Mr Shields PE
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Professional Teaching Account | Head of Primary HPE & Sport in 🇦🇺 | Former PE HOD & HOY in 🇦🇪🇹🇭from 🇬🇧 *All views my own* #PEgeek
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Teachers in Australia are given 1.5 months of long service leave for every 5 years they work in education. You can bank it for a super holiday! i.e 10 years = 3 months!
Should this be a worldwide initiative? Could be helpful to keep teachers from burn out/quitting? Thoughts? 🤔
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🚢⚔️🛳️ BattleShips Target Game 🎯
♻️Use for any manipulation skill (kick, roll, under/over etc)
🏆Low stakes winning & losing
🆚 Simple intro to scoring
🔥Add new targets for different values to develop tactics 🧠
👨👩👧👦 Develop into a group game
🚫 Add blockers/defenders
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Look at these two giggly superstars tracking & catching the naughty mouse in Reception PE today! They had to trap the mouse 5 times before scooting back further away 🐀
Very interesting to see pupils core strength vary across the cohort. Will be adding more stability games! 🏄🏻
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Making the most of Abu Dhabi before the big move! If anyone reading this is thinking of teaching abroad…DO IT!
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BADMINTON BINGO 🏸🔢 with
@_MissDaviesPE
.
AQI 😷🤢 was very high in 🇹🇭 today so had to adapt to indoors with two classes. Nonetheless:
⚡️Big Engagement Buzz
🦸♂️Independent Learning
🚫Problem Solving
🤝Collaboration
🌋Challenge and Self Differentiation
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I have played this and call it 'Giant Blueberry Tag' - but I love the addition of stealing treasure from each base!
🏃ROBAR EL CONO 🔺
🎯 Consigue coger los conos sin que te toque el balón.
♻️Transferencia a otros deportes y usando balones de Fútbol, Balonmano o baloncesto con pies o manos.
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Welcome to Year 1 Ninja Warrior Wonderland! Minimal input - creativity is the focus - me looking for teachable moments.
#FUNdamentals
#ks1PE
#PrimaryPE
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How I like to start a lot of my
#PrimaryPE
lessons: “Grab something from the box of tricks and show me what you can do…”
Opens up so many avenues, teachable moments and you’ll often find the lesson goes somewhere completely different than you had planned…and that’s ok!!
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Pick Up N’ Play 🎮
Perfect instant activity and hook 🪝into any lesson!
🙌 Choose one piece of equipment and show me what you can do with your hands
🦶What can you do with your feet?
❓Choose another body part
👯♂️Teach it to a friend
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How long do your Nursery PE lessons take to set up? Mine take 678763 minutes and 56633 pieces of kit 😜
Wouldn’t have it any other way though!
#EYFSPE
#PrimaryPE
#PhysicalLiteracy
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Our first 2 weeks of PE this year will be focused on:
💬⚡️CONNECTIONS NOT CONTENT 🙅🏼♂️
So important to connect with pupils after the holidays, build routines, settle in new pupils, learn names,….I could go on!
How do you start the new academic year?
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Quarantine completed and finally arrived at our new home. I must confess, this photo was taken after nipping to grab some celebratory beers! Our new townhouse on site is absolutely stunning. Harrow have been so, so welcoming! Delighted to be here!
#expatlife
#cheers
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How do I start EVERY EYFS PE lesson?
🚨Pick Up and Play!
I carefully select equipment, linked to our broad objectives to allow the pupils to immediately come in and be active! A great way to start ANY lesson for ANY age to be honest!!
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Need an instant activity for a Striking and Fielding lesson?
👏Clap Catch - How many claps can you complete in between the throw and catch?
📶Self Differentiation through choice of ball 🎾⚽️🏉
🎮Double your claps with one handed catch
🧨Big Buzz between pupils comparing numbers
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Unfortunately COVID has dashed our move to Singapore & my dream job 🇸🇬 But I’m a big believer that everything happens for a reason & I am exteremely grateful that my current school also want me to stay. There are plenty of people far worse off at this time.Singapore 2021?!🤞
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Simple way to
#gamify
Long Jump.
