **Introduction to Athletics:** (5 minutes)
- Define and discuss track and field events (sprinting, relay races, long jump, high jump, shot put, and javelin throw).
- Explain the importance of these events in terms of physical fitness, coordination, and overall health.
#### **Activity - Track Events (30 minutes):**
1. **Sprinting Technique and Practice:**
- **Explanation and Demonstration:** (5 minutes)
- Discuss the starting stance, acceleration, and maintaining speed.
- **Drill:** (10 minutes)
- Divide students into groups and have them practice 50-meter sprints. Use cones to mark start and finish lines.
- Use a stopwatch to time their sprints.
2. **Relay Races:**
- **Explanation and Demonstration:** (5 minutes)
- Discuss the importance of teamwork and passing the baton.
- Show proper baton-passing techniques.
- **Relay Race:** (10 minutes)
- Divide students into teams of four.
- Set up a 4x50 meter relay race.
- Use relay batons and have each team run a relay race.
#### **Activity - Field Events (30 minutes):**
1. **Long Jump:**
- **Explanation and Demonstration:** (5 minutes)
- Discuss the run-up, take-off, and landing techniques.
- **Practice:** (10 minutes)
- Measure a take-off line and have students practice jumping into a sandpit or marked area.
- Use a measuring tape to measure the distance of each jump.
2. **Shot Put (Using Soft Balls):**
- **Explanation and Demonstration:** (5 minutes)
- Discuss and demonstrate the proper holding and throwing technique.
- **Practice:** (10 minutes)
- Have students practice throwing soft balls.
- Measure and record their throws.
3. **Javelin Throw (Using Nerf Javelins or Light Balls):**
- **Explanation and Demonstration:** (5 minutes)
- Discuss and demonstrate the proper grip and throwing technique.
- **Practice:** (10 minutes)
- Have students practice throwing Nerf javelins or light balls.
- Measure and record their throws.
##### **Cool Down and Discussion (10 minutes):**
1. **Cool Down:**
- Guide students through cool-down stretches focusing on the major muscles used.
2. **Discussion:**
- Recap the events and activities.
- Discuss what they learned about each event.
- Highlight the importance of regular exercise and participating in sports for maintaining health.
- Encourage questions and feedback.
#### **Assessment:**
- Observe students’ participation and effort during activities.
- Provide verbal feedback and positive reinforcement.
- Use a simple rubric to assess understanding of techniques and participation.
#### **Closure (5 minutes):**
- Summarize the key points of the lesson.
- Encourage students to practice these activities at home or in their spare time.
- Thank students for their participation and inform them of what to expect in the next class.
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This lesson plan provides a structured yet flexible approach to introducing Primary 6 students to track and field events in a fun and educational manner.