Teaching Games for Understanding (#TGfU)

Andy Hair--Peter AquilinaLeopold PS

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Invasion Games

Target

Striking & Fielding

Net/Wall

TGfU

Invasion GamesSoccerNetballFootballLacrosse

Ultimate FrisbeeHockey

Handball

Can you name

like skills that

are common

across all

sports?

Striking & FieldingBaseball

T-BallCricket

Kick BallRoundersStick ballWiffleball

Can you name

like skills that

are common

across all

sports?

TargetGolf

ArcheryDisc Golf

Lawn BowlsDarts

Ten Pin BowlingShuffle Board

Can you name

like skills that

are common

across all

sports?

Net/Wall SportsSquashTennis

Table TennisBadmintonDownballWallball

Speed-Minton

Can you name

like skills that

are common

across all

sports?

Hey hairy. PE question. Do you teach fundamentals to the junior school first and then move onto on teaching games for understanding???

Andy Hair:The foundation of all sports excellence comes from a mastery of FMS. This should start in Pre School. As

teachers we are the middle Team. We need to develop strong partnerships with parents and sporting clubs to ensure that FMS is consolidated, repeated and extended.

N F:Love it!!!

Andy Hair:When Teaching TGfU we can be effective when FMS has a strong base layer. Students can excel across a

range of skills more easily and adapt this skill across a range of sports if their FMS is of a high level. Those that have weak FMS or have not consolidated effectively or have come from a school that has not emphasised the importance of it will often be the students that struggle with transferring their TGfU skills across a broad range of sports.

A text message conversation I had with a teacher prior to their PE interview…… They got the job.

The outcome- Beyond what I thought it would be. Easily the best BUSY lesson I have taught in 5 years. And my role was merely to listen and guide. I assessed and listened to the conversations that were going on. Those that got it, were able to make their own roles. Those that struggled used basic rules and required a little nudging.

Andy Hair:A great example of this has been my lessons this week with Grade 3,4,5. We are at week 5 in NEt/Wall sports and

knowing where they have come from over the last 3-5 years I was able to have them try and move their partners around the court to win a point. However they were able to use a variety of tools at each area. We set up volleyball, badminton, table tennis, downball and hot shots. The students were free to adapt their own rules at the games and play a game that both opponents have an equal chance of winning.

Layer the UnitKeep building, strengthening, layering, extending

Add to this layer to extend and broaden

Build a secondary layer using skills acquired

Add on to this base layer with consolidating tasks

Start with a solid base layer

Lay the Foundation of understanding

Student Learning through problem solving

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Teacher: facilitator of new problems.

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Teacher surveys the grade to find out learning goals.

This sets the pattern of learning over the coming weeks….

Teacher surveys grade to make predictions of their own learning across the TGfU unit.

At the end of the unit questioning takes place around whether the predictions were correct.

In the following year we build upon these skills to improve outcomes.

TGfU differences for the teacher:

● first game = warm up ● 4-6 mins of student game/activity and then● 1-2 mins team discussion assisted by teacher Qu’s● questions focus on skills/game sense and

interpersonal ● Return to game time - add challenges/layers● Repeat cycle - games/ coaching time ● Demonstrate using the game - students watch a

game and comment/discuss

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Game Sense

InterpersonalSkills

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decision making strategising/ movement knowledgeexecute the movement

specific skills for the type of games being played and equipment being used - and transfer of these to other games

thinking, team work, organisation, communication (multiple), leadership, listening, decision making, problem solving, reflecting etc.

Perfect Game

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Change what?TGfU is about problem solving - change:

● Equipment● Space (smaller/bigger/ width); zoning● Rules (ex. 1 step, now 3 steps)● Goal place/ number/ how your score● # players, role players, ● # passes, types passes● students should be involved in the discussion of

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Changing Equipment

● offer choice● offer variety for skill

transfer● no student should be

frightened of the ball

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Changing RulesChallenges● give examples● let students inquire

into further ex.● differentiation -

challenging everyone at their own level.

● every student has diff skills, hard to play the same game and grow.

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