Cross The River - pupils start at the narrow part of the river and progress up.
👀Easily spot progress
🎢Differentiation
🚀Add run up or work on 1-2 / 2-2 jumps etc
🧑🎨Once complete, pupils can create their own
📛Add hurdle as obstacle
🧬FMS ✅
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Very proud to be appointed as Head of Primary/Lower School PE from August here at Harrow Bangkok.
First point of call is curriculum, curriculum, curriculum. Really looking forward to making some meaningful changes to our pupils.
4 teaching days left then 🏝🛫🇫🇷🇦🇺🇹🇭
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I have had to remind myself of this many times when preparing for or reflecting after lessons this term. Certainly looking to add increased opportunities for social skills & collaboration in PE. How have you adapted your teaching so far since returning? More or less of what?
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EYFS Race Cars 🚘🚖
🫂Collaboration and Turn Taking - 1 child completes a lap whilst partner balances in the garage, then swap.
♻️Adapt to any Locomotion or Stability activity
🔢Add a dice to determine laps or balance
🎭Thematic Story
📶Add variety of obstacles on the course
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Ok PEople, Primary/Prep Net & Wall Games - What are your go to activities?? Can we get a thread of innovation going. Would love some new inspiration…
@RyanForwoodPE
@HarrySmithPE
@PhilMathe79
@PhysEdFreak
@BenHubbardPE
@NiallO7Brien
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🎲🎲 Dice Tag
Taggers carry a foam dice. Tag an opponent, roll the dice and then the number (in this case) depicts an exercise.
Number on the dice could determine number of catches, locomotion movements etc
Then swap roles!
Had some 20 sided die which the kids LOVED too! 🎲
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📍🇦🇺 Mr Shields Down Under! New chapter of life ✅
Two weeks off and then straight back into teaching!
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Great to have all staff back on site today for INSET. Shared my curriculum vision for Lower School PE with the team. Will take time to get it right but I’m looking forward to the process and leading the dept into a new phase!
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Year 4 began their Striking & Fielding unit by playing small sided variations of:
🥏Frisbee Throwball
⚽️Kickball
🏏Cricket
🎾Teeball
They then created a collaborative mind map to explore all of the concepts and skills that they came across. Really successful HOOK lesson! 🎣😀
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Half term fitness retreat on Koh Samui for some quality me time! 🏋️🇹🇭🏝
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Our Head of Football has done an outstanding job preparing for the Harrow Youth Cup today! How good does that grass look?! Going to be a HOT but superb day! 800 players and 70 teams arriving soon! ⚽️🏆
#HarrowLions
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🏝️Island Attack ☄️
🏰Use cannonballs to knock down other islands towers
⛵️Each team has a boat (scooter) to collect cannonballs for team mates
🎳Lost all 3 towers? Complete a skill challenge from Bingo board to re-enter the game!
Honesty, teamwork, decision making + FMS! ✅
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If you could design the perfect sports hall/indoor space for PE lessons ONLY, what would it include and why? Open from EYFS up to Secondary answers! 💬 ( Imagine💰not an issue! )
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Saw
@miss_lear94
using this Fitness Bingo Board for a Year 11 open gym session. 👀
🕹️Great way to
#gamify
using the gym for young people!
⭐️Rewards for streaks
✖️📈 Multipliers added for pupils to want a challenge or scaled workout
🎯Gives pupils a focus in the gym!
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One of the toughest weeks I’ve had in a long, long time. Personally and at work. But gotta keep smiling and a good walk is the best way to clear the head!
We go again 💪
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🚨What did I learn from my first day as a Brit in an Aussie school?
Kids at my school say Scissors, Paper, Rock instead of Rock, Paper, Scissors!!
