Footy Fit - Diversity Strengthens Teams

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 3 & 4 Health and Physical Education:

• Describe how respect, empathy and valuing diversity can positively influence relationships (ACPPS037)
• Participate in outdoor games and activities to examine how participation promotes a connection between the community, natural and built environments, and health and wellbeing (ACPPS041)
• Research own heritage and cultural identities, and explore strategies to respect and value diversity (ACPPS042)

Year 5 & 6 Health and Physical Education:

• Examine how identities are influenced by people and places (ACPPS051)
• Investigate community resources and ways to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS053)
• Practise skills to establish and manage relationships (ACPPS055)
• Identify how valuing diversity positively influences the wellbeing of the community (ACPPS060)

Syllabus outcomes: COS2.1, COS3.1, INS2.3, INS3.3, IRS2.11, IRS3.11, ALS2.6, GDS3.9, DMS3.2, PSS3.5, SLS3.13

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding

Relevant parts of Years 3 & 4 achievement standards:
Students identify influences that strengthen identities and describe the connections they have to their community

Relevant parts of Years 3 & 4 achievement standards:
Students explain the influence of people and places on identities. They examine how physical activity, celebrating diversity and connecting to the environment support community well-being and cultural understanding.

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge – HPE – Years 3-6

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – teacher will lead class discussions/games and presentation of certificates. Students will also have the opportunity to work independently

• Art supplies
• Class list – one copy for each student
• Device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Draft Combine Fitness Worksheet (from Lesson 2)
• Student Worksheet – one copy per student
• Sydney Swans Support Team Chart – digital copy
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge Game Plan (from Lesson 1)
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge Scoring Framework – one copy per teacher 
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge Tokens (from Lesson 1)
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Avatar Worksheet (if students undertook Lesson 1)
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Certificate of Completion – one for each student as per Scoring Framework
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Certificate of Participation – one for each student as per Scoring Framework
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Rising Star Award – awarded to some students as per Scoring Framework
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Stadium Scoreboard (from Lesson 1)
• Volkswagen Footy Fit Team Roles – one A3 copy to be filled per class upon completion of the unit
• White paper (optional)

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Cultural understanding

The Volkswagen Footy Fit Challenge is a unit of work designed in collaboration with the Sydney Swans to promote health and wellbeing amongst students in years 3 to 6. It is designed to align with, and provide further depth to, the in-schools Volkswagen Footy Fit program for years 2 to 6.