We are half way through a 12 lesson cycle of invasion games in G2. The first 6 lessons have been playing bench ball, working on pivoting, passing and receiving, learning how to get away from a defender and being ready to receive, denying an attacker space and developing our communication skills both verbal and non-verbal.
The second half of the unit is mini basketball, which carries over all the skills learnt in bench ball and adds in dribbling and shooting.
To start the unit off my G2 classes have had a chance to put their "questions and wonderings" on the wall... These will guide me in developing the units essential questions, the areas of basketball the students are interested in following, and any questions I need to answer.
Basketball in Action
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Introducing New Technology
Drip feeding it into the lessons
Whilst it is always good to receive instant visual feedback on a skill at any age, the main concept behind introducing the G2s to the iPad and the video delay app was to get them used to seeing themselves projected up on the wall.
I discovered when first introducing this technology with the G4s and G5s it took at least a couple of lessons for them to get over the excitement of seeing themselves on TV. Yet, once all the excitement was over, using the video delay, having the students receive instant visual feedback has proven invaluable to the lessons and for the students who wished to use it.
Unit Reflections