Australia really is upside down! 🙃🙃
🪨📄✂️
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I feel very passionately about this. I was a very, very average sportsman but god I still loved to be active and play sports! (Even now with no ACL!!). My previous playing level doesn’t define me as a PE teacher though. Attitude wins EVERY-TIME!
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Move, Balance, Land in full swing today for Year 2.
Count myself very lucky to deliver lessons in this gymnastics facility here at Harrow.
🚫No Queues
🦶Barefoot stimulation
🤸🏽♀️Equipment Exploration
📲Video Analysis using BamVideoDelay
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Year 1 & 2 ‘ Under The Sea’ Sports Day 2020. Was a ridiculous amount of work but was a hugely successful event that hopefully created sporting memories for our pupils and school community.
#physicalliteracy
#prepreppe
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🚨Transfer News!
Delighted to be joining
@ChurchieSport
in Brisbane in July for our new adventure down under! 🇦🇺🦘
An amazing school with an incredible history. Looking forward to teaching in my first IB school! 👨🏫 Great to be able to continue to develop as an educator! 🤙
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Year 6 Cricket Club - Added ‘No Ball’ tees with balls on top so that a) Pupils could have a visual representation of the space they were bowling into and b) Batters could have a free hit off the tee if a ‘No Ball’ incurred.
#primaryPE
#strikingandfielding
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Two EPIC days of Superhero Sports Days DONE! 🦸♂️🦸🏽🦸🏻♀️ Chuffed with how they both went and kids had a blast! Will add a thread of all the details and stations soon. But here is a sneak peak from the PE balcony! Now BED 😴
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Ok
@PEgeeks
What are the best apps to have on student iPads? We have been treated to a set of 20 PE ones and I need to put an app order in!! Please retweet and comment away! Thanks
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Does anyone else email themselves reminders or to do lists?
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If you are not using this awesome resource created by
@physed
then here is the link. It is a great resource library! I have been using it for years and am so grateful for it when needing inspiration!
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Thankyou
@MsSmith_EDU
for the inspiration! Created a stability focus this week in Pre-Prep as we explore a variety of body positions whilst riding the
@cranleighad
ROLLERCOASTER!! 🎢 Then challenged them to post their own balance on
@Seesaw
that they could rise the coaster with!
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Finding it tough to write 426 meaningful reports about pupils I’ve not (physically) seen in almost 4 months 🙈
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I’m basically ripping off every childhood game I can think of and attempt to transform it into an online PE resource! If you can think of any others or would be willing to share anymore online resources please do shout!
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Primary
#PEople
- always give pupils a variety of objects to pick from. Y2 today can self differentiate by switching objects for our Throwing and Catching lesson. Simple but very effective ✅
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🎾🏸Racket Rascals
2v2
Feeder & striker must send the ball over the net into opposition court. (Pupils created their own court dimensions!) 📏
💯Opponents receive 5 points for catching on the full, 1 for 1 bounce.
💬Great chats about shot placement & tactics with Year 3!
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This term will be my last with the
@HarrowBangkok
community. Sad to say goodbye to everyone but delighted to be moving back ‘Down Under’ to start a new adventure in sunny Queensland! 🔆
Looking forward to connecting with the teaching and PE community in Australia! 👀🇦🇺🦘
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Have a great weekend from team PE
@HarrowBKKPEDept
@harrowbkksport
(the grass was damp 💦💦) PS - how good are our ground staff?!! 🙌🙌
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Year 1 PE this week - exploring Striking objects using their hand, small rackets and even noodles. Beginning to apply skills to play small games. Thanks to
@NiallO7Brien
for some inspiration!
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Great
#breakoutroom
online PE activity. Simple but fun way to keep pupils active during lockdown. I spend way too much time personalising my bitmoji! I was even tempted to put Harrow branding on each connect 4 counter 🙈
#highperformancelearning
#remotelearning
#physicaledication
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Delighted to have organised and launched our very first
@HarrowBangkok
PE and Sport TeachMeet today
🏃A whole day of practical sessions that have been run by our very own PE Teachers and Coaches who understand our context and what our pupils need.
