Year: Year 5
Lesson Coverage: Basketball Game
Curriculum Covered: KS2
English
En1 Speaking and listening
1a-e, 2,c,d, 5, 6c, 8a-c, 10a,c
En2 Reading
1a-d, 3a-e, 9b,c
En3 Writing
1a-e, 2a-f, 4a-j, 5a,b, 6a, 9b
Maths
Ma2 Number
1d, 3a,d,f, 4a
Ma3 Shape, space and measures
4d
Science
Sc1 Scientific enquiry
2b
Sc2 Life processes
1a
Humans and other animals
2b
ICT
Knowledge, skills and understanding
1a-c, 3a
History
Chronological understanding
1b
Geography
Geographical enquiry
2c,d, 7b
PE
Acquiring and developing
1a,b
Knowledge and understanding
4a-d
Breadth
5e
Athletic activities
10a-c
About the Game
The Basketball game has been designed to make children more aware of the Olympic Games,
the Olympic Movement and the ideals of the Olympic Games. The British Olympic Foundation
(BOF) is the charitable arm of the British Olympic Association (BOA). The BOF have produced
a fantastic education pack, which you can download from
www.olympics.org.uk/education/edu_packs.asp This education pack provides background
material for the basketball lesson plans available on the My School Lunch website. The BOA
manages Team GB from training facilities at the Games, to selection and competition.
When playing the game, children have to answer questions about the Olympic Games and
related curriculum areas. If they do so correctly they will score baskets. At each level a
maximum of 25 baskets can be scored.
There are 4 levels of questions within this game. Level 4 is the most appropriate for children in
Year 5. At the end of each stage there are two options, ‘Play this level again’ or ‘Choose a
different level’.
Lesson Plan
Before online activity
Additional Resources
Websites
Books
Talk to the children about the requirements of a ‘healthy lifestyle’
- a balanced diet, exercise and regular intake of fluids (water).
Possible activity questions:
o Why do we need a balanced and varied diet?
o What is a balanced and varied diet?
o Why do we need to exercise?
o Why do we need to drink plenty of water?
o Which foods will provide a good source of energy?
In addition to the Olympic Games orientated questions above, it
may also be useful to talk to the children about the aim of the
Basketball game. This will help familiarise children with the
game content before going online. The following areas are
included in the game content:
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During online activity
Questions about the Olympic Games
Word level work
Problem solving
Multiplication
Money
Time
Geography
History
1. Ask the children to start up the computer and enter the My
School Lunch website.
2. Ensure that all children have selected the Basketball game
and then chosen Level 4.
3. Ask the children to read aloud the ‘How to play’ instructions.
4. Ensure all children have selected ‘PLAY GAME’, using their
mouse control.
5. Talk to the children about what they can see, question,
answers 1, 2 and 3 with basketball nets, basketball player,
basketballs.
Possible online activity questions:
o How long does a game of basketball last?
o Do you need to be fit to play basketball?
o Will all athletes need to follow diet and training
programmes? Why?
o Will some athletes need to train specific parts of their
body?
o Do all athletes need to warm up and cool down?
o Why is a warm up and cool down important?
6. Show the children how to use the mouse to select the
answers by clicking on the basketball net.
7. Encourage the children to read the questions.
8. Ask the children to read each answer in turn, ask the
children if they think it is the right one and why.
9. Allow the children see that with each correct answer a
basket is scored.
10. Select a wrong answer to demonstrate what happens, show
the children how easy it is to move on by selecting ‘Next’.
11. Ask the children to read their score.
12. All children could keep a record of their scores and compile
a class list.
13. Ensure the children remember to alternate players and help
each other with the game.
14. At the end of the session help the children with closing the
website and shutting down procedures.
Following online
activities
Additional Resources
Olympic Education Pack
Websites
Books
Activity 1: An Olympic Fitness Plan
 Talk to the children about Olympic athletes.
Possible activity questions:
o Do athletes need a healthy lifestyle?
o Will they need a regular intake of water?
o Will they follow a balanced diet?
o Will the athletes all follow the same diet and training
programme? Why not?
o Can you think of any sports where athletes will need to
train specific parts of their body?
 As a whole class compile a list of different Olympic sports and
describe how athletes may need to target specific areas of
the body during training. A list of Olympic sports can be
found in the Olympic Education Pack.
 Talk to the children about a usual PE lesson.
Possible activity questions:
o Why do we need to warm up?
o What would happen if we didn’t warm up?
o Should we always cool down and stretch? Why?
 Ask the children to research safe training regimes, warm up,
main exercise and cool down, then stretch.
 Also ask the children to find some training programmes for
specific Olympic sports.
 The teacher could provide websites and books for the
children to use. Ensure that the content fits within the school’s
guidelines, policies and schemes of work. There may also be
some recommendations from your LEA regarding safe
training regimes.
 Talk to the children about how they could find diet ideas
containing energy foods using recipe books in school.
 In groups, invite the children to choose one Olympic sport
and produce a fitness plan based on their previous findings.
The fitness plan needs to include a warm up, main activity,
cool down/stretch, ideas for healthy eating and fluid intake.
 The children should be given a period of time to complete the
fitness plan. The teacher will need to monitor the children’s
progress, making sure they include all relevant material.
 Some of the work could be carried out as an ICT lesson in a
computer suite – if available, where all children could
research similar areas.
 The children should be encouraged to present their findings
to the whole class.
 The children could choose a fitness plan to use during a P.E.
session. (Remember to always follow schemes of work and
safety procedures from your LEA during P.E. sessions).
Support/Extension Ideas
The ideas below are given to support the less able and extend the more able children in Year
5.
Support Ideas
 Seat a less able child with a more able partner (child/adult).
 Some children may need more help with the fitness plan.
Extension Ideas
 Encourage more able children to help less able children play
the Basketball game.
 When confident to proceed, allow more able children to move
onto the next level in the game.
 Some children could produce a new fitness plan for a different
Olympic sport.