Teachers Guide Lower Primary Physical Education

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Physical Education
Lower Primary
Teacher Guide
Department of Education
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Lower primary teacher guide
Issued free to schools by the Department of Education
Published in 2004 by the Department of Education, Papua New Guinea
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Acknowledgements
The Lower Primary Physical Education Teacher Guide was written, edited
and formatted by the Curriculum Development Division of the Department of
Education. The development of the Teacher Guide was coordinated by
Colette Modagai Dadavana with support from Mirou Avosa.
Teachers, inspectors, tertiary educators, community members,

representatives from non-government organisations and the Physical
Education Subject Advisory Committee have developed this Teacher Guide
through meetings, workshops and consultations.
This document was developed with the support of the Australian

Government through the Curriculum Reform Implementation Project.
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Contents
Inservice units ............................................................................................... iv
Secretary’s message ...................................................................................... v
Introduction ....................................................................................................1
Key features .................................................................................................. 4
Teaching and learning strategies ...................................................................6
Assessment and reporting ........................................................................... 11
Programming ............................................................................................... 22
Units of work ............................................................................................... 27
Elaboration of learning outcomes ................................................................. 37
Resources .................................................................................................... 46
Glossary ...................................................................................................... 49
Appendices ..................................................................................................53
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Inservice units
A set of inservice units has been written to support the implementation of the
primary reform curriculum. These units should be used in conjunction with
the Lower Primary Physical Education syllabus and this Teacher Guide. For
further information contact your head teacher or district inspector.
The inservice units are:

• self-instructional, so you can access them according to your needs
• self-paced, so you can study at your own pace
• outcomes-based, so you can experience outcomes-based approaches to
education
• based on adult principles of learning, such as doing, sharing and
reflecting
• practical and related to your daily work as a teacher or supervisor
• collegial, so you can learn together in small groups, whole school or
cluster settings
• accredited with the Papua New Guinea Education Institute, so you can
improve your qualifications
• designed to promote best practice, so you can effectively implement the
curriculum
• applicable across both Lower and Upper Primary syllabuses.
These units integrate principles contained in the National Curriculum

Statement (2002) and the National Assessment and Reporting Policy (2003).
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Secretary’s message
The Lower Primary Physical Education syllabus and this Teacher Guide,
build upon the skills and knowledge that children bring from their own
cultural and family experiences, and the learning outcomes of the
Elementary curriculum. This learning occurs in the child’s first language.
A bilingual approach is used at Lower Primary. It incorporates bridging to
English processes in Grades 3, 4 and 5. This approach helps students to
know who they are by building on their knowledge about their culture and
first language.
The students’ first language, used in Elementary, will continue to be the
language of instruction while bridging to English takes place in Grades 3, 4
and 5. Students will continue to develop their thinking and decision-making
skills as well as skills in speaking and listening, reading and writing in the
language they speak, while also learning in English.
Lower Primary teachers are generalist teachers and this Teacher Guide is for
all teachers in Lower Primary schools. It is one of a set of seven guides
written for teachers of Grades 3, 4 and 5.
The Lower Primary Physical Education syllabus and Teacher Guide address
the development of physical, social, intellectual, spiritual and emotional skills
and interactions through the medium of physical activity. Learning Physical
Education links with Health. The subjects help individuals to understand how
the body works, how to stay fit and avoid health-related injuries, and how to
relate to each other.
Physical Education encourages students to participate actively in a variety of
physical activities. All students will come to understand the value and
benefit of physical activity and how it contributes to their healthy growth and
development. At this level, specific skills are introduced to enable the
students to pursue their interest in various physical activities, such as sports,
games and fitness programs. Participating in these activities improves body
functions and reduces the likelihood of illness in life.
All students, including those with special needs, should be encouraged to
participate in all activities. This will enable them to reach their full potential in
every aspect of their lives, and to realise the importance of being active,
respected and responsible citizens.
Teachers are encouraged to read this guide carefully, and to become familiar
with the content of each of the other Lower Primary Teacher Guides. In this
way, teachers can feel confident to try out the ideas and strategies that they
believe will be effective with their students. Teachers may choose to modify
and amend these ideas to suit local circumstances.
Teachers should work closely with members of their school communities to
ensure that local community needs are met within the framework of the
learning outcomes published in the Lower Primary syllabuses.
PETER M. BAKI, CBE

Secretary for Education
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Introduction
Purpose
This Teacher Guide must be used in conjunction with the Lower Primary
Physical Education syllabus. Its main purpose is to help you to implement
the syllabus in your classroom.
The guide provides you with guidelines and directions to help you plan and
develop teaching and learning activities for the achievement of the learning
outcomes. It also provides you with information and processes to:
• use the elaborations to identify relevant content (knowledge, skills and
attitudes) and contexts
• develop units of work based on clusters of learning outcomes relevant to
your students’ needs and interests
• select appropriate teaching and learning strategies
• plan a suitable school-based program
• plan and conduct assessment to monitor students’ learning and
achievement of learning outcomes.
Using this teacher guide

When you receive your Lower Primary syllabuses and teacher guides, you
need to do the following:
• read each teacher guide carefully
• become familiar with each syllabus, its strands and substrands
• select one subject, then read the outcomes and indicators for that subject
• read each section of that subject, teacher guide again and take note of
the ideas, strategies and processes that you think will be useful to you
• repeat these steps for the other subjects
• meet with other teachers, share your ideas and plan how you will work
together to write programs and units of work
• be ready to try out some of the units of work in the teacher guides
• be confident to write your own programs and units of work using the
information in one or more of the teacher guides and subject syllabuses.
Bilingual education
Bilingual education is the regular use of two languages for instruction. With
over 800 different languages spoken across Papua New Guinea, most
students do not speak English as their first language. In Lower Primary
teachers will use a bilingual approach to teaching and learning, using both
vernacular and English to develop students’ understanding of the learning
outcomes.
Lower Primary uses a bilingual approach as there are academic benefits for
students being bilingual. Students should continue to learn in their first
language because learning only in English as a second language can limit
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their learning and social development. As students become confident in

thinking, reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making in their vernacular,
they are more able to learn another language such as English. It is important
that both inside and outside the classroom, vernacular language continues to
be developed until it reaches its full potential.
Bridging to English
Bridging to English is the gradual change from vernacular to English
instruction during Grades 3 to 5. Bridging, while maintaining vernacular
language, helps students retain their identity, culture, self-confidence and
self-esteem.
Bridging to English approaches are explained in the section titled Teaching

and Learning Strategies. Examples of how to apply these approaches
appear in the section titled Units of Work.
Using vernacular for continued learning and development while learning

English, is an effective way for Papua New Guinean students to develop to
their full potential.
Integration
When teachers use integrated and bilingual education approaches in their
classrooms, they are encouraged to create a relaxed, enjoyable environment
in which they use a variety of teaching and learning strategies to help
students acquire relevant skills, knowledge and understanding.
Integrated learning of subjects and learning outcomes is more likely to

provide a meaningful and natural learning environment for students, and
subsequently improve the quality of their learning.
Many learning outcomes from different subjects naturally collect or cluster

together, allowing a thematic approach to programming to be adopted by
teachers. The integration should not be artificial, and is often determined by
annual calendars of events and community activities to make the learning
more meaningful for students. Some learning outcomes that do not integrate
easily, will of course need to be programmed separately.
Nature of Physical Education

Physical Education is concerned with skills and health-related aspects of life.
The skills-related aspects help students to learn about and to be involved in
a variety of physical activities. They learn the basic movement skills and
patterns with body control and coordination. The health-related aspects
develop in students an understanding of the importance of safe play, injury
prevention and teamwork. The learning of health and skills-related aspects
contributes to the holistic development of students (Integral Human
Development) and the promotion of traditional culture and values.
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The syllabus emphasis is on modified sports such as liklik kriket, kapul soka,
tibol, netabol etc. The modified sports provide students with opportunities to
apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes in physical activities and game-like
situations with appropriate and modified resources from the environment.
The knowledge, skills and attitudes gained at this level will assist the
students to pursue and develop their personal interest in specific sports in
the future.
Links with other levels

At Lower Primary, Physical Education learning outcomes are linked to
outcomes in Culture and Community (Elementary) and Personal
Development (Upper Primary). Learning increases as students move from
one level to another.
For multigrade teaching, teachers are encouraged to study the learning

outcomes that have common understandings and concepts. Cluster the
learning outcomes and create integrated units of work for a multigrade class.
Links to other subjects

Physical Education learning outcomes should be integrated across subjects
wherever possible when planning units of work. Physical Education has a
focus on skills. Using an integrated approach will make learning more
meaningful at Lower Primary level. Samples of integrated units of work
within Physical Education and across subjects are shown in the Units of
Work section of this Teacher Guide.
Illustration of integration of learning outcomes across subjects
Subject: Language Subject: Health

Strand: Writing Strand: Healthy individuals
L. Outcome: 5.3.1 V/E Plan and L. Outcome: 5.1.5 Demonstrate and
produce a range of text types in all evaluate strategies to deal with unsafe
genre categories to present ideas and and emergency situations in the
information. community.
Theme: Safe
Environment
Subject: Environmental Studies Subject: Physical Education

Strand: Caring for my environment Strand: Safety
L. Outcome: 5.2.2 Develop and L. Outcome: 5.1.1 Develop and apply
implement action plans to manage simple action plans to promote safety
waste production and disposal. and deal with emergency situations in
games and sports.
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Key features
Aspects of Physical Education
Physical Education at Lower Primary promotes the curriculum principles, Our
Way of Life and Integral Human Development. It provides opportunities for
students to know how to interact positively with each other, and to develop
physically, mentally and socially to their fullest potential. Physical Education
does not only relate to activities on the sports field, it deals with a person’s
body, health and other related issues arising from sport and physical activity.
Physical activity is part of our way of life. It is part of our culture, passed on
from generation to generation. For example, coastal people paddle their
canoes through rough seas for long distances. Highlanders climb steep
mountains to hunt, make gardens, cut trees or do bush tracking as a leisure
activity. Students, of course, love to play, run, explore, catch things and
create games for fun. Traditionally, some activities were taught by
demonstration and learned through observation while games and play were
created through one’s own exploration.
Physical Education covers fitness, movement, health, wellbeing, sports and

outdoor activities or pursuits. There are many benefits and useful outcomes
from learning and taking part in Physical Education. These benefits include:
enjoying good health, taking part in useful recreation and leisure activities,
striving for and achieving excellence at a chosen sport, recovering faster
after illness and injury, and developing positive social interactions with peers.
The use of modified sports will encourage and enhance the students’ interest
in different sporting codes and games in which they will want to participate in
the future.
Approaches
Students learning Physical Education need to develop and use a range of
approaches to enable them to demonstrate and achieve the outcomes
outlined in the syllabus. These approaches will help students to
communicate and interact effectively with others. They will also help them to
formulate ideas, create their own games and reflect on experiences to
improve performance in various physical activities. A variety of teaching and
learning approaches are explained in detail in the Teaching and Learning
Strategies section of this document.
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School, home, and community support

