Warm up
Ask children to work in fours and put out a mat for each group in a
space then ask them to sit quietly on the mat. Remind them that they
played the game 'Aliens' in the last lesson. Ask children to
describe to the class how to play the game.
Each mat
represents a planet. The children are explorers travelling through
space in the way that the teacher describes - travel around the
planets slowly on your toes, travel around the planets with heavy
footsteps, slide around the planets using your hands to pull
yourselves along etc. When the teacher calls 'Aliens' the children
have to move quickly to a planet and find a way of balancing on
their bodies other than their feet. The teacher then describes
another way to move around the planets.
Floor Work
Using mats from warm up session ask children to work in groups of
four to find different ways of rolling. Remind children about the
important points when rolling and keeping themselves safe. Give
children time to explore different ways of rolling and encourage or
teach children who are confident and ready to extend their
movements. Ask for some volunteers to demonstrate the different ways
of rolling. Other children in the class should describe their rolls
- were they curled rolls or stretched shapes, what part of the body
took the weight etc.
Ask children to
move around the workspace by running and jumping as high in the air
as they can. When they come to a mat they should use some kind of
roll to move across it then move off with running and jumping
movements again. Encourage them to change their pathways as they
move.
Tell children
to return to their original groups of four to a mat [unless there
are enough mats for one between two] and make up a short sequence
using three unlike movements. They should include a run, a jump and
a roll. Ask them to repeat and practice the movement a number of
times. They should then work with a partner, starting their sequence
at different sides of the mat. Each pair should be allowed to
complete their sequence before the next pair starts. Ask two or
three pairs to demonstrate their 'unlike' movements.
Apparatus
Remind children about the agreed rules for putting out apparatus
safely then working in the original groups of four ask children to
choose two extra pieces of apparatus to add to their mat in a way
that enables them to transfer their floor sequence onto apparatus.
Tell children
that as they are working in pairs and perhaps starting at opposite
ends of the apparatus only one pair can be on the apparatus at one
time. Allow time for children to explore ways of transferring their
'unlike' movements onto the apparatus and to repeat it a number of
times in order to develop control and smoothness, Ask two or three
pairs to demonstrate and ask the rest of the class to describe the
movements paying attention to when and where the movements of
children are the same or different.
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 to lie on their backs.
Children should
stretch until all their muscles are tense and then relax. Repeat.
Ask children to roll gently onto their tummies and get them to
stretch, then relax again. Repeat.
Tell children
to relax by placing their head on their arms and to listen carefully
as the teacher recaps on the important things they have learnt and
the skills they have acquired while working through this unit.
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