Games, Ideas & Activities for
Primary PE, 2nd edition

 


By: William Allen
December 2013
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781292001005
236 Pages, Illustrated
$42.50 Paper Original


Description:

A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching of Primary PE.

Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.

Contents:

About the author

Introduction

Part 1 Key Stage 1

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Key Stage 1

Body parts

What have you bean?

Foxes and hounds

Monster tag

The Borrowers

Remote control

Driving test

I spy

Musical statues

Head, shoulder, knees and toes

Whose ball is it anyway?

Monsters Inc.

Pirates of the sea

Teacher says

Pass the buck

Combat crawlers

Figure phonics

Word game

What I did this morning

Who did it?

Number square

Part 2 Games

Introduction

Chapter 2 – Football

Skills

Push pass

Ball control

Dribbling

Shooting

Heading

Inside hook turn

Scissors

Activities

Head catch

Through the gates (passing)

Line passing

One vs. one dribbling

Basic shooting

World Cup heading

Pass and shoot

Throw, head, catch

Doctor, doctor

Dribbling scrimmages

Chapter 3 – Rugby

Skills

Holding a rugby ball

How to pick up a ball

Running lines

How to pass a ball

Tag rugby

Activities

Class, clap, catch

Catch me if you can

Stuck in the mud

Traffic lights

Tidy your room

British bulldogs

Breakaway

Get and go

Chapter 4 – Hockey

Skills

Holding a hockey stick

Dribbling

The push

Control

The hit

Block tackle

Hook turn

Activities

Through the gates (dribbling)

Round, through, me and you

Three-team turnaround

Passing scrimmages

Chapter 5 – Netball

Skills

Two-handed catch

Bounce pass

Pivoting

Shoulder pass

Shooting

Activities

Throwing catch

Netball stations

Keep your feet dry

Three square

Quick line

Three vs. one passing

Robin Hood

Chapter 6 – Basketball

Skills

Dribbling

Two-handed pass

Two-handed shot

The lay-up

Ball manipulation

Activities

Ten times rhyme

King of the ring

Endball

Jail break

Chapter 7 – Striking and fielding

Introduction

Skills

Catching

The long barrier

Over-arm throw

Under-arm bowling

Rounders hit

Cricket specific skills

Bowling

The grip

Stance

Forward defensive

The drive

Activities

Kickball

Rounders

Diamond cricket

Rolling race

Quick cricket

Chapter 8 – Net/wall skills

Skills

Racquet control

Ready position

Forehand drive

Backhand drive

The volley

Activities

Rallies

Are you ready?

Turnaround tennis

Rapid rally

Trounders

Chapter 9 – Alternative Sports

Volleyball

Volleyball dig

Volleyball pass

Volleyball serve

Handball

Part 3 Athletics

Chapter 10 – Athletics

Running

Fast and slow

Class dash

Speed stations

Cooper’s course

One-footed jump

Long jump

High jump

Overhead throw

Triple jump

My race

Indoor athletics

Line running

20, 20, 20

Part 4 Indoor activities

Chapter 11 – Indoor activities

Benchball

Dodgeball

Skittleball

Bench wars

The channel crossing

Scooch it

Minefield

Part 5 Outdoor and adventurous

Introduction

Chapter 12 – Outdoor and adventurous

Raging rapids

Bench games

Word hunt

Alpha hunt

Orienteering

Untangle the knot

Pass the hoop

Leapfrog