Many Papua New Guineans value physical activity as part of their culture
and lives. Therefore, it is very important to recognise not only the school, but
the home and community as settings for promoting physical activities.
Consultation, interaction and cooperation between the school, home and the
community should always be encouraged for better participation in the
development of school programs, in and the approaches used for teaching
and learning. Having a supportive physical and social environment
enhances a person’s growth and development, and their participation in
physical activity. It also creates effective relationships and promotes safety.
The students will then assess and analyse the support given to them so that
they will recognise the need to feel responsible for their own fitness, health,
safety and general wellbeing. They will also value the importance of working
cooperatively for an active and healthy society.
Catering for diversity

Papua New Guinea culture is unique and diverse with many cultural beliefs,
practices, languages, celebrations, rituals and customs. These cultural
beliefs and practices shape and value this diversity and become the
foundation of cultural and personal identity. This diversity also influences the
types of physical activities, such as games and sport, in which people prefer
to participate. For example, traditional games and recreational activities in
the Highlands would differ from the Coastal areas of Papua New Guinea.
Physical Education will continue to promote this diversity both inside and
outside of the classroom.
Content summary
The content of the syllabus is organised into three strands that outline the
knowledge, skills and attitudes distinctive to Physical Education.
The strands are:

• safety
• movement
• physical activity.
The content is expressed through the substrands, outcomes, indicators and

elaborations that are specific to each strand. Physical Education will make a
significant contribution towards preparing students to take an active and
responsible role in society. The subject will also develop in students a
commitment to positively participate by developing in each student the
following:
• movement skills with patterns and techniques
• personal fitness to improve health and enhance participation
• self-esteem and social wellbeing
• a sense of fairness and appropriate behaviour
• willingness to participate and cooperate as part of a team.
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Teaching and learning strategies

The learning outcomes provide the framework for teachers to use in their
daily, weekly, term and year plans. When planning, teachers in Lower
Primary schools will use the learning outcomes from the syllabuses and use
the elaborations in this Teacher Guide, to identify specific knowledge, skills
and attitudes that can be developed in each grade.
Continuous assessment of student performance against these outcomes, will

ensure a supportive classroom environment that will meet individual learning
needs.
Here is a discovery learning motto to keep in mind when planning activities

for students who are learning in two languages.
Discovery learning
We remember:
20% of what we hear
40% of what we see
80% of what we discover for ourselves.
Bridging to English approaches

Students begin school using their first language for learning and
development while the English language is being acquired. As students
move into the Lower Primary a bridging process to learning in English is
developed.
The Curriculum Development Division has recommended five approaches to

bridging to English for teaching in bilingual classes in Papua New Guinea.
Each of these five approaches has been modelled in the units of work
included in this Teacher Guide. They are the approaches that you have to
use when programming units of work. The five approaches are explained
below.
1. Integrated programming and thematic approach

Teachers are encouraged to use an integrated programming and thematic
approach at Lower Primary.
First, you identify clusters of outcomes from within a subject or across

several subjects that link naturally together. Then, you identify a theme that
links the outcomes. This helps to make learning activities interesting,
relevant and appropriate for the students. Themes may be used for
programming a unit of work to be taught for one to two weeks or longer.
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2. Whole language approach

Within the integrated, thematic approach, the whole language approach will
guide planning and teaching of the vernacular and English programs.
Teachers must create a rich environment with models of a variety of oral and
written text types in the classroom. This helps students learn how whole
texts are constructed. Many student-centred activities can also be created
from whole texts for students to learn about the parts of language such as
letter– sound relationships, pronunciation, spelling, grammar and vocabulary.
3. Program separately for vernacular and English

Language development in vernacular and English needs to be planned
separately for each subject. Students use vernacular, for example, when
they are learning difficult new content and content that is related to their own
community lives, or for small group discussions. Students are introduced to
English words and language features while they are learning the concepts in
vernacular. Gradually, as students’ vocabulary and understanding of English
grows, they will learn more and more in English. In Grade 5 seventy percent
of teaching, learning and assessment will be in English.
4. Use big books for both languages

Big books should be used as a main resource for both vernacular and
English language development. Big books are usually used to introduce a
new topic, new ideas, a new text type, new grammar and new vocabulary.
Big books can be either fiction or information texts. You can make bilingual
big books showing the same information or telling the same story in both
vernacular and English.
5. Variety of genres
There will be a focus on different text types, or genres, associated with
different language functions or purposes. These genres help students to
understand how language can be used in powerful and interesting ways for
different purposes. For example, we tell, read and write narratives to share
experiences for enjoyment. We use procedures to explain how to make
something or do something. We use reports to present factual information
and explanations to explain why certain things happen. Arguments are used
to present different points of view in powerful, persuasive ways. The
following genres will be taught and practised in different subjects at Lower
Primary:
• narrative
• recount
• procedure
• report
• explanation
• exposition.
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You will be planning for the students to learn these different genres when
you plan your units of work.
Student–centred approach
The student-centred approach provides opportunities for students to develop
movement skills in the context of modified sports and games to:
• apply problem-solving and decision-making skills and skills application
within game-like situations
• to develop attitudes relating to teamwork and fair play
• develop safe approaches to a variety of physical activities.
During the Physical Education lessons, students will learn, refine and
improve many skills related to physical activities. Teachers should also select
suitable teaching and learning approaches to help students learn the skills.
To develop suitable activities within the selected teaching and learning

approaches, it is important to firstly identify the learning outcomes to be
demonstrated, and what students are expected to know and can already do
with respect to the outcomes. The student-centred approach encourages
students to explore and create ideas for:
• the improvement of body movement skills
• the level of physical fitness
• safety prevention
• personal interactions with others.
While working towards their goals, students will need to develop

communication skills to enable them to work with others, and to discuss
issues, needs, values, feelings, opinions and attitudes. These skills include:
• interpersonal skills of listening, speaking, responding, being assertive,
questioning and justifying a position
• skills in presenting feelings, ideas, views, decisions and findings in written
or graphic forms or through movement or drama
• literacy skills such as reading, writing and speaking in ways that suit the
context and audience, and use the specialised language of Physical
Education.
In order to enhance effective and efficient learning for students, Physical

Education encourages teachers to use a variety of approaches to
demonstrate different learning outcomes. The table on page 9 has a list of
teaching and learning approaches from which teachers can choose to teach
Physical Education more effectively.
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Teaching and learning approaches
Teaching approach Learning outcomes that How to apply it Samples

relate to the approach
Discussion 3.3.2 Describe the effects on Discussion offers • brainstorming

the body when participating opportunities for: • debates
in physical activities
• assessing students’ level of • question boxes
5.3.3 Describe and perform a performance • reporting
range of leisure and • the exchange of information
recreation activities • forums
between teachers and
• interviews
students, and students and
students
• students to gain
understanding of and
respect for each other’s
feelings and the level of
performance
• students to ask questions.
Practice and 3.2.1 Demonstrate different Practice and rehearsal • drills

rehearsal ways of moving to show strategies require students to • skill checklists
body control and be placed in simulated
• simulations e.g. first aid/
coordination situations that allow them to
emergency situations
4.2.1 Perform movement trial and refine skills and
behaviours. Practice and • circuit activities
patterns and sequences
that illustrate spatial rehearsal strategies should • skills demonstrations
awareness, coordination be:
and flow • relevant to real life
situations
• of sufficient duration to
allow skill consolidation.
Questioning 3.1.1 Identify and Questioning involves students • quizzes and tests
demonstrate behaviour that in responding to and asking • question and answer
promotes safety and avoids questions. Students’ response situations
risks in physical activity to questions may take
• question box
5.3.1 Apply skills, rules and different forms such as
movement, written, verbal and • interviews
game plans to a range of
games and modified sports pictorial responses. • case studies
Questioning allows students
to:
• recall information
• seek explanations
• draw conclusions
• think creatively.
Demonstration 3.3.1 Demonstrate simple Demonstrations can be used • teacher demonstration

ball-handling skills in games to: • demonstration by
and modified sports using • illustrate variety or depth of individual students
suitable equipment a skill or acceptable styles • group demonstration
5.3.2 Participate daily in • show something unique or • expert demonstration
physical activities to different
improve movement skills • audiovisual
• point out examples of demonstration
and fitness
technique or approach
• construction of models
• show progress.
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Inquiry learning 4.1.1 Develop basic safety In inquiry learning the • experiments
strategies for participating in teacher determines the • projects
movement, sport and concepts or skills to be
• simulation activities
fitness activities taught and the best
sequence for guiding the • movement activities
4.3.3 Investigate and take students to the desired • role plays
part in physical activities response. It involves: • field trips
people choose for
recreation • setting a specific task/
activity
• allowing students time for
exploration and
investigation
• discovering solutions
• performing skills.
Exploration 5.1.1 Develop and apply Exploration offers • play

simple action plans to opportunities for students to:
• improvisation
promote safety and to deal
• freely express their
with emergency situations • mime
thoughts, ideas and feelings
in games and sports
through different media • creative movement
• produce creative, original • journals
and imaginative outcomes
(stories, plays, games, • collages
dances)
• learn from their own actions
and observations.
Group work 4.3.1 Perform basic skills and Group work assists students • cooperative learning
use tactics to achieve the to develop confidence in • projects
goals of games and setting goals, identifying and
• problem situations
modified sports sharing tasks, and planning
appropriate physical activities. • assignments
5.2.1 Apply movement skills It is of value: • cross tutoring
with competence
• when dealing with sensitive • productions and
social skills performances
• when working in movement
situations.
Its effectiveness will be
related to the amount of prior
experience students have in
group situations.
Peer learning 3.3.3 Recognise and take part In peer learning the • peer tutoring
in local leisure activities organisational structure is • task cards
partner work. One student
4.3.2 Identify and participate • checklists
performs a skill, while the
in activities to stay fit other acts as observer, • rating scales
corrector and reinforcer. The • incidence charts
teacher’s role is not to correct
the performer, but to interact
with the observer to re-
establish performance criteria
and encourage effective
communication.
This table was adapted from:

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Year 7 –10
Support Document, Board of Studies, New South Wales 1991
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Assessment and reporting

Assessment
Assessment is the ongoing process of identifying, gathering and interpreting
information about students’ achievement of learning outcomes. At Lower
Primary, assessment also needs to take account of the bilingual nature of
teaching and learning. All assessment must link to the learning outcomes.
Teachers need to apply processes for assessment. Recording and reporting

enables them to determine which learning outcomes students have achieved
and to report these achievements to parents in ways that make sense to
them. The processes teachers use to assess, record and report students’
achievements need to be manageable. Schools may decide to plan together
on a whole school basis to share good assessment practice, and to develop
manageable assessment and reporting systems.
Students need to receive meaningful feedback about their achievement of

learning outcomes. This can best be done using continuous assessment.
The students’ knowledge and skills are continually developing in a healthy
classroom environment. It is important for teachers to be aware of, and
record, what the students know and what they can do. When teachers have
this information, programming can be made more purposeful. It can be
directed at learning weaknesses and matches the students’ needs.
Criterion-referenced assessment
The approach to assessment that best aligns with an outcomes-based
approach is criterion-referenced assessment.
Criterion-referenced assessment uses specific assessment criteria derived

from the learning outcomes to judge a student’s individual performance. It
does not compare the performance of one student with another. This means
that all students can demonstrate learning against individual criteria and all
can find success against one or more criteria.
Unlike norm-referenced assessment, it is not used to rank students. It is

used to determine what each student has learnt from the learning outcomes
in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes. All of the assessment methods
described on pages 12 to 15 use this approach.
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Teachers will need to be able to:

