Class 3 · Physical Education
Movement and fun games
📘 Chapter notes
The key ideas of this chapter, answered through the six guiding questions. Read them with your textbook.
1What am I looking at?
Answer: Running, jumping, throwing and playful games.
2What are its main parts or ideas?
Answer: Locomotor skills (walk, run, hop, skip), balance, catching, throwing; tag games.
3How does it work?
Answer: Warm up, play following rules, then cool down.
4Why is it important?
Answer: Builds strength, coordination and joy.
5What happens if something changes?
Answer: Regular play improves stamina.
6What should I remember for the exam?
Answer: Demonstrate basic movements.
📗 Full lesson: Fundamental movement skills
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🧊 3D / visual
🧊 3D
ℹ️ Movement phases simplified.
VIS-006 · Inclined plane, pulley, lever, projectile — Sliders for mass, angle, velocity; show vectors
🎯 Learning outcomes
- Refine running, jumping (long and high) and throwing techniques
- Combine skills in sequences and game situations
- Use correct technique to improve performance safely
Before you start: Basic locomotor and object skills.
📖 Explanation
Sprinting uses quick arm swings and running on the balls of the feet. The standing broad jump uses swinging arms and bending knees before taking off with both feet and landing softly.
Throwing improves by stepping with the opposite foot and following through with the arm. Catching uses 'soft hands' that pull the ball in. Dribbling a ball with hands or feet needs control and looking up.
Combining skills (run, receive, pass) prepares children for sports like football, basketball and kabaddi.
In a school sports day relay, runners practise the baton pass while running, combining speed and catching skills.
✗ Jumping higher just needs more strength
✓ Technique — knee bend, arm swing and timing — matters as much as strength.
🧪 Try this activity
Practise the standing broad jump three times, measure the distance and see if arm swing improves it.
✍️ Question bank with answers
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When throwing with your right hand, step forward with the
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C. left foot
Opposite foot gives balance and power.
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Landing from a jump should be
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D. soft with bent knees
Bending knees absorbs shock.
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In a relay, runners pass a
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C. baton
The baton is handed over.
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What is a sprint?
Answer
a short fast run
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Name a game that uses dribbling.
Answer
football, basketball or hockey
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Describe two technique tips for the standing broad jump.
Marking points
- Swing arms back and forward
- Bend knees and land softly on both feet
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Plan a skills circuit with four stations combining running, jumping, throwing and catching.
Marking points
- Four stations
- Clear instructions
- Safety points
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Your friend keeps dropping catches. What advice will you give?
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- Watch the ball
- Use soft hands to pull it in
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Your jumps were 1.20 m, 1.35 m and 1.30 m. What is your best and your average?
Answer
- Best 1.35 m
- Average = 3.85 ÷ 3 ≈ 1.28 m
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