Twinkl Move PE - Year 2 Attacking and Defending: Lesson 2 - Mark That Player

A thorough Year 2 marking PE lesson:

Introduce your children to the skill of marking other players with this handy Year 2 marking PE lesson. Using fun activities, your children will practise marking others and using space to escape from defenders, before applying this in a small-sided game.

When you’ll download this resource, you’ll get all the resources you need for a complete class on the topic. The pack includes a thorough lesson plan that will help you plan ahead, a colourful PowerPoint presentation, that will make it easier to explain the topic to the kids and marking grids and success criteria grids, that will allow you to assess your children’s knowledge or encourage them to do it themselves.

We also included some other handy resources in this pack, such as eye-catching aims posters in different sizes, a lovely skills' poster, an area plan, warm-up and cool-down activities, and a non-participation sheet, so you can let everyone in your class join the fun of the lesson.

Resources to try alongside this Year 2 marking PE lesson:

If you liked our amazing Year 2 marking PE lesson, take a look at the following resources too:

Year 2 Dodging PE Lesson - With this lesson pack you can teach the skill of dodging and some of the techniques that children can use for effective dodging, such as the use of space and quick changes of speed and direction.

Year 2 Attacking and Defending unit - Or you can try all the lessons in this unit and help your little learners to understand the roles of attacking and defending in games. The unit includes eight complete lessons that will teach children everything they need to know about Year 2 attacking and defending skills.

For more great resources to plan your PE lessons, visit Twinkl Move, the part of Twinkl that includes teacher-made lessons on tons of sport-related topics.

Why is marking important?

Marking is important because it can help to slow down or stop the other team from scoring. When you are marking, you need to stay close to the attacker and have good coordination.

Having good coordination means that you are able to move your body easily and in the way you want to. It can help you to dodge players on the other team and might help you to score goals for your team! Keeping possession - control of the ball - means that a team has more chances to be able to score a goal.