• identify valid and reliable assessment tasks from the learning activities
• develop specific assessment criteria that describe exactly what a student
must do to be successful in the assessment task
• make sure the students are aware of and understand the assessment
criteria
• give students feedback on their performance in each assessment task
against the assessment criteria.
In this way students are very clear about what they must know, do and
understand. They are given constructive feedback from the teacher about
what they are doing well and what they need to do to improve. Teachers are
very clear about what they are assessing and are able to apply fair,
consistent assessment to all students’ work.
Assessment and recording methods

The syllabuses outline the main assessment methods. This section will
expand on these methods by providing:
• examples of the kinds of activities where that assessment method may
be appropriate
• examples of how to record students’ demonstration of the knowledge,
skills and attitudes in the learning outcomes.
Observation
Teachers can gather much information about students’ learning by observing
them in both formal and informal situations inside and outside the classroom.
Observation is used largely for assessing skills and so is best suited to
assessing skills-based activities. It can also be used to assess students’
knowledge and attitudes when they are expressed orally.
Examples of when to use observation to assess students’ learning
Formal assessment tasks that use observation as the assessment method

might include:
• oral presentations
• role plays, dramatisations, dance or musical performances
• group work
• practical activities.
Informal observations can occur while students are working on normal

learning activities both inside and outside the classroom. It is useful to inform
students that you are assessing them and to make sure they know the
assessment criteria that you want them to demonstrate. In this way more
students are likely to be successful.
Students can also observe and give constructive feedback on each other’s
performances using the same assessment criteria. This is called peer
assessment.
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Ways of recording observations

There are a number of manageable ways to record observations of students’
achievements. These include:
• checklists with comments
• class grids that allow the teacher to date their observations and focus on
only a few students during each lesson until they have recorded
information about all students. These grids can be used to repeat the
observations a number of times to build a fuller picture of each students’
learning
• having a page for each student in an exercise book to keep dated,
anecdotal records of significant learning
• having students complete peer assessments that show the performance
of other students, either as individuals or in groups, against the
assessment criteria.
Sometimes it may be necessary for the teacher to talk to the student about
what they are observing as it is possible to misinterpret information. For
example, a student staring out the window during a writing activity may be
seen to be wasting time. When questioned, the student may well respond
with a comment such as ‘I was thinking what to write next,’ or, ‘I was
translating my sentence from vernacular to English in my head first’.
Conferencing or talking to students

In similar ways, teachers can gather information about students’
understanding of what they are learning by sitting and talking with them while
they are working.
Examples of when to use conferencing to assess students’ learning
This is most useful in:

• practical lessons where students are applying skills
• language activities like shared or individual reading or when assessing
students’ writing
• small group work
• learning activities that are happening out in the community.
Teachers can ask relevant questions such as:

• What do you think is happening here?
• Why did you do it that way?
• Is there another way you could do this?
The purpose of conferencing is to gather information about students’

knowledge and understanding of what they are learning. It can also give a
good insight into students’ attitudes to learning.
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Ways of recording conference notes
Again the type of information gathered in conferences can be recorded on

class grids or in exercise books with a page for each student.
Analysing students’ products

This is probably one of the most common forms of assessment where a
teacher sets an assessment task for students, explains the assessment
criteria to them and then collects the students’ products to see how well they
have met the criteria.
Examples of when to analyse products to assess students’ learning
Examples of products students might produce include:

• essays or written work
• models
• drawings, maps and diagrams
• art and craft samples
• community surveys and projects.
Teachers will need to make sure that the assessment criteria match the
knowledge, skills and attitudes outlined in the learning outcomes being
assessed. They will then have to decide how well the students have met
these criteria. Teachers can use different scales to show various levels of
achievement. For example, you could use scales like the ones below.
Examples of scales to show how well students performed on assessment tasks
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
F. Student fully demonstrated the 3. Student met the criteria most of 3. Student met the criteria
criteria the time independently
P. Student partly demonstrated 2. Student met the criteria some of 2. Student met the criteria with
the criteria the time some assistance
NMP. Student needs more practice 1. Student did not meet the criteria 1. Student needs more practice
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In Example 1, teachers would record an F for those students who fully

demonstrated the criteria, a P for those who partly demonstrated the criteria
and NMP for those students who need more practice.
Examples 2 and 3 use numbers as codes to show how well the students met
the assessment criteria. Teachers can choose which codes are the easiest
for them to understand and use. Examples of how these codes can be used
for recording appear in the section on Units of Work.
Ways of recording information gained from analysing students’ products

Teachers may keep written products or records of students’ achievements on
particular assessment tasks in student portfolios.
Tests
Examples of when to use tests to assess students’ learning
Tests are used mainly to assess students’ knowledge and understanding of
subject content. Tests should be used for both formative and summative
assessment so that results can be used to help students improve in areas
where they are having difficulty. At Lower Primary, tests are just one form of
assessment and should be used in conjunction with the other assessment
methods. This balanced approach to assessment gives students a greater
chance of being successful, as they are able to demonstrate their learning in
different ways.
Ways of recording test results

Teachers normally record results of tests in record books. This can be done
if the marks mean something and relate back to the outcomes. For example,
if a test was out of 10, then those students who received marks:
• between 8 and 10 have demonstrated a good understanding of the

outcome being assessed
• between 5 and 7 have demonstrated partial understanding of the
outcome being assessed
• of 4 or less, need more practice or further instruction.
Teachers can also store students’ tests with their comments in students’
portfolios.
What to do with assessment information

Once teachers have gathered information from a number of assessment
tasks they should be in a position to make decisions about which outcomes
students have achieved.
Teachers need to look at all the evidence they have gathered about each
student and decide if they have enough evidence to say that the student has
achieved the outcome. Normally to make this decision, teachers must be
sure that the student has demonstrated the outcome independently and on a
number of occasions; sometimes informally and sometimes in assessment
tasks. Teachers can then record which students have achieved which
outcomes.
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One way of recording this would be to have a chart showing all of the
outcomes for the relevant grade by subject. A sample of what this might look
like appears below.
Teachers could have one copy of the table for each student and colour the
grid as each outcome is achieved. Teachers could lightly (or partly) colour
the outcome box for students who are still working towards achieving the
outcome. While this is mainly for teacher records, a chart such as this could
be incorporated into a formal report. However, it would need further
explanation for parents and guardians to make sense of it, and to thereby
understand what learning has taken place.
Achievement of the learning outcomes
School: Year: Term:

Student: Grade:
A fully shaded box indicates the student has achieved that outcome for that subject.
A lightly or partly shaded box indicates the student is working towards that outcome.
Subject Learning outcomes
Arts 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3
Community 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.1 3.3.1

Living
Environmental
3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2.1 3.2.2
s
Studies
Health 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.2.1 3.2.2
3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4
V V V V V V V V V V V V
Language
3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
Mathematics 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.5.1
Physical 3.1.1 3.2.1 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3

Education
Assessment in vernacular and English

Bilingual education is used in Lower Primary where students learn in both
vernacular and English. They gradually ‘bridge’ from vernacular to English
over the three years from Grade 3 to Grade 5. Teachers use both vernacular
and English as the languages of instruction and so it follows that assessment
should also be conducted in both languages.
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Teachers will need to make informed decisions about which language should
be used to assess the students. In some cases it may be appropriate to give
the students a choice about the language in which they would like to be
assessed. The exception to this is where you are actually teaching English to
students. This of course will need to be assessed in English.
The table below provides a guide to the percentage of assessment that

should be conducted in each language.
Suggested percentage of assessment in vernacular and/or English
Grade Vernacular English
3 60% 40%
4 50% 50%
5 30% 70%
Developing a specific assessment plan

When planning assessment tasks, teachers must decide which type of
assessment methods will be used to demonstrate the achievement of the
outcomes. Learning outcomes should be used as the starting point in the
process of deciding and planning assessment tasks. Learning activities and
assessment tasks should be planned together when developing units of work.
When developing or writing an assessment plan, the following are some

steps that you may find useful:
• select assessment tasks from the list of students’ learning experiences or

activities identified during the planning of the unit of work
• choose assessment methods suitable for the assessment task
• develop assessment criteria by breaking down the knowledge, skills and
attitudes that the students will need to demonstrate to complete the
activity successfully.
Develop a manageable way of recording your assessment information such as:

• individual or class checklist, or class grid, to record observations
• comments on students’ work indicating what they have done well and
where they need to improve
• work samples being added to a portfolio
• test marks
• students’ assessments of their own performance using the assessment
criteria
• students’ assessment of their peers using the assessment criteria.
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Example of assessment plan for sample 1 unit of work
Assessment task Assessment Assessment Recording method Assessment

criteria method language
Perform the skills of Did the student Observation of Checklist English

passing, kicking, pass the ball performance with the
throwing and heading straight to the use of a checklist
opponent or
partner?
How well did the
student dribble
the ball around
selected
markers?
How well did the
student move
and throw the
ball overhead to
a target?
How well did the
student head the
ball using the
correct position
of the head?
Physical Education recording

Teachers can record the evidence of students’ demonstrations of learning
outcomes, using assessment instruments that are manageable and easy to
incorporate into classroom activities, such as work samples, checklists or
portfolios.
Sample scale for the assessment criteria used
Passing the ball Dribbling the ball Throwing the ball Heading the ball
overhead
3 Able to pass the ball 3 Can dribble around 3 Can throw the ball 3 Able to head the ball with
straight to the partner selected markers very overhead with correct confidence
with confidence confidently posture 2 Able to head the ball with
2 Able to pass the ball to 2 Able to dribble but very 2 Able to throw the ball assistance
the partner but with slowly overhead but needs to 1 Needs a lot of practice
hesitation 1 Needs a lot of practice improve posture
1 Needs a lot of practice dribbling around markers 1 Needs a lot of practice
passing the ball.
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Sample recording strategy for the assessment task identified from the
sample 1 integrated unit of work
Name Passing the ball Dribbling Throwing Heading
Ponu 3 3 1 3
Kabiliya 2 3 2 1
Colbert 1 3 3 1
The assessment criteria and the scale will assist the teacher to assess each
individual student against the skills for selected modified games such as
kapul soka.
Teachers are encouraged to use a variety of recording strategies to indicate

students’ performance and demonstration of learning outcomes.
The table on page 20 shows some recording strategies that teachers can
use when assessing students.
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Physical Education recording strategies
Description
Instruments Examples Checklists
A list for ticking items about knowledge, competencies Ao Oa Oe

