Year 3 - Physical education
Changes in direction
Gymnastics: movements, balances and sequence composition
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Unit Summary
The unit of work introduces pupils to the idea of changes in levels and direction when creating and performing sequences in pairs and in groups. Pupils will reflect on the best way to create their sequences, combining both changes in level and direction, with balances and using a range of apparatus.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a sequence that flows and includes a range of movements and balances, incorporating a change in direction between the actions.
Key Notes
- Move: sequences include changes in direction, using turns to change direction with fluidity and flow.
- Think: experimenting to ascertain the best way to change direction in a sequence requires decision making.
- Connect: trying a range of ideas for changing direction and picking the best ideas requires trust and cooperation.
- Feel: committing to trying a range of ideas even if we are finding it challenging demonstrates responsibility.
Vocabulary To Learn
- direction: changing the course along which you are moving
- turn: changing the direction your body is facing
- flow: moving from one action to another without stopping
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some pupils might suggest that rolling or cartwheeling is a turn to change direction.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: sequences include changes in direction, using turns to change direction with fluidity and flow. Think: experimenting to ascertain the best way to change direction in a sequence requires decision making.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'direction'
changing the course along which you are moving.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some pupils might suggest that rolling or cartwheeling is a turn to change direction. Correction: Although a body rotates during a roll or cartwheel, it moves along one course, facing the same direction at the start and finish. This lesson focusses on changing the course that we are moving along which is achieved through turns and spins.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Application of learning onto apparatus Study Guide
- Balances individually and in pairs Study Guide
- Changes in direction on apparatus Study Guide
- Changes in level Study Guide
- Changes in level and direction to create sequences in groups using apparatus Study Guide
- Changes in level on the apparatus Study Guide
- Combine balances and movements to finalise sequences in pairs Study Guide
- Sequence completion and peer to peer review Study Guide
- Sequence completion and performance to peers Study Guide
- Sequence formation combining individual and pair balances Study Guide
- Sequence ideas Study Guide
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