HPE - Unit 2: The Friendship Games - LESSON PLANS + Student Workbook - Year 1 & 2

Tired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Year 1 and Year 2 Health & PE lessons with this complete, 9-week gamified unit that turns the "Friendship Games" adventure of Relationships, Collaboration and Ball Skills into reality!

Step into the world of "Unit 2: The Friendship Games", a comprehensive Health & PE unit designed to save you time and deeply engage your Early Primary students. This unit focuses on building a strong foundation in Fair Play and Collaboration, blending an age-appropriate introduction to integrity using "Invisible Walls" with active challenges, while connecting physical education to social concepts like inclusion, trust and respectful communication.

Packed with interactive, hands-on simulations, this unit will transform your hall or oval into a dynamic "Friendship Bubble" where students don't just learn about health, they live it as Twins synchronising their steps, Emotional Detectives solving the chaos of a rule-free game and Referees of their own honesty.

What's Inside? This 9-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional PE lessons with confidence. You will find:

9 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans: Guide your students through a journey of discovery, from moving as "One Giant Machine" in 'Parachute Power', mastering coordination in 'The Twin Walk', learning to 'Share the Air' during ball games and celebrating sportsmanship in 'The Sportsmanship Ceremony'.

Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 1 and 2 Health and Physical Education curriculum (AC9). It explicitly covers key descriptors for Personal, Social and Community Health (e.g. AC9HP2P02 Respectful Relationships) and Movement and Physical Activity (e.g. AC9HP2M04 Fair Play, AC9HP2M05 Collaboration), focusing on skills like object control, synchronisation and self-refereeing.

Project-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make social concepts memorable. Imagine your students becoming 'Ants' carrying a giant leaf (the parachute), 'Rule Makers' co-constructing Golden Rules after experiencing "Chaos Ball" and 'Artists' designing Friendship Medals to honour their peers.

Built-in Assessment & Differentiation: Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Evaluate their 'Resilience' using the "High-Five Rule" ("Nice try!"), review their 'Integrity' through their willingness to use the "Recharge Zone" and assess their 'Inclusion Skills' by observing them "Make the Circle Bigger".

Early Career Connections: Expose students to potential future pathways by weaving career education into every lesson. Connect activities to the work of a Crane Operator, Paramedic, Postal Worker, Referee, Teacher, Judge, Construction Worker, Graphic Designer and Event Planner.

Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with the comprehensive "Friendship Games Finale", where students complete the 'Grand Carnival Circuit' to demonstrate collaborative physical skills and create a 'Kindness Medal' to reflect on the qualities of a good sport, complete with a student-friendly rubric for marking.

FREE Student Workbook also included.

Cover Your Entire Term of Health & PE! This unit provides you with high-quality lessons that bridge the gap between theory, active play and social-emotional learning for the Year 1/2 band. Stop the endless search for resources and reclaim your time.

Download "Unit 2: The Friendship Games" today and invite your students to enter the Friendship Bubble!