(physical skills problem solving or
1
group interactions and work habits.
Checklists can be based on metre
observations by a teacher or peers or
used as a self-report strategy.
2 metres
Length of jump in metres
3 metres
Diary or journal A diary or journal can be a written, Diary entries focusing on fitness activities completed
taped or oral reflection on issues, over a set period of time.
events or aspects of a students’ own
choice. Students should be
encouraged to provide personal
reflections rather than simple
descriptions. A variation might be a
journal of cuttings from newspaper
articles or personal notes from
analysis of the media.
Formal or informal Short statements that describe an Date Student Comment

observations incident or individual student’s incident/
behaviour believed to be typical or behaviour
distinctive.
Incidence chart A chart containing list of skills Volleyball

performed. Incidence charts are
Name: ––––––––––––––––––––––
particularly useful for assisting the
teacher in describing movement The serve: –––––––––––––––––––
performance to students. Incidence
charts can also be used as peer
assessment techniques. Into the net On the net Out of the
court
√√ √√√√ √√
Interviews An interviewer (teacher/student) Interviews with students about their fitness programs.
meets with one student or a group of
- understanding of fitness
students to obtain information or
opinions about an issue or concern. - behaviour
The interview can be structured or
unstructured. - attitude towards it
- progress
- barriers and solutions.
Peer assessment This form of assessment can occur at After viewing each other’s dance performance or
both a structured and unstructured other role plays, students are asked to give informal
level. The emphasis is on feedback to each other focusing on positive
constructive observation and critical comments and areas that might need further
feedback. It is a particularly useful attention.
strategy for skill assessment for
formative purposes.
Portfolio or workbook A collection of items which illustrates

the work of a student or which
records events that took place during
the course of study. It may include
items such as worksheets, reaction
statements, essays or diagrams.
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Projects A comprehensive study which can be Gymnastics display item

practical in nature, such as a
performance or display item, or
theoretical in orientation, such as Personal health appraisal
research on a community or personal
issue. The manner of presentation
may be set by the teacher or left as a Research project on a health promotion initiative
matter for student choice.
Self-assessment This strategy requires students to be Video analysis of own skills performance
self-reflective, to set their own
‘I’ messages
standards of behaviour and make
judgements about their own work. It Keeping journals on social skills
is a strategy that should be used for
formative purposes only.
Sentence completion A method of gathering information by My favourite sport is

providing the beginning of a sentence
Fair play is
as a stimulus and inviting students to
complete the sentence in their own A good sportsperson is
words.
Fitness is
This table was adapted from:

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Year 7 – 10.
Support Document, Board of Studies, New South Wales 1991
Reporting
When the time comes for formal reporting through written reports or
interviews, teachers can look at all the evidence of students’ learning in
student portfolios and in their own records, and decide which outcomes
individual students have achieved and report this information clearly to
parents. Teachers should highlight what students have done well and how
they can improve further. The National Assessment and Reporting Policy
outlines what is required in formal school reports.
Evaluation
Assessment information can also be used by teachers to evaluate the
effectiveness of their teaching. By analysing class results as a whole,
teachers can identify subjects, strands, substrands and outcomes where the
students have done well and those that require further or improved teaching.
Similarly, a whole school can analyse results by subjects, strands and

substrands or by grades, and identify areas of strength and areas which
need further attention. For example, if a whole school is not performing well
in Mathematics, then Mathematics could become the focus for inservice and
resource development for the next year. In this way assessment information
serves two purposes:
• to improve students’ learning
• to improve the quality of teaching.
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Programming
A program is a detailed plan developed by teachers to manage teaching and
learning activities for their students throughout the year. The main purpose of
programming is to help teachers arrange the content of the course by
developing a year plan and weekly programs.
A year plan, broken into terms, should show when all of the learning
outcomes for each subject will be taught. Because an integrated approach to
programming is recommended, learning outcomes that link naturally should
be clustered and described through themes that show the linking concept.
The year plan should also sequence an individual subjects learning

outcomes that need to be taught on their own. The themes and individual
outcomes for each term are broken down on a week-by-week basis for the
four school terms.
Weekly programs detail teaching, learning and assessment activities for

each week.
Samples of both types of programs appear below and in the Units of Work
section of this Teacher Guide.
Developing a program
At Lower Primary, a lot of teaching is done in an integrated way, therefore,
learning outcomes can be clustered:
• within strands of the same subject
• across subjects
• across grades for multigrade classes.
Themes can be identified for clusters of learning outcomes. Then the themes
can be scheduled into the yearly or term program according to the needs
and interests of students and the community.
A weekly teaching program is then developed after the units of work have
been planned.
Characteristics of a good program

An effective outcomes-based program:
• maintains a focus on learning outcomes, showing what students must
know and do to achieve the outcomes
• uses time flexibly, so that students with different needs can develop
understanding and demonstrate specific outcomes over a period of time
• uses a variety of teaching and learning strategies so that teachers act as
facilitators of learning and cater for different learning styles and the
individual needs of students
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• emphasises the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes that

promote lifelong learning
• provides opportunities for students to become effective, self-directed
learners
• enables students to learn within a range of contexts
• supports learning through the use of a variety of texts, media and real life
materials and resources
• shows the links between outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and
assessment tasks.
When programming, teachers should also take into consideration the

following:
• providing a balance of activities including projects, practical work and
assignments
• students’ needs and interests
• the community calendar
• unplanned events
• holidays
• major school activities.
Programming Physical Education

Physical Education is a skills-oriented subject. The skills of the subject
should integrate with other subjects wherever possible when planning.
Physical Education integrates well with other strands within the subject. The
sample yearly program on page 25 is based on integration across strands
within Physical Education.
When programming, consider the following points:

• take note of the number of teaching weeks per term
• check the time allocation per week for Physical Education and other
subjects for each grade
• develop a yearly planner
• estimate a time frame for the units of work
• develop weekly programs using the units of work.
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The tables below illustrate the points on page 23.
Number of teaching weeks for each term for 2004
Term Weeks
One 10
Two 11
Three 10
Four 10
Physical Education time allocation for Lower Primary
Grade Time allocation
3 105 mins
4 135 mins
5 150 mins
Suggestions for lesson allocation
Grade 3 (105) Grade 4 (135) Grade 5 (150)
Option 1 Option 1 Option 1

2 x 30 minute lessons 3 x 30 minute lessons 3 x 30 minute lessons
1 x 45 minute lesson 1 x 45 minute lesson 1 x 60 minute lesson
Option 2 Option 2 Option 2
1 x 45 minute lesson 1 x 30 minute lesson 1 x 60 minute lesson
1 x 60 minute lesson 1 x 45 minute lesson 2 x 45 minute lessons
1 x 60 minute lesson Option 3
2 x 30 minute lessons
2 x 45 minute lessons
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Yearly program
The sample yearly program is based on the modified sports. The other two
strands, Safety and Movement, will also need to be added to this yearly
program. The modified sports become the themes for the unit of work to be
developed for teaching. Learning outcomes from the substrands will
integrate into the themes. See sample in the Units of Work section.
Illustration of a sample yearly program
Week Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
1.
2. Kapul soka (soccer) Tibol (softball) Netabol (netball) Mini volleyball

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Athletics Mini basketball Pukpuk ragbi (rugby) Liklik criket
8.
9.
10.
11.
Note: Use the yearly program to develop units of work. (See Units of Work
section for detailds.)
Sample cluster of outcomes

Due to the common link between learning outcomes within the subject, it is
recommended to develop units of work integrating learning outcomes.
3.1.1 Identify and demonstrate behaviour that promotes safety and avoids
risks in physical activity
3.2.1 Demonstrate different ways of moving to show body control and
coordination
3.3.1 Demonstrate simple ball-handling skills using suitable equipment in
games and modified sports
3.3.2 Describe the effects on the body when participating in physical
activities
The integrated units of work will be based on learning outcome 3.3.1 of the
substrand Game Skills and Modified Sports. The modified sports listed on
page 26 can be used as the themes. For example, the modified sport “Kapul
soka” becomes the theme of the unit of work for the sample shown in the
Units of Work section.
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The following are the modified sports introduced in our schools:
• Kapul soka (soccer) • Netabol (netball)

• Liklik kriket • Pukpuk ragbi (rugby)
• Mini basketball • Tibol (softball)
• Mini volleyball • Athletics
Weekly program
The weekly programs are developed from the units of work. The time spent
on the unit of work will depend on how many teaching and learning activities
are developed for the learning outcomes identified. A weekly program will
include detailed and sequenced teaching and learning activities. Teachers
are encouraged to be flexible in developing their teaching program to
execute the unit of work planned. It is important that the weekly program
maintains the focus on learning outcomes.
Layout of weekly program
Grade _____________ term ________ Week ____________ Time duration ____________
_____________________________________________________________
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8.00 – 8.15 A s s e m b l y
8.15 – 10.00 Subject Subject Subject Subject Subject

Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity
Lesson time Minutes Minutes Minutes Minutes
10.00 – 10.30 R e c e s s
10.30 – 12.00
12.00 – 1.00 L u n c h
1.00 – 3.00
Summary
See sample 2 unit of work in the Units of Work section for an example of a
completed weekly program.
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Units of work
A unit of work is a set of sequenced teaching and learning activities with
assessment tasks, designed to help students achieve selected learning
outcomes within a specific time frame.
A unit of work provides information on the knowledge, processes, skills and

attitudes to be developed over a specific time frame. When planning an
appropriate, effective and efficient unit of work with an outcomes focus,
teachers should first identify the outcomes to be covered. Then a set of U
sequenced learning activities can be developed for the outcomes identified.
The unit also incorporates the teaching and learning strategies and the types
of assessment to be used to demonstrate the achievement of the outcomes.
Planning a unit of work is based on a suggested process. When planning a

unit of work, teachers should identify the requirements of the syllabus and
use the outcomes as starting points. At Lower Primary level, integration is
encouraged to make learning more meaningful. Integrated units of work can
be developed:
• within or across strands in a grade
• across subjects in a grade
• across grades.
Process for developing units of work

The following ten step process will guide teachers in their planning and
developing of units of work. Some teachers may start at different steps in the
process (or, for example, reverse the order of Steps 2 and 3) but eventually
all steps will be covered. When the unit is completed, you should reflect on
the success of the unit and, if necessary, make improvements if you plan to
use it with another group of students.
1. Study the learning outcomes

Look at the learning outcomes for the seven Lower Primary subjects if
planning an integrated unit of work.
Look at the learning outcomes from one subject only if planning a unit of
work for one subject.
2. Cluster learning outcomes

Cluster a small group of learning outcomes (about four) from across the
subjects that link naturally together.
3. Identify a theme
Identify a theme to describe the natural links between the cluster of
learning outcomes.
4. State the purpose of the unit of work

Summarise in two or three sentences what students will learn during this
unit of work. Refer to the learning outcomes.
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5. Identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes

Use the indicators from the syllabuses and the elaborations from the
Teacher Guide to identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes for the
cluster of learning outcomes.
6. Develop teaching and learning activities and assessment tasks

Develop relevant teaching and learning activities and assessment tasks
that help students to learn and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and
attitudes.
U Develop teaching and learning activities that incorporate bridging
approaches for the Language learning outcomes in the unit of work.
7. State the language of instruction for teaching and learning activities

and assessment tasks
Identify which language will be used for all of the teaching and learning
activities and assessment tasks.
8. Estimate the time

Identify how many weeks it will take to teach the unit of work (probably no
more than three weeks for Lower Primary students).
9. Develop a weekly teaching program

Use your own programming format to develop a weekly program.
10. Identify relevant resources and materials

List the resources and materials needed to teach the unit of work.
Sample units
Sample 1: Integrated unit of work within subject – Grade 3
This sample is based on Physical Education learning outcomes only. The
cluster is formed by integrating outcomes from different strands within the
Physical Education subject.
2. Identify a theme
THEME: Kapul Soka (Soccer)
3.3.1: Demonstrate simple

ball-handling skills using
equipment in games and
modified sports
3.1.1: Identify and demonstrate 3.2.1: Demonstrate different

behaviour that promotes ways of moving to show body
safety and avoids risks in Theme: control and coordination
physical activity
Kapula Soka
3.3.3: Recognise and take part 3.3.2: Describe the effects on

in local leisure activities the body when participating
in physical activity
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NB: Do not force outcomes into a theme if they do not fit naturally through
the main linking concept.

