Heart running
This resource unit from the Sport Studies collection explores learning about sport and health through cross-country.
About this resource
This planning and teaching resource unit (years 9–10) is part of the Sport Studies collection, which is one of the key areas of learning in health and physical education. It contains ideas to plan for teaching, learning, and assessment, with related resources and activities, to meet the identified learning needs of ākonga. See the resource carousel below for more.
Heart running
Learn about sport and health through cross-country.
Sport studies collection
Context
Learning about sport and health through cross-country.
Unit aim
To explore notions of health, influences on health, critique the value of deliberate physical activity, and apply a process to improve competence in cross-country.
General overview
In this unit, ākonga participate in a programme of deliberate running with the goal to improve aerobic ability. During this programme, ākonga will explore their notions of health, influences on their health, and analyse the impact of deliberate physical activity.
Key area(s) of learning
Sports studies. This unit contributes to helping ākonga identify ways in which aspects of hauora are influenced by deliberate exercise.
Underlying concepts
This unit will enable ākonga to develop care and concern for other people (attitudes and values); and recognise the need for mutual care and shared responsibility (socio-ecological perspectives).
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Learning Outcome |
Learning experiences |
Assessment opportunities |
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5A2 |
Ākonga will participate in cross-country on a regular basis and describe how this can contribute to hauora. |
Ākonga will:
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Ākonga recording distance run per lesson. Completed table on advantages and disadvantages of deliberate exercise. Competed table on contribution to hauora. |
5B4 |
Ākonga will investigate and experience ways in which people's physical competence and participation in cross-country are influenced by social and cultural factors. |
Ākonga will complete a daily check on effort, satisfaction and responsibility after participation; brainstorm influences on participation and complete wall display; and consider how individual competence is influenced by social and cultural factors and how this impacts on choice of activities. |
Ākonga completed daily check self assessment form (see below). |
Possible teaching approaches
- Teaching personal and social responsibility: Helping ākonga to make responsible decisions.
- The social inquiry model: Helping ākonga to think systematically about issues in health and physical education.
Possible lesson sequence
See Materials that come with this resource to download Heart running - Lesson sequence (.doc).
Ākonga resources
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Heart running - Ākonga worksheet (.doc)
- Heart running - Daily debrief sheets (.doc)