The School of Play Curriculum
Primary School Grade 3 & 4
Week Seventeen brings together numeracy, teamwork, fitness, and personal growth in a highly engaging and meaningful way. Students strengthen their quick-thinking skills through active numeracy challenges, practise bravery and self-reflection, and develop strong collaborative habits through fitness-based team activities. The combination of games such as Numeracy Battle, Keep on Rolling, and Wheel of Fortune Wellness encourages students to stay physically active while applying mental strategies, solving problems together, and supporting each other’s efforts with positivity and encouragement.
This week also emphasises emotional growth, gratitude, and empathy. Through reflective activities like What Makes Me Brave? and the mindfulness stations in Wheel of Fortune Wellness, students explore moments of courage, share personal experiences, and learn how to support others in their own acts of bravery. These activities help students recognise their strengths, develop emotional intelligence, and foster a supportive, uplifting classroom community. By the end of the week, students feel more connected, confident, and empowered in both their learning and their relationships.
Weekly Lessons
Numeracy Battle
Numeracy Battle is a fast-paced, high-energy activity that turns everyday math practice into an exciting movement-based challenge. Students listen to quick-fire numeracy questions and must solve them mentally before racing to the correct side of the room, EVEN or ODD. This simple structure creates an instant sense of urgency and engagement, pushing students to think clearly under pressure while staying physically active. The game keeps everyone on their toes and transforms traditional numeracy practice into a fun, whole-body learning experience.
As the game progresses, students build confidence in their math skills while enjoying the thrill of quick decisions and rapid movement. Whether played individually or in teams, it strengthens number recognition, mental math fluency, and quick thinking. Numeracy Battle also encourages teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship when played in groups, creating a lively and supportive environment where students learn, move, and have fun all at once.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
Numeracy Battle supports students to:
- Practise active listening by tuning in carefully to each numeracy question, focusing on the teacher’s instructions, and responding quickly and accurately.
- Express themselves respectfully when working in teams by sharing answers calmly, supporting peers who may need help, and encouraging others during the fast-paced movement.
- Understand different viewpoints by recognising that classmates may use different strategies to solve numeracy problems and appreciating diverse thinking processes.
Cooperation and Social Skills
Numeracy Battle helps students to:
- Work as a team by solving numeracy questions together in team-based versions, moving in unison, and supporting each other in making quick decisions.
- Show fairness and kindness through positive communication, celebrating correct answers, and responding respectfully when mistakes are made.
- Show appreciation by acknowledging others’ effort, speed, problem-solving strategies, and willingness to participate enthusiastically.
Safety and Acceptance
Numeracy Battle encourages students to:
- Ensure others feel safe by moving around the room with awareness, respecting personal space, and following rules to maintain a safe, high-energy environment.
- Accept others as they are by understanding that everyone solves problems differently and moves at different speeds, showing patience and encouragement.
- Promote equality as all students participate regardless of numeracy ability or physical fitness, with everyone having the same opportunity to answer questions and succeed.
What Makes Me Brave?
What Makes Me Brave? is a reflective writing activity that helps students explore the concept of courage through their own lived experiences. By thinking back to a moment when they acted bravely, whether it was trying something new, standing up for someone, or overcoming a personal fear, students learn to recognise their strengths and understand the emotions that come with being brave. This simple but powerful activity encourages self-awareness and helps students make sense of how courage shows up in everyday life.
As students reflect, they also begin to see how bravery helps them grow, building confidence, resilience, and a positive sense of self. The activity invites them to think about how they can support others in being brave too, fostering empathy and connection within the group. What Makes Me Brave? creates a safe, thoughtful space for students to share their experiences, celebrate small wins, and recognise that courage comes in many shapes and sizes.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
What Makes Me Brave? supports students to:
- Practise active listening by engaging thoughtfully when peers share their brave moments, showing interest through eye contact and encouraging responses.
- Express themselves respectfully as they describe their own experiences of bravery, using clear and calm communication to share their feelings and thoughts.
- Understand different viewpoints by hearing the diverse challenges others have faced, recognising that bravery looks different for everyone, and responding with empathy.
Cooperation and Social Skills
What Makes Me Brave? helps students to:
- Work as a team when sharing stories in pairs or small groups, taking turns, and supporting each other through encouraging comments.
- Show fairness and kindness by celebrating all types of bravery, big or small, and acknowledging classmates’ efforts without judgment.
- Show appreciation by noticing and responding positively when others share vulnerable or meaningful moments, building a supportive space for reflection.
Safety and Acceptance
What Makes Me Brave? encourages students to:
- Ensure others feel safe by creating a respectful environment where everyone feels comfortable sharing personal experiences at their own pace.
- Accept others as they are by recognising that bravery varies from person to person and respecting differences in fears, challenges, and emotional responses.