• identify and demonstrate appropriate behaviour in a game of kapul soka
• demonstrate ball-handling skills for kapul soka with correct body control
and coordination
• participate in a game of kapul soka.
5. Identify knowledge, skills and attitudes U

Knowledge Skills Attitudes
• understand the importance of passing, goal shooting, heading, • display appropriate and acceptable
wearing suitable clothing dribbling behaviour
• know how to select, handle and use • performing a variety of skills with • being able to assess safe or unsafe
equipment correctly control and coordination situations
• know body movement skills such • kicking a ball at a target • demonstrate positive behaviour
as running, walking, kicking • dribbling a ball with the foot such as fair play
• understand effects on body after • being responsible
running or jogging • being cooperative
• performing skills related to kapul • enjoy taking part in a game of kapul
soka such as running, kicking, soka
• Do a Know, Want to know, Learnt (KWL) approach for kapul soka. (V)
• Describe different ways to avoid risks in any physical activity. (V)
• Listen and do a recount of the behaviours that promote safety in kapul
soka as presented by a guest speaker. (V)
• Demonstrate ways to select, handle and use equipment correctly. (V)
• Explore different ways of moving, such as walking, running, spinning
etc. (V/E)
• Perform a variety of movements on the spot. (V/E)
• Perform a variety of movement skills for kapul soka with body control
and coordination. (V/E)
• Illustrate different ball-handling skills for kapul soka using various body
parts and suitable equipment. (V/E)
• Perform the skills of passing, kicking, throwing, heading and dribbling.
(V/E) (Assessment Activity 1)
• Develop and demonstrate the skills of receiving and passing the ball
on the ground with both the inside and outside of the foot. (V/E)
• Join in a fitness routine such as a circuit activity as a warm-up for a
game of kapul soka. (V/E)
• Perform a variety of lead-up activities for kapul soka. Describe effects
on the body after a given time. e.g. run for 2 minutes, then count
heartbeats, run for 8 minutes, count heartbeats. Describe different
effects on the body. (V/E)
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• Play a kapul soka game with equipment applying safe behaviour,

appropriate body movement skills and patterns, and relevant
ball-handling skills. (V)
7. State the language of instruction for teaching and learning activities and
assessment tasks
The activities will be done in both English and vernacular, as indicated by
the letters (V) and (E).
Identify or develop assessment tasks.
U • Perform the skills of passing, kicking, throwing, heading and dribbling.
Assessment method: Practical – observation of performance
Assessment criteria:
These criteria are for assessment task 1 from the sample unit of work.
• did the student pass the ball straight to the opponent or partner?
• how well did the student dribble the ball around selected markers?
• how well did the student move and throw the ball overhead to a target?
• how well did the student head the ball using the correct position of the
head?
Identify a recording method
Record: Use a checklist
Keep a record of students’ performance for the selected skills for kapul soka
on a checklist.
Name Passing Dribbling Throwing Heading
Ponu 3 3 1 3
Kabiliya 2 3 2 3
Colbert 1 3 3 1
Isiyagesi 2 2 1 3
Sample scale for the assessment criteria used
Passing the ball Dribbling the ball Throwing the ball Heading the ball
overhead
3 Able to pass the ball to a 3 Can dribble around 3 Can throw the ball 3 Able to head the ball with
partner with confidence selected markers very overhead with correct confidence
2 Able to pass the ball to a confidently posture 2 Able to head the ball with
partner but with 2 Able to dribble but very 2 Able to throw the ball assistance
hesitation slowly overhead but needs to 1 Needs a lot of practice
1 Needs a lot of practice 1 Needs a lot of practice improve the posture
passing the ball dribbling around markers 1 Needs a lot of practice

This unit of work may take 5 weeks to teach.
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Sample weekly program
Grade 3 Term 1 Week 1

8.00 – 8.15 A s s e m b l y A s s e m b l y
8.15 – 10.00 Language

Act: Do KWL on
(105 mins)
the theme: Safe
Environment
(30 mins) This weekly program is not complete. Sample 2 unit of
Health work has a completed table for you to refer to should
you need more assistance.
U
Act: Draw safe
and unsafe
signs
(45 mins)
Environmental
Studies
Act: Describe
positive and
negative things
people do to the
environment (V)
(30 mins)
10.00 – 10.30 R e c e s s
10.30 – 12.00 Mathematics

(90 mins) Act: Recognise,
compare and
group objects into
5s,10s and 20s
(30 mins)
Language
Act: Listen and
do a recount of
the behaviours
that promote
safety in kapul
soka as
presented by a
guest speaker (V)
(60 mins)
12.00 – 1.00 L u n c h
1.00 – 3.00 Physical

Education
(120 mins)
Act: Explore
different ways of
moving such as
walking, running,
jumping etc.
(60 mins)
Community
Living
Act: Interview
community
members to
identify unsafe
situations in the
community (V)
(60 mins)
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10. Identify relevant resources aºnd materials

Balls, identify resource personnel, identify kapul soka skills suitable for
Grade 3 students, Physical Education syllabus, KWL chart.
Sample 2: An integrated unit of work across subjects –

Grade 5
For this integrated unit of work you will need to refer to the seven subject
U syllabuses. Study the learning outcomes for different subjects to identify
those learning outcomes that have common links. Select 2 - 3 themes to
cluster the learning outcomes.

Language 5.1.2 Apply a range of oral skills and strategies in informal and
formal situations.
Environmental Studies 5.2.1 Design and apply good practices to sustain
the environment.
Physical Education 5.1.1 Develop and apply simple action plans to
promote safety and deal with emergency situations in games and sports.
Health 5.1.5 Demonstrate and evaluate strategies to deal with unsafe and
emergency situations in the community.
3. Identify a theme
Good Safety Practices

Discuss, plan and develop strategies to apply good practices to promote
safety in various physical activities and the immediate environment.
5. Identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes
Knowledge Skills Attitudes
• safety rules and • identify safety concerns • demonstrate

practices through survey and responsible attitudes
• safe and acceptable research • be able to care for the
behaviour • analyse actions that safety of oneself and
• basic first aid threaten safety others
• safety skills in water • analyse actions that • appreciate the rules for
promote safety safety
• conservation of
resources • describe and apply • demonstrate acceptable
safety rules and and positive behaviour
• impact of excessive use
practices
of resources
• apply basic first aid
• things and practices
skills
that harm the
environment • make recommendations
to promote safety
• unsafe and emergency
situations
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• highlight what they know, want to know and what they have learnt
about good practices for safety (E)
• identify words or phrases for vocabulary development that deal with
unsafe situations (E)
• describe safe and unsafe signs for various situations in the
environment (V)
• conduct a survey to discover unsafe or bad practices that harm the
environment and good practices that help the environment (V)
• discuss and develop safety rules for water activities (E)
U
• write a poem about safety in the school (E)
• listen to and outline important aspects of basic first aid given by a
guest speaker (V)
• do a recount of a guest speaker’s presentation on how to apply basic
first aid in an emergency situation (E)
• describe acceptable behaviour that promotes safety in the
environment
• create and perform a drama that shows how to promote safety in
various physical activities (V)
• write a report to outline ways to improve and promote safety in
different physical activities and in the community (V)
• make and display posters to promote basic First Aid skills in their
community (E)
• debate the advantages and disadvantages of using resources in the
environment (E)
• discuss what a person can do in an emergency situation to keep a
victim comfortable while assistance is sought. The emergency may be
the result of injury, snake bite, malaria, burns etc. (V)
• select a modified sport and an area in the school to play the game.
Identify safety in the selected area. Do a quick clean-up to
get rid of unsafe items that. Create teams of seven-a-side. Play the
game while applying safety rules and encouraging acceptable
behaviour for that particular game. (V/E)
Language activities
The following activities are suitable for developing Langage in this unit of
work:
• do a know, want to know, learnt (KWL) activity for the theme Good
Practices for Safety
• research and identify vocabulary appropriate to the theme
• do shared reading with a big book
• develop a big book about good practices for safety
• silent reading
• buddy reading
• debate the advantages and disadvantage of using environmental
resources
• write a report using correct language and proper use of paragraphs
• write poems and plays.
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Developing teaching and learning activities for:

• Language outcomes
• bridging to English approaches.
Process
• Study the student activities and indicate the language of instruction,
English or vernacular.
• Identify relevant approaches from the 5 bridging to English approaches.
U • Develop your program accordingly.
Programming in two languages (sample only)
Theme: Good practices for safety
Vernacular English
Oral Print Oral Print
Research safety concerns Write a report on how to Debate the advantages Write a poem about
through questionnaires, promote safety in the and disadvantages of safety
discussions, interviews community using resources in the
Make and display
environment
posters to promote
Do shared reading with big basic first aid skills in
book the community
Assessment Task
Write a report to outline four ways to improve and promote safety in different
physical activities. (V)
Assessment Method
Written task
Assessment Criteria
• How well did the student use the features of a report to present the main
concepts?
• Was the student able to list 4 ways to improve and promote safety?
• How well did the student explain the appropriate attitudes for promoting
safety?
• How well was the work presented in general e.g. neatness?
(See Assessment section for ways to develop an assessment plan.)
7. State the language of instruction for teaching and learning activities and
assessment tasks
The languages of instruction for this unit of work will be both vernacular
and English as illustrated in step 6 of the unit of work process.
One week
The sample weekly program opposite, shows the teaching and learning
activities from the unit of work as shaded blocks of time. You will need to
plan separate activities for the unshaded subjects.
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Physical education
Sample weekly program
Grade 5 Term 1 Week 5

8.00 – 8.15 A s s e m b l y
8.15 – 10.00 Language Health Environmental Religious Language

Highlight what Listen to and outline Studies Education Make a big
(105 mins)
they know (K), important aspects of Describe acceptable 60 min book about a
want to know basic first aid from a behaviour and plant they
(W) and what guest speaker practices that Mathematics like in the
they have learnt
30 mins
promote and sustain Select community U
(L) about good resources appropriate 30 mins
practices for units to
Language 30 mins
safety (E) calculate areas
Do a recount of a Mathematics
30mins Arts of squares
guest speaker’s Solve simple
presentation on Draw signs and 45 mins word
Mathematics how to apply basic symbols for safe problems
Measure and first aid in an and unsafe from real life
convert emergency situations situations
distances in situation (E) such as the
45 mins
metres and area of a
45 mins
kilometres using garden
a given scale Mathematics
Mathematics Use appropriate 30 mins
45mins Use appropriate formal units to
units to measure estimate and Language
Community distances and measure areas Write stories
Living perimeters about
30 mins
Explain incidents
30 mins
standards of that they
acceptable have heard
behaviour or witnessed
and how
30 mins
they got help
45 mins
10.00 – 1030 R e c e s s
10.30 – 12.00 Language Community Living Language Community Language

