Warm up
Put children into small groups of 5/6 and ask them to form a
line. Children jog around the room, snaking from one side to
the other, using all the space but remaining in a line. On
command 'swap', the child at the back runs to the front of the line
and becomes the leader.
Introductory
Activity
Stand the children all facing you. Explain that you want the
children to imagine that you are a mirror. Whatever you do,
they need to copy the actions exactly with the same speed and
direction. Once the children are focused and competent at
copying, ask them to practice in pairs. Look for children
concentrating and using slow, smooth and exact movements.
Suggest they add jumps to their mirror actions too. Choose
pairs to demonstrate to the class and set the class the challenge of
deciding who is the leader and who is the follower.
Development
Provide children with 2/3 mats, a bench, hoop and another item of
low apparatus for each group of 4/5 children. Ask them to
design the layout of their apparatus so that there are many starting
places and interesting pathways.
Set the task
for the children to work with a partner to create a sequence
involving jumps that must show different levels, speeds, directions
and shapes. Encourage them to use individual actions,
following a leader and mirroring techniques to create their
sequence. Ensure they have a clear beginning and ending and
smooth movements joining actions together.
For the second
task, ask each pair to teach their sequence to the other pair in
their group. Encourage children to comment on performance and
to suggest 1 change to be made to improve or add to the
sequence. Both sequences can be practiced by both pairs for
perfection and later performance.
Concluding
Activity
Select pairs to perform their sequences. Ask the class to
comment on the performances - clarity of beginning and ending,
smoothness of movement, quality of jumps and landing, use of a roll,
use of all the space. Suggest aspects to improve as well as
commenting on creative development of sequences. Ask the pairs
to talk about how their apparatus layout helped or hindered their
sequence and movement choices.
Cool down
Once the apparatus is away, repeat the game from the warm up with
children following a leader around the hall. Ask children to
find different ways of travelling to lead - skipping, jumping,
hopping, waving arms etc. Gradually ask the children to slow
down their movement to calm activity - slow walking, crawling, slow
jumps etc.
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