Train for the Commonwealth Games

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

• adaptability
• creative thinking
• collaboration
• communication
• digital literacy
• problem solving
• reflection
• social skills

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 7 Health and Physical Education

Students can:

• analyse, refine and transfer movement skills in a variety of movement situations (AC9HP8M01)
• design and demonstrate how movement strategies can be manipulated to improve movement outcomes (AC9HP8M02).

Year 7 Mathematics

Students can:

• plan and conduct statistical investigations involving data for discrete and continuous numerical variables; analyse and interpret distributions of data and report findings in terms of shape and summary statistics (AC9M7ST03). 

Relevant parts of Year 7 Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students apply and transfer movement skills and movement concepts across a range of situations. Students select, use and refine strategies to support inclusion, fair play and collaboration across a range of movement contexts.

Relevant parts of Year 7 Mathematics achievement standards: Students plan and conduct statistical investigations involving discrete and continuous numerical data, using appropriate displays.

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

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate class discussion and help with ideas.

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.

• access to a pool (if available)
• Matt Levy and Shayna Jack’s weekly training plans.
• student devices for individual use
• Weekly Training Planner

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.