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Year 1 - Physical education

Low movements

Gymnastics: individual movements and balances

Unit Summary

This unit will introduce pupils to creating movements and balances whilst developing movement competence. Pupils will explore moving and balancing in high, low, wide, narrow and curled ways, on the floor and on apparatus. Pupils will add movements together and reflect on their ideas.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to move and balance in a variety of low ways.

Key Notes

  • Move: moving low requires us to move on our tummies, backs, bottoms, and hands and feet silently with control.
  • Move: balancing low requires being still, pointing fingers and toes, and staying low in relation to the surface.
  • Think: knowing different ways to move and balance in low ways enables us to perform a range of ideas.
  • Feel: self-belief enables us to try our ideas for moving and balancing low down.
  • Connect: supporting others and sharing ideas shows empathy.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • low: moving close to the ground or surface
  • movement: the process of moving from one place to another
  • balance: maintaining a desired shape in a stationary position

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils jump up with their whole body for bunny jumps. Pupils hold on to each other to support them. Pupils do not hold balances for long enough.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: moving low requires us to move on our tummies, backs, bottoms, and hands and feet silently with control. Move: balancing low requires being still, pointing fingers and toes, and staying low in relation to the surface.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'low'

moving close to the ground or surface.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils jump up with their whole body for bunny jumps. Pupils hold on to each other to support them. Pupils do not hold balances for long enough. Correction: Model correct bunny jumps with hands moving first, then feet moving to hands, and repeat. Provide examples of words and advice pupils can use to support each other. Encourage pupils to hold balances for at least 3 seconds.

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