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Year 3 Invasion Games!🏀🏐⚽️
(Using some
@_beyondphysical
resources)
1️⃣ - Pupils work in 4s, each child has a number and must pass in numerical order🔢♻️
2️⃣ - Now number 4 player must catch it on a mat to score a point 🤾
3️⃣ - Number 1 is now a def! 3v1🧠
4️⃣🔥- 4v4 Matball!
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Today was my last day at
@cranleighad
and what a 3 years it has been. Onto the next adventure…🇹🇭
#expatadventures
#teacherlife
#summerholidays
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@PhysEdDynasty
Is a great place to be inspired too - check out his awesome google site of activities here
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Treated myself after my first four weeks as a HOY. So important to get out and switch off!
#teacherwellbeing
#teachercyclists
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Tomorrow I teach my first PE lesson with children in front of me for about 20 Months! Not sure if I remember how to teach?
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Using inspiration from
@WannaTeachPE
to create the Cricket Gauntlet!
🔊🏏🐆Communication, Reaction and Coordination
🔥 Travel along gauntlet receiving catches/rolls from fielders to then throw at each wicket
🔥🔥 Dodge/Catch flying Ninja cones
🔥🔥🔥 Combine level 1 & 2!
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Here is the link to our Virtual Summer Sports Camp which we have created for not only our pupils but to be shared across schools in Abu Dhabi and perhaps even further afield🌏! Please feel free to share, retweet and use for your school!
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School closed for 4 weeks, I think I’m going to go crazy! Going to try and keep my Pre-Prep pupils as active as I can through remote learning! All very surreal...
#distancelearning
At least I can hit the gym like crazy 🏋🏼♂️
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I may or may not have got rather excited about making remote learning videos!! 🤪
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🪫🔋Recharging over the holidays in Taiwan with hiking and way too much food! Taroko Gorge has really taken my breath away though, simply stunning! Something magical about being up in the mountains. ⛰️🏔️
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Year 2 Gamification of Cricket 🎮🏏
🧠Pupils created bowling scoring system ➕ 1 point if bowled with a bounce, 2 if between goal, 10 for the wicket and 100(!) for knocking down the stumps!
🏏 We progressed to adding in a batter to prevent the bowler scoring points!
#PYPPE
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Delighted to share that I will be joining
@harrowbkksport
next year. Really looking forward to joining such an outstanding school and department, coupled with living in such an exciting city!
#bangkokhashimnow
@HarrowBangkok
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𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱!🧵🦸🏻♀️
(This worked in our context - context is key!)
⏳Logistics
🏃♂️Activity Ideas
🎯Scoring
🦸🏽Decorations
Hope it’s helpful !
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🎯Reception PE Target Play
⚖️ Developing stability from using stepping stones
🦶Always barefoot play to stimulate those nerve endings
👀 Tracking moving objects
⚠️ Taking Risks!!
#EYFSPE
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📍The Gabba is 20 mins walk from our new pad so I’ll be frequenting a lot I think! Aussies certainly do love their sport…even if it is AFL! 🏉
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What a great idea for our Pre-Prep Staffroom! Could be a handy idea for any other international schools!! 💡💡
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One thing I have learnt with remote learning for younger pupils: Make things as simple as possible for parents. This is a snippet from a TEDDY BEAR workout that works on lots of different FMS! 🙈Apologies for the moustache! 👨🦰 I’m currently in beard/moustache limbo!!
#EYFSPE
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Whenever I start a new job I ALWAYS suffer from major ‘Imposter Syndrome’!
🤷♂️🤷♂️
Great induction day though and can’t wait to meet the kids on Monday!
#MrShieldsDownUnder
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Year 7/8 Badminton - How do you make it fun/interesting/hook in the pupils? What are your go to instant activities/modified games etc? Would love some new inspiration…
@PhilMathe79
@WannaTeachPE
@All_thingsPE
@Lee_Sullivan85
@MissNicholaAnn
@pairupinthrees
@LauraD_PE
@HWT_PE
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Y3 Balloon Tennis 🎈- focus on KINDNESS & SELF-WORTH.
