PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT

GRADE 4

SEMESTER TWO 2014

OVERVIEW
Domain: Health & Physical Education
Term 3: Invasion Games
Utilising the SEPEP program students were introduced to the Invasion game of modified
Field Hockey. Students developed the appropriate field hockey skills and began learning and
demonstrating the basic offensive and defensive tactics involved within this sport in a safe
and supportive competitive environment. Students were also allocated roles (coach, captain,
team manager etc.) and with teacher support and guidance performed these positions
throughout this unit. Students participated in a structured round robin competition against
their peers and played off against other grades in their level in a final series.
Term 4: Net Wall Games/Tag Games/Target Games/Fitness Testing
Students participated in the Net Wall game of Badminton. Within the program students
developed the appropriate age related Badminton skills involved in playing and began
learning and demonstrating the basic tactics involved within this sport in a safe and
supportive competitive environment. Students also participated in a Badminton doubles
competition amongst their class peers.
Students also participated in a range of Tag games & activities with and without
equipment, with the aim to allow students to experience and understand the purpose of these
games in a fun and safe environment.
Students also participated in the Target game of Golf with the aim to allow students to
experience and understand the purpose of Target games in a fun and safe environment.
Students also participated in a range of fitness tests and compared their results to those
obtained during Grade 3, 2013. Students reflected on their results and discussed options on
how to maintain/improve these results moving into the future.

Mr B Robinson
Physical Education Coordinator
Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School
brobinson@lcpointcook.catholic.edu.au
Ph: (03) 9395 2555