Manipulation, coordination and problem solving:

                                                         Boccia

Basics

• Boccia (pronounced 'Bot-cha') is a Paralympic sport introduced in 1984

• It has no Olympic counterpart

• Athletes roll, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting closest to a 'jack' ball

• It is designed specifically for athletes with a disability affecting locomotor function

• It is played indoors on a court similar in size to a badminton court

Rules

• The aim of the game is to get closer to the jack than your opponent.

• The jack ball is white and is thrown first.

• One side has six red balls and the other has six blue balls.

• The balls are leather containing plastic granules so they don't bounce but will still roll.

• The side whose ball is not closest to the jack throws until they get a ball closest or until they run out of balls.

• Once all the balls have been thrown one side receives points for every ball they have closer to the jack than their opponents closest ball. 

                                 Dance

Children in year 1 will  perform and remember dances using simple movement patterns, individually and with others. A wider knowledge of counts: 2,4,6,8 will be used within routines and the understanding of how and why we use them. Unison will be developed when dancing with others in both small groups and whole class routines. High, medium and low levels will be introduced and used. During this 5 weeks block children will complete in:

Disney character dance individually

Disney character dance in small groups (unison)

6 step dance routine in small groups, and finally have ago and practicing and remembering a much larger routine that takes two weeks to complete called the;

lion king dance.