Year 2 - Physical education
Balance circuit
Health and wellbeing: agility, balance and coordination
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Unit Summary
This unit of work will introduce pupils to agility, balance and coordination; understanding what they mean and why they are important. Pupils will perform circuits to develop their application and understanding of how these elements are crucial in a variety of fitness activities.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to perform a range of activities that demonstrate effective balance and your ability to remain motivated to succeed.
Key Notes
- Move: being balanced at each circuit station requires us to use a range of body parts and hold them steady.
- Move: demonstrating good strength and control will help you to successfully complete the balance stations.
- Think: high quality balance requires concentration, focus and silence in order to hold balanced body positions.
- Feel: encouraging our partner to improve and helping to motivate them shows a strong sense of empathy.
- Connect: being motivated and encouraging your partner to be motivated shows great determination and self-belief.
Vocabulary To Learn
- balance: keeping a steady and stable body position
- circuit: series of physical activities or exercises
- quality: the good characteristics of a performance that suggest the movements and balances are performed correctly
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some pupils may think that balance is a fixed skill that you are either good at or not.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: being balanced at each circuit station requires us to use a range of body parts and hold them steady. Move: demonstrating good strength and control will help you to successfully complete the balance stations.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'balance'
keeping a steady and stable body position.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some pupils may think that balance is a fixed skill that you are either good at or not. Correction: There are many elements to balance: working on all of these elements contributes to overall improvement. Improving focus and concentration can help, along with developing muscular strength, proprioception and self-belief.
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