Year 3 Physical Education Western Australian Curriculum

UNIT OF WORK LEARNING INTENTION

CROSS
ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HISTORIES &
CURRICULAR ASIA & AUSTRALIA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH ASIA SUSTAINABILITY
CULTURES
PRIORITIES
GENERAL CRITICAL & CREATIVE PERSONAL & SOCIAL INTERCULTURAL
LITERACY NUMERACY ICT CAPABILITY ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR
CAPABILITIES THINKING CAPABILITY UNDERSTANDING

LEARNING HUMANITIES & HEALTH & PHYSICAL

MATHS ENGLISH SCIENCE THE ARTS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LANGUAGES TECHNOLOGIES
AREA LINKS SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

Western Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions and Achievement Standards – Year 3 Physical Education
Movement and Physical Activity Achievement Standard Physical Education
Moving our body Understanding movement Learning through movement
At Standard, students perform a variety of fundamental
Fundamental movement skills: Benefits of regular physical activity and physical fitness to Cooperation skills to ensure everyone is included in all physical movement skills, including locomotor and object control skills,
 kick health and wellbeing: activities (ACPMP048) and combine these with simple tactics when participating in
 catch  maintenance of a healthy weight physical activities and minor games to achieve an intended
 underarm throw  prevention of some diseases Basic rules in a variety of physical activities and ways in which outcome.
 overarm throw (ACPMP046) they keep activities safe and fair (ACPMP050)
 bounce Students describe the benefits of regular physical activity and
(ACPMP043) Movement skills that combine the elements of effort, space, fitness to health and wellbeing, including maintenance of a
time, objects and people (ACPMP047) healthy weight and prevention of some diseases. In physical
Combination of locomotor and object control skills in minor activities and minor games, they apply strategies for working
games (ACPMP043) cooperatively, and follow basic rules to ensure activities are
safe and fair.
Locomotor skills:
 run
 jump
 hop
 dodge
(ACPMP043)

Ways to maintain a balanced position when performing

locomotor and object control skills (ACPMP045)

Movement skills and tactics to achieve an outcome:

 gaining possession
 navigating an obstacle course
(ACPMP045)
 Bloom’s Assessment/Alignment to
Learning Intention/Alignment to WA Curriculum Activities/Learning Resources
Taxonomy Achievement Standards
Week 1 Anecdotal
Remembering Moving our body Scarecrow Nerf balls
(Recall or recognition Cones
Fundamental movement skills: Pairs practicing throwing techniques considering following tips:
of specific
information).  kick  Eyes on the ball
 catch  Hands out in front and together
Understanding
 underarm throw  Move your feet to the ball
(Understanding of  overarm throw  Fingers slightly bent
given information).  bounce  Bent arms
(ACPMP043)
Applying
Students will practice in partners where a competition will be held
(Using strategies,
Combination of locomotor and object control skills in minor in which the partners with the most catches wins.
concepts, principles games (ACPMP043)
and theories in new Finish with a game of dodgeball.
situations). Locomotor skills:
 run Week 2 Nerf balls
Analysing
 jump Session 1 Tennis balls
(Breaking  hop Nerf tag Cones
information down  dodge
into its component (ACPMP043)
elements). Pairs practicing throwing techniques considering following tips:
• Eyes on the ball
Evaluating Ways to maintain a balanced position when performing • Hands out in front and together
locomotor and object control skills (ACPMP045)
• Move your feet to the ball
(Judging the value of
ideas, materials and • Fingers slightly bent
Movement skills and tactics to achieve an outcome:
methods by • Bent arms
 gaining possession
developing and
applying standards  navigating an obstacle course
(ACPMP045) Students will practice in partners where a competition will be held
and criteria).
in which the partners with the most catches wins.
Creating
Understanding movement Swap the balls with tennis balls to increase difficulty.
(Putting together
ideas or elements to
develop an original Benefits of regular physical activity and physical fitness to Finish with a game of dodgeball.
idea or engage in health and wellbeing:
creative thinking).  maintenance of a healthy weight Session 2
 prevention of some diseases Octopus
(ACPMP046)
Pairs practicing throwing techniques considering following tips:
Movement skills that combine the elements of effort, space,  Eyes on the ball
time, objects and people (ACPMP047)  Hands out in front and together
 Move your feet to the ball
Learning through movement  Fingers slightly bent
 Bent arms
Cooperation skills to ensure everyone is included in all
physical activities (ACPMP048) Students will practice in partners where a competition will be held
in which the partners with the most catches wins.
Basic rules in a variety of physical activities and ways in
Swap the balls with tennis balls to increase difficulty.
which they keep activities safe and fair (ACPMP050)
Finish with a game of dodgeball.
Week 3 Nerf balls Fair play rubric
Session 1 Tennis balls
Ten minute warmup (jumping jacks, push ups, running on the Cones
spot etc.)

