Warm up
Ask children to find a space of their own. Explain that in today's
lesson they will be thinking about using different body parts,
changing direction and learning about Pathways.
Ask children to
move around the workspace without using their feet visiting as many
places as possible. Can they start with slow movements and gradually
make their movements quicker? At the end of the warm up ask if
anyone remembered to change direction?
Floor Work
With children sitting in a space explain what is meant by a
'Pathway' (the route we take from one place to another). Discuss how
to use the workspace safely - what should they do if they meet
someone? How would they avoid a collision if they are following, for
example, a straight pathway? (stop while the other person passes by
or if the other person has stopped keep going, always look around
for other people moving close to them).
Ask children to
stand up in their space and then on the word 'go' they should run in
a straight line to another space. Ask children to repeat this
activity but this time to run to three different places, keeping
their pathway straight between each place. Ask them to try to make
interesting floor patterns when they move between each space.
Pick out a few
interesting examples and get children to demonstrate. The rest of
the class should describe the pathway that was made on the floor -
e.g. they ran in a triangle, they made a zigzag line, they made a
shape like a goalpost etc.
Remind children
that they had been using change of direction in the two previous
lessons. Can they move in straight pathways between spaces but
change the direction each time?
Challenge them
to keep their pathway straight but to move on three different body
parts between each space. Interact with children and get them to
describe what they are doing.
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 and explain that you want
children to think about using straight pathways when they use the
apparatus. On the first set of apparatus get children to explore
ways of moving in straight pathways from one end of the apparatus to
another and then back along the floor to the beginning. Remind
children not to make a curved movement when they get off the
apparatus - instead they should turn, move into another space, and
then turn again. Interact with different groups and help children
improve their skills.
Get children to
change apparatus groups and sit down. Tell them that you want them
to travel in three straight lines when they are using the apparatus.
Remind children that they can change direction after a movement if
they wish. Give children time to make up and practice their
sequence. Choose a few children to demonstrate and ask the rest of
the class to describe and discuss what they are doing. Consider if
the pathway was always straight. Can they identify the direction in
which children travelled and recognise when the direction of
movement changed?
Again ask
children to change apparatus groups and sit down. Remind them that
when they make up a sequence it should have a clear beginning and
end. Ask them to think carefully about the position in which they
start and finish - will they make it a special shape or something
like a balance? Give children time to refine their sequences. Again
choose some children to demonstrate. Ask the rest of the class to
evaluate their sequences.
If there is
time children could move to another apparatus group or stay where
they are to improve their sequence.
Cool Down
Remind children about the 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 sit down.
Ask children to
skip along a straight pathway into a space and then stretch their
body as tall as they can. Ask them to slowly curl. Now ask children
to crawl slowly into another space, travelling in a straight
pathway. Get them to stretch into a wide shape and then to slowly
curl. Lastly ask them to tiptoe slowly to another space using a
straight pathway and to make a stretched shape upon the ground. Now
ask children to slowly curl upon their side and relax.
Remind children
of the new skills they have learnt in today's lesson and ask them to
think for a few moments about how their body feels and how their
breathing has changed.
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