Identify words or Explain the benefits Assessment task Living
(90 mins) Shared
phrases for of having standards Write a report to Discuss how reading of
vocabulary of behaviour outline ways to people develop various
development improve and standards of journals
30 mins promote safety in behaviour such
that deal with
unsafe different physical as unwritten 45 mins
situations (E) Environmental activities rules at home
Studies Community
30 mins 45 mins 45 mins
Conduct a survey Living
to discover unsafe Discuss
Environmental Health Environmental
or bad practices standards of
Studies Studies
that harm the Discuss what a behaviour for
Describe safe environment and person can do in an Draw and label different
and unsafe good practices emergency situation plants that help groups
signs for various that help the to keep a victim us in various
situations in the environment (V) comfortable while ways 45 mins
environment (V) assistance is
60 mins 45 mins
30 mins sought. The
emergency may be
the result of injury,
Language
snake bite, malaria
Write a poem or burns (V)
about safety in
the school 45 mins
30 mins
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12.00 – 1.00 L u n c h
1.00 – 3.00 Arts Physical Language Health Physical

Create a drama Education Make and Education
(120 mins) Prepare a speech
that shows how Discuss and about the display posters Select a modified
to promote develop safety disadvantages and to promote sport and an
safety rules for water advantages of using basic first aid area in the
activities resources skills in the school to play the
60 mins
community game. Identify
45 mins 60 mins
Physical 60 mins safety issues in
Education Language the selected
Language
U Perform a drama Shared reading of Debate the
Arts area. Do a quick
clean up to get
that shows how books about unsafe advantages and Identify an rid of unsafe
safety is situations disadvantages of emergency items. Create
promoted in using resources situation and teams of seven-
30 min
various physical role-play the a-side. Play the
activities 60 mins appropriate
Language game while
safety applying safety
60 mins Make a big book procedures rules and
about water safety acceptable
60 mins
45 mins behaviours for
that particular
game (V/E)
120 mins
10. Identify relevant resources and materials

• samples of big books
• books for shared reading
• any available first aid resources.
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Physical education
Elaboration of learning outcomes

E
Elaborations describe the knowledge and skills included in each of the
learning outcomes. They identify the content to be taught. Elaborations are
designed to help teachers understand the context of the outcomes so that
they can develop teaching and learning activities that meet the needs of their
students. The elaborations describe for each learning outcome:
• recommended knowledge
• recommended processes and skills
• attitudes
• in some subjects, suggested activities.
Recommended knowledge
Knowledge is what students are expected to know and understand. The
knowledge and concepts identified from the outcomes for Lower Primary
Physical Education, are listed as short statements under the heading
Recommended Knowledge. The knowledge listed in the elaborations can be
used by teachers to create units of work that are relevant to students’ needs
and the local context.
Recommended processes and skills

Skills are what students can do, and so the Recommended Processes and
Skills section of the elaborations describes the skills that students need to
demonstrate to achieve the outcomes.
Attitudes
Learning Physical Education at Lower Primary will assist each student to
become aware of the skills he or she is able to perform well and the skills
that need improvement. It will also help the student to be aware of his or her
health, safety and relationships with other students while participating in
different physical activities. This section will help teachers to monitor the
student’s attitude towards various activities taught during Physical Education
lessons.
Suggested activities
Some subjects provide a list of suggested teaching and learning activities for
each outcome. Teachers can select those from the list that are relevant to
the needs of their students. The list is not exhaustive, so teachers can also
develop their own teaching and learning activities relevant to the local
context.
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Strand: Safety
E
Substrand Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Keeping safe 3.1.1 Identify and demonstrate 4.1.1 Develop basic safety 5.1.1 Develop and apply simple
behaviour that promotes strategies for participating in action plans to promote
safety and avoids risks in movement, sport and fitness safety and to deal with
physical activity activities emergency situations in
games and sports
Recommended knowledge Recommended knowledge Recommended knowledge

Behaviours that promote Assessing risks Action plans to promote safety
safety • reliance on feelings and • the use of 5 ‘Ws’ what, why,
• set rules to prevent injuries common sense who, where, when
• display appropriate and • observation skills • plans to manage different
acceptable behaviours • analysis of factors that cause situations
• keep the environment safe specific accidents • observe, plan, act
for play • identify physical illness and accordingly
• wear suitable clothing disabilities • the STOP strategy – Stop,
• select, handle and use Talk, Observe, Prevent
Avoiding risks
equipment correctly and with
care • assertiveness skills Dealing with emergency
• check condition of field and situations
• store sports equipment in
correct places surrounding areas • analyse the type of
• avoid negative influence of emergency situation
• follow instructions carefully
peers • understand basic first aid
• use common sense in all
• proper warm-up and cool- procedures
situations
down activities • identify appropriate services
• use correct equipment for
• understanding first aid skills and personnel
different games or sports
• nutritious or correct foods to Recommended skills
Avoiding risks be eaten before activities
• assess unsafe situations
• assertiveness skills
Reducing risks • report emergency situations
• check condition of field and
surrounding areas • safety equipment • perform simple action plans
• proper use of equipment for injury prevention
• positive influence on and
reactions to others • suitable clothing • apply simple first aid
procedures where necessary
• recognise the warning signs • proper training and practice
of unsafe situations of skills with body control
• correct use of equipment • identify unsafe or threatening
• create rules for safety situations
• undergo proper warm-up and
Recommended skills cool-down activities
• use and handle equipment • safety rules for injury
correctly preventions
• store equipment in correct • understand individual health
places history for personal safety
• use signs to indicate safe or and awareness
unsafe situations • eating correct foods before
• create safety rules in their and after physical activity
own settings
Recommended skills
• handle and use equipment
correctly
• create and apply safety rules
• perform skills with correct
techniques and coordination
• perform first aid skills
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Physical education
Strand: Safety
Substrand Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 E
Keeping safe Attitudes Attitudes Attitudes
• demonstrate positive • assess and report • be responsible
behaviour such as fair acceptable and unacceptable • be reliable
play behaviour • appreciate the importance of
• use self-control • be responsible reporting emergency
• be responsible • be aware of safe and unsafe situations
• be assertive situations • value the benefits of applying
• be helpful, respectful, • be aware of behaviours that correct first aid skills
cheerful and cooperative cause injuries • be assertive
Suggested activities • appreciate the value of a • be careful
• share observations about proper diet and its benefits
for the health of an individual Suggested activities
the types of behaviour
displayed on the field • apply the ‘STOP’ principle to
Suggested activities a given situation such as
during sports
• describe acceptable suffering a leg injury while
• describe safe behaviour
behaviour which promotes playing
before, during and after
safety in Physical Education • describe in detail how to
play or a game
• demonstrate water safety manage the situation
• make up rules to ensure
skills • identify an emergency and
safety during games and
play • talk about things one should role-play suitable safety
do to avoid risks during procedures
• listen to and do a recount
physical activity • develop a simple action plan
of a shared experience
given by a guest speaker • listen to and write a short to learn a new skill
about first aid or the use summary of a guest
of traditional herbs to speaker’s speech
prevent injuries or cure • discuss traditional ways of
illnesses dealing with first aid
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Strand: Movement
E Substrand Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Basic 3.2.1 Demonstrate different 4.2.1 Perform movement 5.2.1 Apply movement skills
movement ways of moving to show patterns and sequences that with competence
body control and illustrate spatial awareness,
coordination coordination and flow
Whole body movement Considerations for movement Application of movement skills
• movement involves space, patterns and sequences with competence
force, time, energy and flow • plan structure of movement • throw for speed, distance,
• moving from place to place sequence accuracy and height
(locomotor), moving on the • link different movements • move to catch objects of
spot (non-locomotor) • form a coordinated sequence various shapes
• body shape in stillness or in of movements • balancing on or off apparatus
motion • receiving objects, stretch to show stability
hand to receive objects • float and scull to conserve
Moving from place to place
• cup hands for catch energy for survival in water
(locomotor) includes:
• movement sequence to show • perform set movements in
walking, running, sliding,
spatial awareness, time to rhythmic or musical
jumping, galloping, hopping,
coordination and flow accompaniment
skipping, leaping, swimming,
dodging, chasing, tagging, • run, jump and hop while The throwing sequence
tumbling, diving, starting, changing direction
• side on
landing, rolling, crawling, • dribble and throw for distance
hurdling, creeping • arm back until straight
or accuracy
• transfer weight forward
Movements performed on the • show flow by smoothly linking
spot (non -ocomotor) include: locomotor, rotational (rolling) • elbow leads and kept high
and balance skills • arm straight
stretching, bending, twisting,
swinging, swaying, pushing, • strike or serve a ball and run • follow through
pulling, lifting, turning, to marked spot
manoeuvring weight, feinting, • mount a beam, perform a The hitting sequence
spinning, bouncing, pivoting, balance to show flexibility • side on
supporting, guarding, and dismount • step
balancing, rocking • enter water, tread water, • transfer weight
Manipulative movement skills swim and exit
• trunk rotation
include: • trave,l varying positions of
• arm rotation
catching, kicking, hitting, arms and legs
juggling, volleying, rolling, • wrist snap
• run, twist, turn, pass, throw,
passing, target/goal shooting, steady Catching
tackling, lifting, throwing,
striking, dribbling, blocking, Recommended skills • focus on object
bouncing, reaching, tossing, • move towards the object
• perform different movement
heading, trapping, spinning,
skills correctly
batting • cup hands
• wear suitable clothing for
Recommended skills performing different Recommended skills
• balancing on different body movement skills and • throwing objects with
parts sequences accuracy
• performing a variety of • perform throwing, catching • travelling with body control
movement skills with control and hitting skills and coordination
and coordination • perform water movement • catching different shaped
• performing locomotor and skills objects
non-locomotor skills • balancing on or off apparatus
• create own movement Attitudes
• performing a variety of
patterns movement skills with
competence
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Physical education
Strand: Movement
Sub strand
Basic Attitudes • be aware of the importance Attitudes
movement • appreciation of own and of body control when
• stay focused when
others’ performances performing movement skills
performing a skill
• cooperate with and • be aware of movement
• be committed to proper
encourage others to improve principles such as space,
practice of different
movement skills time, force and flow and their
movement patterns
relationship to movement
• value the importance of • accept differences in
skills, patterns and
movement skills in relation to movement skills sequences
sequences
fitness
• concentrate for better
Suggested activities coordination
• use the sport of mini
• choose a local or traditional Suggested activities
volleyball to practise
object with which to perform
movement sequences such • select a modified sport you
movement patterns and
as dig, set, serve, spike prefer. List the skills required
other skills
• explore different movement to play each activity in the
• choose a local animal and
skills for different sporting order you think the skills
imitate body movements and
codes that link to make a should be learnt and
patterns
pattern performed
• choose an activity such as
• create movement pattern • explore and create
tabloid games and perform a
rules movement patterns and
variety of body movement
• perform a variety of body sequences such as walk, skip
and movement skills with
movement skills and patterns and run
patterns, body control and
coordination in the form of drills at all • select a game to practise and
levels perform movement skills with
• perform movement patterns
speed, distance and height
using objects or equipment
such as ropes and balls
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Strand: Physical activity

Games skills 3.3.1 Demonstrate simple ball- 4.3.1 Perform basic skills and 5.3.1 Apply skills, rules and
and modified handling skills using suitable tactics to achieve the goals of game plans to a range of
sports equipment in games and games and modified sports games and modified sports
modified sports