Pairs practicing throwing techniques considering following tips:

• Eyes on the ball
• Hands out in front and together
• Move your feet to the ball
• Fingers slightly bent
• Bent arms

Students will practice in partners where a competition will be held

in which the partners with the most catches wins.

Swap the balls with tennis balls to increase difficulty.

Finish with a game of dodgeball.

Session 2
Octopus
Pairs practicing throwing techniques considering following tips:
 Eyes on the ball
 Hands out in front and together
 Move your feet to the ball
 Fingers slightly bent
 Bent arms

Students will practice in partners where a competition will be held

in which the partners with the most catches wins.
Swap the balls with tennis balls to increase difficulty.
Finish with a game of dodgeball.
Week 4 Nerf balls
Session 1 Tennis balls
Ten minute warmup (jumping jacks, push ups, running on the Cones
spot etc.)

Pairs practicing throwing techniques in groups of three with one

student in the middle attempting to block the throws of their
partners. They cannot stand too close together to allow for the
thrower and catcher to have some room.

Swap the balls with tennis balls to increase difficulty.

Teach the game of ultimate Frisbee with the students. Students

will play a game with coloured hats on one side and dark blue side
on the other.

Session 2
Scarecrow

Pairs practicing throwing techniques in groups of three with one

student in the middle attempting to block the throws of their
partners.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other.
Week 5 Nerf balls
Session 1 Tennis balls
Octopus Cones

Cross country time trial.

Finish with practicing catching nerf balls in threes with one

student in the middle trying to block the ball.

Session 2
Nerf tag

Pairs practicing throwing techniques in groups of three with one

student in the middle attempting to block the throws of their
partners.

Swap the balls with tennis balls to increase difficulty.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other.
Week 6 Nerf balls Catching rubric
Session 1 Tennis balls
Nerf tag Cones

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using nerf balls.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf balls.
Session 2
Ten-minute workout

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using tennis balls.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf balls.
Week 7 Nerf balls
Session 1 Tennis balls
Nerf tag Cones

Teach students techniques for how to use ball.

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf balls.
Session 2
Ten-minute workout

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf balls.
Week 8 Nerf balls Anecdotal
Session 1 Tennis balls
Nerf tag Cones

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using frisbees.
Session 2
Ten-minute workout

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using frisbees.
 Week 9 Nerf balls Cooperation rubric
Session 1 Tennis balls
Nerf tag Cones

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf frisbees.
Session 2
Ten-minute workout

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf frisbees.

Week 10 Nerf balls

Session 1 Tennis balls
Nerf tag Cones

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf frisbees.
Session 2
Ten-minute workout

Pairs practicing throwing techniques using Frisbees.

Students will play a game of ultimate Frisbee with coloured hats

on one side and dark blue side on the other using nerf frisbees.

Physical Education Year 3 WA Curriculum Coverage

Movement and Physical Activity 1 2 3 4

Moving our Body
Fundamental movement skills: 
 kick
 catch 
 underarm throw
 overarm throw

 bounce 
(ACPMP043)
Combination of locomotor and object control skills in minor games (ACPMP043) 
Locomotor skills: 
 run 
 jump 
 hop
 dodge
(ACPMP043)
Ways to maintain a balanced position when performing locomotor and object control skills (ACPMP045) 
Movement skills and tactics to achieve an outcome: 
 gaining possession
  navigating an obstacle course
(ACPMP045)
Understanding Movement
Benefits of regular physical activity and physical fitness to health and wellbeing:
 maintenance of a healthy weight 
 prevention of some diseases
(ACPMP046)
Movement skills that combine the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people (ACPMP047)  
Learning Through Movement
Cooperation skills to ensure everyone is included in all physical activities (ACPMP048)  
Basic rules in a variety of physical activities and ways in which they keep activities safe and fair (ACPMP050)) 