Primary School Games for Reception and Key Stage 1
2nd Edition

by Val Sabin 2005

This is an original and comprehensive framework containing interesting, exciting and proven lesson material within a complete scheme of balanced and progressive games experiences that also develop co-operation, problem solving, creativity and team work. Exceeding the requirements of the National Curriculum, the manual enables the non-specialist physical education teacher to operate with high professional expertise right from the start.

There are 4 units of work for each group year and each unit contains learning objectives, unit framework, expected learning outcomes, and 6 detailed lesson plans. In all there are 72 detailed lesson plans for Key Stage 1.

The teaching guide has many useful tips on organisation of equipment, children and playing space, differentiation, lesson structure, suitable teaching strategies, assessment, "families" of games, inventing rules, creating games, and a table that shows the overall progression and development of the scheme. There are detailed teaching points for basic games skills and an integration grid for "Top Play / Top Sport".