Warm up
Ask children to find a space and sit down. Choose a child to
describe how their body feels and how they think it will change
during the lesson.
Tell children
to move slowly around the room so that sometimes their body is
tucked up and sometimes stretched out. Repeat this when moving
quickly. Discuss how the speed affected movement.
Floor Work
Ask children to perform a roll and finish with a stretching
movement. Was the middle of their bodies stretched? Repeat again -
can they finish with a wide stretch where they have to balance?
Discuss the fact that when they performed a roll their bodies were
close to the floor.
Challenge
children to find how many parts of their bodies they can make touch
the floor when moving. Interact with children, ask them to describe
what they are doing. Look for different examples and get these
children to demonstrate to the rest of the class, telling the class
to watch closely so that they can copy the movements. Ask children
to describe in detail what they have seen. Give everyone a few
minutes to copy and practice two movements made by other children.
Now challenge
children to find how many parts of their bodies they can get into
the air. Interact with children reminding them of safety points and
discussing what they are doing. Choose some different examples for
demonstrations, again asking the class to watch closely so that they
can copy the movements. Give children time to copy and practice two
movements they have seen.
Discuss the
concept of level - near to the ground or far from the ground. Tell
children you want them to build a sequence that includes a movement
near to the ground and far from the ground. Remind them of the
importance of a clear beginning, middle and end. Can they find a
position where they are quite still to mark the beginning and end of
the sequence?
Apparatus
Remind children about the agreed rules for putting out apparatus
safely then divide them into groups to put the apparatus out. . Ask
children to sit quietly when they have completed the task given and
to watch and check that other children have put out apparatus
correctly. Have enough apparatus for five or six different groups.
Ask each group
to sit by a different set of apparatus. Tell children that they are
to explore the apparatus by moving along, over, under, across,
around it, thinking about different levels. Give children time to
explore and interact with children praising their efforts. Choose a
few children to demonstrate a range of movement and levels. The rest
of the class should describe in detail the movements they see - e.g.
she was far away from the ground when she jumped off the box and
made a wide stretch before landing.
Ask children to
walk to their next set of apparatus, a group at a time, and to stand
until everyone has changed. Tell children you want them to use the
apparatus to get their bodies high off the ground. Allow the
children time to explore different ways of doing this and interact
with children helping them to develop skills. Choose different
examples for demonstration. Ask children to describe in detail the
movements thinking about parts taking body weight, level, speed and
shape.
Challenge
children to find ways of getting their legs high off the ground and
then touching the ground while their backs touch the apparatus. Can
they repeat this with other parts of the body? Choose some examples
for demonstration.
Ask children to
think about the changes of level and movement they have made
themselves and seen others make. Tell them you want them to make up
a sequence using the floor and the apparatus in which they change
level three times. Remind them about including a clear beginning,
middle and end. Choose two or three examples for demonstration and
discussion.
Cool Down
Remind children about rules for putting the apparatus away safely
then ask children to do so. When they have finished ask them to find
a space on the floor and lie down on their backs.
Tell children
you want them to lift their hands and legs as far away from the
ground as possible while keeping their backs on the floor. Can they
stretch right to the tips of their fingers and toes to do this? Now
can they find a way of getting every part of their body as near to
the ground as possible? Ask children to relax and recap on the
skills learnt in today's lesson.
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