iExperience: Matthew at Tennis

Learner: Matthew

Date: 02.03.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Health and Physical Education Level One

Participate in creative and regular physical activities and identify enjoyable experiences.

Develop a wide range of movement skills, using a variety of equipment and play environments

Learning Observed:

This week, began four week sessions of tennis for the learners habitat. Each session is 30 minutes with coach Marcel from AceSports on a Thursday. Tennis is a competitive sport in New Zealand that has two players. A player has to hit the tennis ball over the net back and forth to their competitor. The object of the sport is to win the set or until you reach a tie breaker.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

During this learning, Matthew demonstrated that he was:

• Connected - actively taking part in physical and education activities.
• Capable - developing skills to play tennis
• Collaborative - working with others around him in games
• Thinking  - listening carefully to instructions and learning how to apply them

Next Learning Steps:

Continue learning motor skills of holding the racquet and hitting the ball accurately and with control