Simple ball-handling skills Basic skills and tactics for a Application of skills and rules
such as: variety of modified sports and game plans for modified
• catching, throwing, hitting, Kapul Soka (Soccer) sports
kicking, striking, rolling, Skills Mini Basketbol (Basketball)
passing, bouncing, shooting,
• dribbling, stopping, trapping, • consists of 2 referees, 5
heading
passing or kicking, striking, players
• basic ball-handling skills heading, goal keeping, Skills
using suitable equipment tackling, throwing
• passing, catching, dribbling,
• roll small or medium size Tactics shooting, rebounding
balls, sand or bean bags
• defensive tactics, offensive Tactics
• catch small or medium-sized tactics
balls, sand or bean bags • team defence, offence
• throwing using one hand or Tibol (Softball) Rules: two categories
two hands Skills • violations, foul
• strike a stationary ball with a • throwing, catching, fielding,
foot, hand or short-handled Liklik Kriket (Cricket)
pitching, batting, base
bat running Has eleven players each side
• push a ball to a target using Skills:
a bat Mini Basketbol (Basketball)
• batting, bowling,
• throw a ball, catch it after Skills wicket-keeping
one bounce or on the full • passing, catching, dribbling, Tactics
• dribble a ball with the foot/ shooting, bouncing and
• batting, bowling
hand while weaving around rebounding
Rules
markers Tactics
• scoring, dismissals, bowling
• move to intercept a ball and • team defence, offence
to gain possession using Netabol (Netball)
marked boundary Netabol (Netball)
A sport played by two teams of
Ball-handling skills
seven players each
Recommended skills • one-handed shoulder pass,
Skills
• application of ball-handling two-handed chest pass, lob
skills using suitable throw, bounce pass, side • attacking and defending
equipment pass, shooting, catching skills, ball-handling skills
• performing basic ball- Attacking skills Rules
handling skills in a game • catching on the run, catching • offside, out of court, over a
• apply ball-handling skills and pivoting, throwing and third, conduct of game,
using eye, hand or foot dodging playing the ball, foot-work
coordination Defending skills • obstruction – player with the
ball, player without the ball
Attitudes • shadowing, intercepting the
ball, blocking, defending a Pukpuk Ragbi (Rugby)
• appreciate the importance of shot or pass
rules of basic ball-handling Skills
skills Pukpuk Ragbi (Rugby) • passing, tackling, running
• cooperate with others to gain Skills with the ball, side-stepping,
new skills run forward, invade and spin,
• passing, tagging, running
• encourage self-improvement dummy pass, chip kick,
with the ball, side-stepping,
in skills development fending
run forward, evade and spin,
dummy pass, chip kick, Rules
• show respect for all players
fending • general play, offside play,
Tactics tackling, play the ball, scrum,
shepherding, scoring
• offensive tactics, defensive
tactics
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Physical education

Games skills Suggested activities Mini Volibol (Volleyball) Kapul Soka (Soccer)
and modified • use traditional games to Skills Skills
sports illustrate different ball-
• the serve, the dig, the set, • dribbling, trapping, passing,
handling skills using various kicking, heading, tackling,
volley, the spike, the bloke
body parts and suitable throw-in
equipment Tactics
Tactics
• in pairs, one throws the ball • defensive line-up, offensive
while the other catches, (attack) pattern • defensive and offensive
tactics
applying the skills of
catching Liklik Kriket (Cricket) Rules
• play the chest pass game to Skills • goal, kick off, goal kick,
show passing and catching • batting, catching, bowling, corner kick, obstruction
skills, with eye-hand and wicket-keeping, fielding Penalty area
eye-foot coordination Tactics • throw-in, offside, free kick
• batting, bowling, fielding
Tibol (Softball)
Recommended skills Skills
• application of appropriate • throwing, fielding , batting,
skills in different modified base running
sports Rules
• apply basic defensive and • scoring, tagging, strike
offensive skills
Fouls
• perform basic ball-handling
• occur when the batter hits
skills in a game-like situation more tee than ball, the batter
Attitudes does not take a normal full
• apply fair play in a game or swing, the batter hits into foul
sport territory (outside bases 1 and
3)
• appreciate the importance of
teamwork All foul balls are counted as
strikes, and after 3 strikes the
• enjoy participating in a batter is out
modified sport
• demonstrate acceptable Mini Volibol (Volleyball)
behaviour while taking part in Skills
a game or sport • the dig, the set, the spike, the
Suggested activities block
• in pairs or groups, Tactics
demonstrate a range of ball- • defensive line-up, offensive
handling skills on court or in (attack) pattern
field, ring goal, net and racket
Rules
sports
• object of the game, scoring,
• select a modified sport and rotation, rallying
play the game while applying
skills related to the sport Recommended skills
• apply different skills and rules
for different modified sports
and develop game plans for a
variety of sports or games
Attitudes
• encourage teamwork and
team play
• willingness to cooperate and
participate to learn new skills
• promotion of safe behaviour
• select a modified game,
create teams, play the sport
emphasising the skills and
the rules of the sport
• students should perform
different roles in selected
sport
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Fitness for 3.3.2 Describe the effects on 4.3.2 Identify and participate in 5.3.2 Participate daily in
health the body of participating in activities to stay fit physical activities to improve
physical activities movement skills and fitness

Effects on body when What it means to be fit Activities that contribute to
participating in physical • to participate in everyday particular components of
activities activities without getting over health-related fitness
• low intensity: little noticeable tired • regular running, swimming,
change in the body, shallow • to recover body system and walking and climbing,
breathing and regular breath after a high intensity contribute to cardio
heart-beat exercise or activity respiratory and muscular
• medium intensity: increase endurance
• to relax the mind and
in pulse rate and • regular stretching of body
temperature, faster, deeper muscles
joints contributes to flexibility
breathing • feeling happy, satisfied and
• high intensity; much faster energetic • lifting objects, pushing and
and stronger heart beat, pulling objects
• maintain fitness
much deeper and fuller • use of arms and legs
breathing Activities that promote fitness contributes to muscular
Other physical and emotional strength and endurance
• walking, jogging, swimming,
effects • proper fitness methods to
dancing, climbing, running
• arms are tired from promotes heart and lung avoid injury
swimming, hanging or fitness and muscular strength
supporting body weight Recommended skills
• stretching promotes joint
• legs and arms tire from • perform cardiovascular
mobility
running, or skipping with a activities such as walking,
rope • lifting a variety of objects running and swimming
• increased body temperature using arms and legs
• perform muscular strength
• feel a sense of enjoyment, contributes to muscular
and endurance activities such
excitement, pride in strength and endurance as circuit exercises
performance, happiness,
satisfaction Recommended skills • perform flexibility activities
• feel fear when climbing such as stretching
• identify suitable activities for
• feeling of disappointment • perform circuit activities for
body fitness
after physical activity or body fitness
game • perform a variety of physical
activities for health-related Attitudes
Recommended skills
fitness • appreciate the importance of
• performing a variety of
physical activities such as physical activity and its
Attitudes effects on the body
running, skipping, jogging,
and climbing steep hills • express feelings openly • cooperate with and
Attitudes • appreciate the importance of encourage each other to
keeping fit participate in different
• expressing feelings openly,
• be able to cooperate and activities for health-related
both good and bad
socialise with others through fitness
• appreciate the value and
importance of keeping fit physical activities
• appreciate the benefit of • be able to express how the
participating in physical body feels after participating • design a fitness exercise
activities circuit and demonstrate the
in a physical activity
activities for others to perform
Suggested activities • describe the positive aspects
• describe the daily physical
• do a short circuit exercise of participating in circuit
activities students participate
in at school or at home and after the activity describe exercises
• choose one physical activity body effects
they do every day and list • participate in different types
some of the effects of that of fun games that promote
activity on their body fitness and health
• run on the spot for 5
minutes, then count heart-
beats, run for 8 minutes
around an oval and count
heart-beats
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Physical education

Leisure and 3.3.3 Recognise and take part 4.3.3 Investigate and take 5.3.3 Describe and perform a
recreation in local leisure activities part in physical activities range of leisure and
people choose for recreation recreation activities

Local leisure activities such as: Recreational activities people Range of leisure and
• gardening participate in such as: recreational activities
• fishing • walking • gardening
• hunting • gardening • fishing
• sailing • fishing • hunting
• hand or stone games • weaving • morning and evening walks
(sekapu) • mountain climbing
• knitting
• morning or evening walks • dancing
• minding children
• mountain climbing • watching sports such as
• running
• dancing soccer or rugby league
• playing a particular sport
• watching sports such as • watching dancers from
• jogging
soccer or rugby league various cultural groups
• carving
• string games • sailing
• dart or snooker games
• hopscotch • carving
• watching or playing games
• participating in a variety of
Recommended skills • skipping monsoon or community
• identifying suitable leisure • swimming events, celebrations and
activities activities
Recommended skills • meeting people
• performing the different skills
for a variety of leisure • identify and analyse the
• writing letters
activities common leisure activities
played in the community Recommended skills
• expressing views on
different leisure activities • perform the skills of common • participating in a range of
leisure activities leisure and recreational
Attitudes activities
Attitudes
• appreciate the value of • describing the benefits of
• appreciate the importance
participating in leisure and leisure and recreational
and benefit of leisure
recreational activities activities
activities
• being responsible by taking
• enjoy participating in a variety Attitudes
care of the environment
where leisure and of leisure activities • appreciate the benefits of
recreational activities take leisure and recreational
Suggested activities activities
place
• conduct a survey to find out • enjoy participating in leisure
Suggested activities the most common leisure and recreational activities
activities in which people
• describe leisure activities participate. Discuss the • take care of the environment
available in their community reasons for people choosing so that different leisure
• suggest the ones that are that leisure activity activities can take place in
appropriate for them to the community
• identify some potential
participate in activities in which people Suggested activities
• select a leisure activity to could participate and discuss
take part in and say why how to promote them within • describe their reactions to
they chose that particular the community participating in and watching
activity different leisure and
recreational activities
• describe or perform dances
from different cultures in the
local area
• select and perform leisure
activities for personal gain
• select and play a seasonal
game at the appropriate time
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Resources
Resources recommended in this Teacher Guide are listed in three parts:
• documents issued by the National Department of Education (NDOE)

• community resources
• materials published by other organisations and commercial companies.
Physical Education at Lower Primary level is focused on modified sports.