- Play Everyone
- Agree whether game will be competitive or collaborative
- After the game, write what your opponent’s SUPERPOWER was
Watching the pupils see what others had written about them was very special indeed 🪄😁
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Online PE again. I'm getting some deja-vu! 🦠
If anyone has any new and interesting concepts for online PE, I would be all ears and happy to share some resources out too!
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🚨In completely unrelated PE news - we welcomed Arlo into the family yesterday! He’s going to be the most 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 Labradoodle there ever was! 🐶
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How do you build relationships with a new class, in a new school, in PE, ONLINE? Play ‘Who is Mr Shields?’ workout quiz on Zoom with GIFs/Google Slides. Pupils also told me their answers to the questions so we all got to know each other!
#buildingrelationships
#remotelearning
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Y6 Cricket Club turned into what could have been canoeing club!! 🌧🌧🌧 Good old Bangkok weather!
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Year 4 are exploring our unit ‘Aim, Strike, Retrieve’ & today they created ‘LauncherBall” - the Striker uses the launcher & uses the 4 bases to run🎯. Retrievers work together to get ball home!
⬇️Small Sided Game
🧠Deepening understanding of concept
👨🎨Creativity
🤝Teamwork
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Year 2 exploring the UAE this week in remote learning, so they will be going on a virtual run through the Ras Al Khaimah Mountain Range in PE 🤙 Added in wacky sounds for various movement along the way to work on reactions and co-ordination! Here’s some snippets 👍
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🏠Get out of my House!
🤝Low stakes winning and losing
🎾RPS winner stays in the house (hoop)
Loser must go and complete 3, 5 or 10 catches before challenging a new house!
♻️Use any FUNdamental skill as the task to complete!
🪝This class wanted to play this whole lesson!!
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Year 3 Frisbee ‘Speedminton’ 🥏🏸
Turned Frisbee into a Net & Wall game to push the focus onto throwing & catching in the early stages of this unit.
💡Create your own box which must be equal to opponent
💯Score if you land it in opponents box or catch opponents throw!
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Year 3 - Strike, React, Rally - first time playing “Table Ball”
Level 1️⃣ - Serve, Catch
Level 2️⃣ - Serve, Bounce, Catch
Level 3️⃣ - Serve, Bounce, Rally
This class made their own rules too. Next week we will explore Competitive🤝 VS Cooperative🙌
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🦸♂️Sunday AM Set Up for EYC Superhero Sports Day Tomorrow! Well worth it for all the smiles 😃
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“Mr Shields, you look very different compared to Zoom”
“Oh really *****, how so? “
“Well you’re much wider than I imagined”
😳😳😳
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If any
#PEople
,
#physed
or the
#primarype
community need some ideas to make remote learning fun & creative, please feel free to take a look at my gdrive with a selection of content I created last summer. Please retweet if it’s useful. Sharing is Caring 🤙
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Happy Halloween (to those that celebrate) from
@HarrowBangkok
PE & Sports Department! 🎃 🍫 Ⓜ️
🤞we win best dressed department!!
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First Inter-House PE Event of the year ✅
𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭/𝟮 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿
🪞Reflection of Curriculum
🫂House Spirit
🧠Tactics and Problems
♻️Fully Inclusive
👨👩👦👦Small Sided Games
🎉Fun and enjoyment
🧮Simple Intro to Scoring
#PrimaryPE
#HarrowLions
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🚨My current role has become re-available. A superb school and a very exciting job! If anyone is interested please DM me. 👀
Look at this job on Tes
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Completely inspired from
@YorkshireSport
#ThisisPE
approach and I have stolen
#sockwars
and given it a StarWars spin! Have loved seeing families send in their games at home! I find these hooks at the beginning of remote learning videos so important!
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
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