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9 Football Codes - Assessment Task

Peer Teaching in the Junior School
Task:
Working in pairs or small groups (no more than 3 students), you are required to run a sport session for a small group of
students in the junior school. For this session, you are to choose one of the codes of football. These include:
Australian Rules Football
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Soccer
Gridiron
Gaelic Football
How you will be getting assessed:
Written assessment: You are expected to plan this lesson before you teach it, outlining your lesson from start to
end. This needs to be a detailed 45-50 minute lesson plan for 10 students and set out using the following template:
Time

How long
will the
activity run
for

Equipment

Activity
Description

Teaching Points

Safety Points

Modifications

Diagram

What equipment
is required to
make the activity
work. Be specific
with the exact
number

Step by step
description of the
activity. Include
the name of the
activity

What specific things

are you going to
say to the students
so that they can
complete the
activity. 3 required
for each activity (no
more)

Highlight how you

will make this activity
safe. 3 required for
each activity.

What can be done for

the students who are
finding this either too
easy or too difficult so
that they can achieve
success. You will need
to identify some ways
of changing up the
activity so that the
students do not get
bored. Include two
easier and two harder
modifications

What is the activity

going to look like.
These can be hand
drawn however use
the following symbols:
Key:
X = teacher
= cone
= movement of
student
- - > = movement of
equipment

Visual assessment: Teacher to observe you physically teaching the lesson and interacting with the students.
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Due Date:

My example:
SOCCER
Time
Skill based
warm up
(5 mins)

Equipment
10 soccer
balls
12 cones
(boundary)

Activity
Description
Ball Swat

Half of the
students will be
given a soccer
ball and are to
stand inside
the boundary
The aim of the
game is for
students with
the ball to
maintain
possession of it
Students without
the ball are to
try and get the
ball off them or
kick it away so
that it goes
outside the
boundary
If a students ball
gets kicked
away and it
goes outside of
the boundary,
they lose
possession to
the person who
kicked it away

Teaching Points

Safety Points

Modifications

Keep your head up Encourage students to

and look where

keep their head up
you are going
as there will be many
Use the inside of
students moving

your foot when

within the space in
dribbling
different directions
Keep the ball close Ensure the surface is
to your foot
clear and free from
any obstacles

Remind students to be
careful when kicking
the ball away

Easier:
Only one person can
tackle a student with
the ball
Girls tackle girls and
boys tackle boys

Harder:
Everyone has their
own ball to control
while trying to kick
someone elses ball
away
Students use non
preferred foot only

Diagram

Key:
X = teacher
= cone
= movement of
student
- - > = movement of
equipment

 If the students
can stop it
before it goes
out, they still
have control of
it.

Use the following template for your lesson plan:

Time

Equipment

Activity
Description

Teaching
Points

Safety
Points

Skill based
warm up
(5
minutes)

Activity 1
(5-7
minutes)

Activity 2
(5-7
minutes)

Activity 3
(5-7
minutes)

Modifications

Diagram

Game
(25
minutes)

Assessment Rubric
Lesson plan submitted

EXPERT

SKILLED

CAPABLE

NOVICE

APPRENTICE

Lesson Plan

45-50 minute duration. All

sections have been
included with detail.

45-50 minute duration. All

sections have been
included.

Time and specific

equipment have been
included for each activity.

Time and specific equipment

have been included for most
activities.

Lesson Plan
Activity
Description

Detailed and easy to follow

descriptions have been
included for each activity.

Detailed and easy to follow

descriptions have been
included for most activities.

3 teaching points have

been included for each
activity.
3 safety points have been
included for each activity.

3 teaching points have been

included for most activities.

Lesson Plan
Modifications

2 easier and 2 harder

modifications have been
included for each activity.

2 easier and 2 harder

modifications have been
included for most activities.

Less than 3 teaching

points have been included
for each activity.
Less than 3 safety points
have been included for
each activity.
1 easier and 1 harder
modification have been
included for each activity.

Lesson Plan
Diagram

Diagrams have been

typed/drawn for each
activity using the correct
symbols in the key. They
are neat and easy to
follow.
Appropriate and subject
specific vocabulary is used
throughout the
assessment. There are no
spelling or grammatical
errors. There is evidence of

Diagrams have been

included for most of
activities using the correct
symbols in the key. They are
neat and easy to follow.

Diagrams have not been

included for all of the
activities. Correct symbols
have been used. They are
neat and easy to follow

Appropriate vocabulary is
used throughout the
assessment. There are no
spelling or grammatical
errors. There is evidence of
detailed planning and

Appropriate vocabulary is
used throughout the
assessment. There are no
more than 2 spelling or
grammatical errors. There
is evidence of planning

Lesson plan does not last

the entire duration.
Activities listed require
more detail.
Time has not been listed
for each activity. Specific
equipment has been
included for most
activities.
Descriptions have not
been included for each
activity. Those included
lack detail and are difficult
to follow.
At least 1 teaching point
has been included for all
activities.
At least 1 safety point has
been included for all
activities.
Modifications have been
included for activities but
do not meet the
requirements.
Diagrams have not been
included for all of the
activities. Incorrect
symbols have been used.
They are messy and
difficult to follow.
Appropriate vocabulary is
used throughout the
assessment. There are
between 3-5 spelling or
grammatical errors. This
piece of work has been

Lesson plan is not 45-50

minutes worth. Minimal
activities listed.

Lesson Plan
Time and
equipment

Lesson plan does not meet

the entire duration.
Activities listed are in
detail.
Time has been listed for
each activity. Specific
equipment has been
included for most
activities.
Easy to follow descriptions
have been included for
most activities but require
more detail.

Lesson Plan
Teaching Points
Lesson Plan
Safety Points

Spelling &
Grammar

3 safety points have been

included for most activities.

Time and specific

equipment have not
been included for any
activity.
Activity descriptions
have not been included
for any activity.

Teaching points have

not been included for
any activity.
Safety points have not
been included for any
activity.
Modifications have not
been included for any
activity.
Diagrams have not been
included for any activity.

Vocabulary is generally
appropriate. There are a
number of spelling or
grammatical errors.
Evidence of limited
planning and editing.

Use of class time

detailed planning and

editing.
Fully utilised both sessions
of class time. Focused on
completing the task to a
high standard.
Exceptionally attractive in
terms of design, layout
and neatness.

editing.

and careful editing.

appropriately edited.

Utilised most of the sessions

of class time. Focused on
completing the task to a
high standard. Exceptionally
attractive in terms of
design, layout and neatness.

Mostly used class time

productively. Usually
focused on completing the
task. Very attractive in
terms of design, layout
and neatness.

Used some of the class

time well. Some focus of
completing the task.
Mostly attractive in terms
of design, layout and
neatness.

Name and Form: ___________________________________________

Comment:

Overall:__________________________

Limited use of class

time to complete task.
More care and thought
needed to be put into
the design and layout.
Slightly messy.