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 travel in and out of each other in using
different body parts and in different directions. When the teacher
calls 'stop' or shakes a tambourine children should remain
motionless in a balanced position. Challenge them to find a
different shape in which to balance each time.
Floor Work
Ask children to find a space and then to bounce on the spot. Next
ask them to move all around the workspace bouncing with their feet
together. Encourage them to keep travelling and make some of their
bounces really high. Discuss how the arms and legs can be used to
help lift the body higher.
Challenge children to change direction
while they bounce - can they bounce sideways, backwards or turn
right around? Can they bounce around the workspace while their
bodies are close to the floor? Give children time to explore
different ways and interact with children while they work. Choose a
few children to demonstrate the different ways and ask the rest of
the class to describe what they are doing - their speed, body shape
and what part of the body is taking their weight.
Ask children to use
their hands and feet to travel around the floor in a bouncy way.
Pick out any interesting ways. Extend this activity to include a
short sequence where the child bounces then explodes into a thin or
wide shape.
Large 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. Ask
children to use the skills they have learnt this term to explore
ways of moving along, around, under and over the apparatus. When
they get to the end of the apparatus they should jump into a wide or
thin shape and then sink gently into the floor. Can they use their
hands and feet to bounce back along the floor when they have reached
the end of the apparatus?
Ask children to walk to their next set of
apparatus, a group at a time, and to stand until everyone has
changed. Tell children to explore different ways of using the
apparatus but this time when they sink into the floor after jumping
into a shape they should finish with a roll. Give children time to
explore these movements and then pick out one or two good examples
where children move smoothly from the jump into the roll. Emphasise
the importance of safety and landing correctly. Children should then
move on to the next set of apparatus or could stay where they are.
Explain that children have made a short sequence by linking a jump
and a roll. This time they should add another movement to the
sequence by finding a way of bouncing onto their apparatus using
their hands and feet. Again give children time to experiment and
practice their movement. Choose one or two good examples to
demonstrate and get the rest of the class to discuss the skills
used.
Cool Down
Remind children about the rules for putting the large apparatus away
safely then ask children to do so. When they have finished ask them
to find a space on the floor and sit down.
Tell children to balance
on their bottoms with their legs and arms in the air in front of
them - first with eyes open and then with eyes shut. Ask children to
stand and put both arms into the air above their heads. Close their
eyes and stretch high above. Open their eyes then gradually lower
the arms and let the body sink into the ground. Lie still while the
teacher reminds children about skills they have learnt this term.
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