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Game 4
Name of the Game: Birds and Bee's Stage: Stage 1, year 1
Explanation
One main line is set up in the centre of the hall. This line is called 'birds and bee's'. Another line is marked to the left of
the centre line called 'birds' and another lined marked to the right of the centre line called 'bee's'. The teacher then calls
either birds, or bees or birds and bees and the children run and stand on that line. After going through this game once,
for roughly five minutes, the teacher can then make it more exciting for the children by making them run to the line as
then animal being called, that is, if the teacher calls 'birds' all children need to act like birds flying to the line, if 'bee's' is
called, the children need to act like bee's buzzing to the line.
Why is this game important for this stage?
• This a fun and innovative game for young children which will ensure complete participation for the duration of the
game, particularly when children are asked to pretend to be a bird or a bee. Encouragement of participation is vital
at this stage of learning as often children loose attentiveness and become bored, often leading to that child not
being included, damaging their self esteem. This game works to ensure that all children are having fun and moving
at all times, whilst being physically active.
• Uses the locomotor skill of running. This is important as most games and sports involve running. Often, in schools
children do not participate in running activities often, leading to poor participation in running events at athletics
carnivals. In focusing on running, this game allows students to adapt to the skill of running and understand that it is
an important factor of major sporting activities.
• The teacher can use this game to emphasise the importance of safety in playing games and sports. Often, young
children will run with their heads down and look at their feet. Throughout this game the teacher can constantly
remind the children to keep their heads up and look straight to avoid falling over. More so, the importance of
spatial distance between each other can be raised, as if there is no space between each student they are going to
trip over each other.
What are the PDHPE skills involved in this game? How?
• Moving- Children are constantly running back and forth during this game to reach a specific destination.
• Decision making- children are told which line they need to run too, but as they are young, they will often get
confused and need to make a decision as to what they should do. For example, should they run to any line, or
should they wait to see where everyone else is running.
• Interaction- students will be playing this game as a whole class and therefore need to interact with one another in
the process of playing.