Resources and materials needed to teach and learn Physical Education can
be improvised or modified to suit the modified sport selected. Teachers are
encouraged to use the resources in and around the environment to help
students learn the skills of various physical activities.
Teachers are reminded that they do not need imported sports equipment to
teach Physical Education at Lower Primary. However, below is a list of
materials teachers may find useful. The syllabus and teacher guide show
teachers how to develop suitable activities using what is available in the
community.
NDOE documents
Reform curriculum key resources
NDOE (2003) National Curriculum Statement, NDOE, Waigani

NDOE (2003) National Assessment and Reporting Policy, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (2003) Culture and Community Elementary Syllabus 2003, NDOE,
Waigani
NDOE (2003) Personal Development Upper Primary Syllabus 2003, NDOE,
Waigani
Pre-reform subject specific resources
NDOE (1998) Physical Education Syllabus First Edition, NDOE, Waigani

NDOE (1991) Disabled Yet Still Able, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (1990) Physical Education Syllabus Grades 1-6, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (1989) Fellowship through Sports, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (1989) Basketball Skills Test Grade 4-12, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (1987) Development of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation in
Papua New Guinea, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (1984) Planning Handbook Physical Education and Sport Facilities
and Equipment, NDOE, Waigani
NDOE (1978) Community School Syllabus Grade 3 Physical Education,
NDOE, Waigani
NDOE, Waigani
NDOE, Waigani
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Other
These resources can be obtained by request from the respective
organisations:
Papua New Guinea Sports Commission (2004) Pacific Sport Ability -

Facilitator’s Kit, PNGSC, Canberra, Australia
Papua New Guinea Sports Commission (2004) Health and Physical Fitness
Handbook,PNGSC, Waigani
Papua New Guinea Sports Commission and Silver Jubilee Sports (2004)
Sports Administration Handbook, PNGSC and Silver Jubilee Sports, Waigani
Papua New Guinea Sports Federation (2004) Teaching Swimming and
Water Safety and Survival Skills, PNGSF, Waigani
Papua New Guinea Sports Federation (2004) Sports Injury and Prevention,
PNGSF, Waigani
Papua New Guinea Sports Commission (2000) Disabled Sports Trainers
Manual, PNGSC, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea Sports Commission (1994) Pikinini Sport Handbook for
Tibol, PNGSC, Goroka
Kapul Soka, PNGSC, Goroka
Netabol, PNGSC, Goroka
Mini Volibol, PNGSC, Goroka
Pukpuk Ragbi, PNGSC, Goroka
Mini Basketbol, PNGSC, Goroka
Liklik Kriket, PNGSC, Goroka
National Sports Institute (1990) Traditional Games Of Papua New Guinea,
NSI, Goroka
National Sports Institute (1990) Physical Education for Community School
Teachers Book 1, NSI, Goroka
NDOE and NDHA (1985) Position Statement on Students in Sport with Fair
Play Codes, NDOE and NDHA, Waigani
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Equipment
Adult sporting equipment is normally not suitable for students’ bodies, which
are physically small. Learning a new skill is hard enough without having to
use heavy, over-sized bats and balls and high nets.
Some examples of sporting equipment that is altered for modified sports

include:
• smaller and lighter softball bats
• smaller and lighter footballs
• softer cricket balls
• lower basketball and netball rings
• smaller and lighter balls for basketball and netball
• smaller and lighter rugby balls
• reduced length of athletics lanes and shortened distances in general.
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Glossary
Explanations of terms used in this Teacher Guide are provided in two parts:
subject specific and general terms.
Subject specific terms

agility the ability of the body to move and to change
direction easily, quickly and efficiently, for example, to
dodge or weave
badminton a game where players use small racquets to hit a

small ball-like object with feathers (a shuttle) over a
net – singles or doubles are played
balance the ability of the body to keep itself in a steady

position while moving, or when standing still, for
example, controlling the body after catching a ball
back stroke a stroke in swimming where a swimmer lies on the

back in the water. It is important to keep the chest up.
The arm enters the water at a point directly over the
shoulder. The legs are kicked up and down in a flutter
kick
breast stroke a stroke in swimming where a swimmer begins on the

stomach in a stretched-out, horizontal position. The
arms are pulled outwards, downwards and back. The
head is lifted up as the arms are pulled in towards the
chest
butterfly a stroke in swimming where the swimmer begins on

the stomach. Both hands enter the water at the same
time, shoulder-width, with elbows straight. The feet
kick downwards, working together. The hands
press in, outwards and downwards, with the elbows
held high and bent. Hands come close together under
the chest and are bent at right angles
cardio-respiratory refers to the efficiency of the heart and lungs

endurance in taking up and delivering adequate amounts
of oxygen to the muscles. It is particularly important in
a sustained activity, such as jogging, that involves
large muscle groups
code of conduct an approved and accepted set of principles as

guidelines for games and sports. These
guidelines help promote fair play
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coordination the ability to perform movement skills smoothly and

according to plan
cricket a sport played with two teams of eleven players.

Each team gets 2 innings to score as many runs
as possible. The bowling side tries to get the batters
out (take 10 wickets) as quickly as possible
circuit activities physical fitness activities where a variety of exercises

are performed at different stations such as, push ups,
sit ups, shuttle runs and frog jumps
demonstrate to show how an activity or a skill is performed
fair play describes attitudes and behaviours established to

allow every person an equal opportunity to participate
in a game, follow the rules of the game, respect
each other, play safely, accept the umpire’s decisions
fitness the ability to take part in physical activity without

getting too tired
Flexibility the ability to move the joints through their

full range of motion
fun games simple games and activities that are easy to organise
and manage; games for motivation, fun and
enjoyment
free style a stroke in swimming where a swimmer lies on top of

the water on the stomach. The arms move around in a
circular motion while the legs kick up and down in a
flutter kick
game activity that is more serious than play, but not as

serious as sport. The element of fun is more obvious,
and the rules are less emphasised
game skills skills used in various games such as bouncing or

dribbling
gymnastics the name given to a range of activities in which the

body is moved from one position to another in a
variety of ways. It develops skills to support, transfer
and manage body weight. Gymnastics is done
both with and without equipment
high intensity an activity that requires lots of energy

exercise
heart/lung this is the capacity of the lungs to breathe

endurance greater amounts of air, and the heart to circulate a
greater amount of blood through the system. The
more effective the heart and lungs are, the fitter the
person is
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introduced games games which were brought from other

areas, countries or provinces
locomotor movement skills that require moving from one place to

movement another
low intensity an activity that does not require much energy

exercise
lifestyle a way of life chosen by a person or a group.

Components of lifestyle include: rest and sleep,
work, exercise, relaxation, food, recreation
modified sports simplified versions of standard sports designed for

children. The have simplified skills, rules, equipment,
facilities, behaviours and codes
muscular the ability of muscles to keep working for an

endurance extended period of time
muscular strength the power of the muscles
non-locomotor movement skills that are performed on the spot

movement
netball a game based on passing, catching and shooting a

ball using the hands where body contact is not
permitted
participate to take part in an activity
play activity that usually has no rules. It is purely for fun

and there are no winners or losers
physical exercise a series of activities done by people to maintain

fitness and personal health
practise to rehearse or perform particular skills
rules of the game rules that guide how the game is played
safety skills skills that one must be aware of to avoid

injuries during physical activities
skills-based games or activities developed specifically to reinforce

activities skills
sport an activity that is institutionalised and very

competitive. It involves vigorous physical exertion
and complex physical skills
standard games games performed or played with standard rules

accepted worldwide
soccer a game based on passing, controlling and shooting a

ball with the feet, legs, chest and head
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softball a game based on throwing, catching and hitting a

small ball and running between bases on a specially
marked area called a diamond
strength muscular power
survival skills skills and knowledge applied in times of danger
submerging skill of swimming that requires a person to go under

the water
swimming movement of body parts in water to provide floatation

and movement
swimming skills techniques or strokes used in swimming
traditional games games developed and played within the local

community or society and passed on from generation
to generation
tackling attempt to take the ball away from the opposition
techniques specific details or actions performed within a skill
volleyball a game based on hitting a medium-sized, light ball

with the fingers, hand, wrist and forearms
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Appendices
Appendix 1:
Suggested percentages of vernacular and English to be
used at each grade
Papua New Guinea’s Language Policy in All Schools (NDOE, 1999) requires
a bilingual approach to education that incorporates bridging to English in
Grades 3, 4 and 5. The graph below gives you an indication of approximately
how much time you will spend teaching in vernacular and English at Grades
3, 4 and 5.
Percentage of teaching, learning and assessment in vernacular and

English
100 %
90 %
80 %
70 %
60 %
Vernacular
50 %
English
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0%
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
In the classroom this means that in Lower Primary Physical Education, as

well as in all the other Lower Primary subjects, you will be planning teaching,
learning and assessment activities for students in both vernacular and
English. As the classroom teacher, you will be the best person to decide
when it is appropriate to use vernacular to support the students’ learning,
and when it is appropriate to introduce the English terms and language
features to the students. Language is the vehicle for learning, so it is very
important that you help students to learn and understand the knowledge and
skills from each subject in vernacular, while at the same time introducing
them to the English words, phrases and language structures required of that
subject. Grade 3 teachers will be introducing a lot of new English vocabulary
and language features to students, while teaching mostly in vernacular.
Grade 5 teachers will be using English as the main language of instruction in
all subjects and using vernacular as a way of enhancing students’
understanding of the concepts. In this way language will be used and taught
explicitly in all subjects at Lower Primary.
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Appendix 2:
Weekly time allocations for Lower Primary subjects
The curriculum reform allows increased flexibility to teachers. Lower Primary
teachers developing units of work must make sure that the following weekly
time allocations for each grade and subject are met by the end of each term.
Subject Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Arts 150 minutes 150 minutes 150 minutes

Community Living 150 minutes 180 minutes 210 minutes
Environmental 180 minutes 210 minutes 210 minutes
Studies
Health 90 minutes 90 minutes 90 minutes
Language 570 minutes 450 minutes 405 minutes
Mathematics 210 minutes 210 minutes 210 minutes
Physical Education 105 minutes 135 minutes 150 minutes
Other
Assembly 75 minutes 75 minutes 75 minutes
Religious Education 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes
Block time 60 minutes 90 minutes 90 minutes
Total 1650 minutes 1650 minutes 1650 minutes
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Secretary’s message ...................................................................................... v

Key features .................................................................................................. 4

Teaching and learning strategies ...................................................................6

Assessment and reporting ........................................................................... 11

Units of work ............................................................................................... 27

Elaboration of learning outcomes ................................................................. 37

The inservice units are:

These units integrate principles contained in the National Curriculum

PETER M. BAKI, CBE

Using this teacher guide

their learning and social development. As students become confident in

Bridging to English approaches are explained in the section titled Teaching

Using vernacular for continued learning and development while learning

Integrated learning of subjects and learning outcomes is more likely to

Many learning outcomes from different subjects naturally collect or cluster

Nature of Physical Education

Links with other levels

For multigrade teaching, teachers are encouraged to study the learning

Links to other subjects

Illustration of integration of learning outcomes across subjects

Subject: Language Subject: Health

Subject: Environmental Studies Subject: Physical Education

Physical Education covers fitness, movement, health, wellbeing, sports and

School, home, and community support

Catering for diversity

The strands are:

The content is expressed through the substrands, outcomes, indicators and

Teaching and learning strategies

Continuous assessment of student performance against these outcomes, will

Here is a discovery learning motto to keep in mind when planning activities

Bridging to English approaches

The Curriculum Development Division has recommended five approaches to

1. Integrated programming and thematic approach

First, you identify clusters of outcomes from within a subject or across

2. Whole language approach

3. Program separately for vernacular and English

4. Use big books for both languages

To develop suitable activities within the selected teaching and learning

While working towards their goals, students will need to develop

In order to enhance effective and efficient learning for students, Physical

Teaching and learning approaches

Teaching approach Learning outcomes that How to apply it Samples

Discussion 3.3.2 Describe the effects on Discussion offers • brainstorming

Practice and 3.2.1 Demonstrate different Practice and rehearsal • drills

Demonstration 3.3.1 Demonstrate simple Demonstrations can be used • teacher demonstration

Exploration 5.1.1 Develop and apply Exploration offers • play

This table was adapted from:

Assessment and reporting

Teachers need to apply processes for assessment. Recording and reporting