Run Like a Champion

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

• creative thinking
• curiosity
• initiative
• reflection

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Foundation, Health and Physical Education 

Students can:

• practise fundamental movement skills in minor game and play situations (AC9HPFM01).

Foundation, Mathematics

Students can:

• identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning (AC9MFM01)
• collect, sort and compare data represented by objects and images in response to given investigative questions that relate to familiar situations (AC9MFST01).

Relevant parts of Foundation Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students apply fundamental movement skills to manipulate objects and space in a range of movement situations. Students demonstrate personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others.

Relevant parts of Foundation Mathematics achievement standards: Students identify the attributes of mass, capacity, length and duration, and use direct strategies to compare objects and events. Students collect, sort and compare data in response to questions in familiar contexts.

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy, Personal and Social Capability 

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate class discussion and provide assistance with activities and recording.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.1: By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education, leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

• 20m measuring tape
• device capable of displaying audiovisual material
• markers
• popsicle sticks and 2 containers
• stopwatch/timer for running
• Sports of the Commonwealth Games Visual Explainer
• Warm-up Cards
• Running Worksheet
• Matt Levy and Shayna Jack’s weekly training plans.

These resources have been created with the support of the Australian Commonwealth Games Team, via Commonwealth Games Australia.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Team are set to take on the athletes of he world at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games from next year, and together the more than 250 athletes in green and gold aim to be the top nation at the Games in terms of gold and overall medals won, the number of medallists, and the number of sports winning medals.

You can cheer on Australia’s best across the screens of 7 and 7Plus from 23 July 2026.