Year 1 - Physical education
Jumping
Locomotion: running and jumping
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Unit Summary
The unit will increase pupils' motor competence when running, providing an understanding of where we run and why. Pupils will show self belief, exploring jumping in different directions, at different speeds, heights and distances. Pupils will learn how and why we jump with the correct technique.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to jump in a variety of ways and understand how to jump using the correct technique.
Key Notes
- Move: jumping requires swinging arms, bending the knees and looking forwards.
- Think: curiosity enables us to try a variety of jumping techniques to figure out the most effective one to use.
- Feel: self belief enables the exploration of different jumping techniques.
- Connect: congratulating others shows empathy and will improve their jumping performance.
Vocabulary To Learn
- jump: using your legs to push yourself up off the ground and into the air for a moment
- take off: the first phase of a jump where the athlete is preparing to leave the ground
- landing: coming back into contact with the ground after being in the air
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils don't land in a controlled way. Pupils don't focus forwards or use their arms when they jump.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: jumping requires swinging arms, bending the knees and looking forwards. Think: curiosity enables us to try a variety of jumping techniques to figure out the most effective one to use.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'jump'
using your legs to push yourself up off the ground and into the air for a moment.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils don't land in a controlled way. Pupils don't focus forwards or use their arms when they jump. Correction: Demonstrate an effective jump with a controlled landing. Explain and demonstrate jumping by swinging the arms up then down and while focusing forwards.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Accelerating when running Study Guide
- Hopping & skipping Study Guide
- Hopping & skipping in games Study Guide
- Jumping far Study Guide
- Jumping high Study Guide
- Jumping in a game Study Guide
- Running Study Guide
- Running as a team Study Guide
- Running at different speeds Study Guide
- Running in a competitive game Study Guide
- Running in a game Study Guide
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