Tackle Learning

Only the year 5 children took part in the PfS lessons this week. We played some team games which focus on co-ordination, teamwork, communication and social skills. The group struggled a bit with group juggling but soon got the hang of it. They enjoyed ‘click clacks’ too.

The ICT lesson was around the Olympics logo, and the group looked at past media coverage of when the logo was launched and the reaction to it. We talked about why we liked/disliked it, the cost, risk of epileptic seizure, London icons and whether we could have designed a better one.  The children used color magic to design their own, thinking of ways to encourage people to come to London 2012.  They used sporting images as well as London’s sites and the Olympics rings. They had to think of a catchy slogan. For more on this, visit http://www.london2012.com/ and for the controversy, visit GoLondon’s pages

For literacy, the students used some ‘Tackle Learning’ resources to exoplore the qualities of a good captain. (such as motivating others, respect of others, good knowledge of the game, most skillful player, being patient…) After a group ‘mind shower’, they had to discuss and agree in their pairs the priority they would give to the various qualities. They were asked to report back to the class and explain/write down their choices. There were some really good ideas and explanations and it was agreed that some of the qualities had equal importance. The pairs found it difficult prioritising the qualities.

Next we looked at preparations for a rugby match. The pairs were asked to sort cards into three categories: items/actions needed before a game, items/actions needed during a game and items that would be needed at hand. These included: knowledge of the rules, letting injuries heal, first aid kit, trimming finger nails (!), drink plenty of water, get some rest, referee, pitch inspection and so on. Everyone came up with a list, usually finding one category to be much larger than the others. A group dicussion found that several of the items could fit in more than one category and we talked about why, using examples. The children showed some complex thinking and were able to relate to the context of a rugby game.