- Promote equality as all students have an equal opportunity to reflect, share, and grow, regardless of their background, confidence levels, or experiences with bravery.
Keep on Rolling
Keep on Rolling is a high-energy team challenge that blends dice rolling, strategy, and fitness into one fast-paced game. Players race back and forth to collect exercise cards, roll the correct dice combinations, and complete movement challenges to earn points for their team. With every roll bringing a mix of luck and determination, students learn to stay focused, patient, and resilient, especially when the dice don’t go their way. The constant rotation of runners, rollers, and exercisers keeps everyone moving and engaged while building teamwork and communication skills.
As the game unfolds, players must support one another through static holds, quick transitions, and bursts of effort. The unpredictability of the dice adds excitement, while the shared challenge of completing exercises together builds team spirit and a strong sense of collective achievement. Keep on Rolling brings together fitness, fun, and friendly competition, creating an energetic environment where students learn to encourage one another, work collaboratively, and celebrate every hard-earned card their team secures.
Download the Keep on Rolling exercise cards HERE.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
Keep on Rolling supports students to:
- Practise active listening by paying attention to teammates’ instructions, encouragement, and updates while rolling, completing exercises, or rotating turns.
- Express themselves respectfully as they communicate strategy, offer support, and give clear instructions during the fast-paced gameplay.
- Understand different viewpoints by recognising how teammates think, react, and problem-solve differently under pressure, building empathy for diverse approaches.
Cooperation and Social Skills
Keep on Rolling helps students to:
- Work as a team by taking turns, encouraging each other through static holds and exercises, and contributing equally to earning team cards.
- Show fairness and kindness by celebrating teammates’ efforts, accepting outcomes respectfully, and supporting players who may struggle with the exercises or dice luck.
- Show appreciation by acknowledging teammates who complete tough exercises, roll helpful combinations, or keep morale high throughout the game.
Safety and Acceptance
Keep on Rolling encourages students to:
- Ensure others feel safe by moving with control, sharing space respectfully, and supporting teammates physically and emotionally during fast-paced rounds.
- Accept others as they are by understanding that everyone has different fitness levels, rolling luck, and comfort with static holds, valuing effort over speed or skill.
- Promote equality because every player participates in the same roles, rolling, running, completing exercises, and doing static holds, ensuring all students can contribute meaningfully to team success.
Wheel of Fortune Wellness
Wheel of Fortune Wellness is a high-energy, feel-good group game that blends movement, mindfulness, and gratitude into one powerful experience. Players rotate through wellness stations, each with a physical exercise and a reflective prompt, creating a fun workout that strengthens both the body and the mind. Whether they’re doing gratitude squats, affirmation push-ups, or resilience tuck jumps, participants stay active while taking moments to appreciate their strengths, their relationships, and the positive moments in their lives. The game brings a playful twist to well-being, helping students connect exercise with emotional awareness in an engaging, light-hearted format.
As teams move from station to station, they support one another through each physical challenge and share their gratitude reflections, building empathy, kindness, and connection. The optional shuttle-run gratitude challenge adds an extra burst of energy while encouraging players to think deeply about the things they are thankful for. By the end of the game, the room is filled with positive energy, teamwork, and meaningful conversations. Wheel of Fortune Wellness is the perfect combination of fitness, fun, and reflection, creating an uplifting environment where players leave feeling stronger, more connected, and more grateful.
Download the nine station cards HERE.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
Wheel of Fortune Wellness supports students to:
- Practise active listening by tuning in to teammates’ reflections, gratitude prompts, and affirmations as they rotate through stations.
- Express themselves respectfully when sharing gratitude, personal reflections, and mindful responses, using calm and thoughtful communication.
- Understand different viewpoints by hearing a wide range of gratitude statements, challenges, affirmations, and personal experiences, helping them build empathy for how others think and feel.
Cooperation and Social Skills
Wheel of Fortune Wellness helps students to:
- Work as a team by completing physical and reflective tasks together at each station, encouraging, supporting, and motivating each other.
- Show fairness and kindness by celebrating teammates’ efforts, uplifting those who find some stations difficult, and rotating responsibilities without conflict.
- Show appreciation by acknowledging teammates’ thoughtful gratitude reflections, meaningful affirmations, and positive contributions throughout the game.
Safety and Acceptance
Wheel of Fortune Wellness encourages students to:
- Ensure others feel safe by moving with control around the stations, respecting personal space, and pacing themselves to maintain a safe, calm environment.
- Accept others as they are by understanding that each person reflects differently, moves at a different pace, and has unique strengths physically and emotionally.
- Promote equality because every student participates in the same rotation of exercises and mindfulness tasks, giving each learner an equal chance to contribute, reflect, and succeed.
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