Warm up
Tell children to sit in a space then ask them why each gymnastics
lesson starts with a warm up activity? Why is it important for us to
exercise?
Ask children to choose their favourite way to move around
the room. Can they change direction - forwards, backwards,
sideways? Next ask them to move around the room jumping in all the
spaces. Remind them to land softly and deeply.
Floor Work
With children sitting in a space discuss the movements they have
learnt in previous lessons. Remind children that in the last lesson
they practiced different ways of rocking. Explain that this was a
preparation for learning to roll - the skill they will be using in
their lesson today.
Ask children to move from their sitting position
to a standing position. Tell them they must not use their hands and
must keep their feet together. Ask them to repeat this several
times. Remind children how they used a forwards and backwards
rocking motion in the last lesson to stand up. Get them to
demonstrate this.
Ask children to demonstrate other parts of their
bodies that will take their weight when rocking. Give them a few
minutes to explore different ways and interact with the children so
they identify the part of their bodies taking the weight. Choose a
few children to demonstrate their movements to others. Emphasise
that to rock children need to curve parts of their bodies. Did they
include their back, sides, tummies? If not get everyone to try. Tell
children to curl up close to the floor then to rock gently from side
to side. Can they rock themselves into a roll? Can they roll in the
opposite direction? Discuss ways of rolling safely. Discuss and
demonstrate rolling sideways in a curled and stretched position. Let
children practice the two kinds of sideways rolls.
Small
Apparatus
Remind children how to put out mats safely then ask them to work in
fours and place the mats around the workspace. Teach the class how
to do a forwards roll on the mat. Get them to squat with their feet
together, weight on toes and arms level with their shoulders. Next
put their hands on the floor with fingers pointing forwards, chin on
chest. Next thrust their legs up to get their hips into the air,
taking the weight on hands, back of head and shoulders. Keep the
back curved as they roll back onto their feet. Some children will
not be ready for this so let them practice putting their hands on
the floor and their bottoms in the air. They then walk their feet
towards their hands keeping their legs straight. They can be
encouraged to put their chin on their chest and overbalance into a
roll.
Give children time to practice the forward roll or a sideways
roll if they are not ready for it. Choose some good examples and
demonstrate to the children. Get the rest of the class to comment on
what they do - getting the right order and performing the action
safely. For children not ready for rolling activities, adapt their
task to include rocking into a standing position or other body
shape. Give them simple tasks that represent small steps to learning
to perform a forwards roll etc.
Ask children to work in pairs or small groups with a mat.
Challenge them to cross from one side of the mat to the other by
rolling smoothly so that they finish in a stretched shape. Repeat
this but finish with a curled shape.
Cool Down
Ask children to put the mats away and then to lay on their backs on
the floor. Ask them to lift different combinations of their limbs
into the air. e.g. Lift your right leg, lift your right arm and left
leg, make a big circle with your right arm in the air, rest one arm
on your head and move one leg from side to side etc. Adapt this for
the ability of the class. Lastly ask children to lie still while the
teacher recaps on the skills learnt in today's lesson.
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