Year 5 - Physical education
Counter balance
Gymnastics: counter balance and counter tension
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Unit Summary
This unit will focus on exploring counter balance and counter tension using the floor and apparatus. Pupils will learn how to perform a range of balances in pairs and compose sequences that consistently incorporate flow. Pupils will evaluate their sequences and reflect on how to make improvements.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a variety of quality counter balances with a partner.
Key Notes
- Move: quality pair counter balances require pushing against our partner and holding the balance still with extension.
- Move: linking high quality counter balances requires moving with fluidity and control.
- Think: interesting gymnastics challenges creative thinking on how to use two different levels and connection points.
- Feel: being able to rely on each other in our pair to work hard to create quality counter balances requires integrity.
- Connect: providing feedback to others to help improve the quality of our counter balances shows trust in one another
Vocabulary To Learn
- counter balance: a pushing balance where we maintain the desired shape in a stationary position completely still
- quality: the good characteristics of the performance that suggest the movements and balances are performed correctly
- creativity: the ability to generate, imagine or produce new and original ideas, concepts or solutions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that a partner balance is a counter balance. Pupils may struggle with counter balance due to unequal weight distribution. Pupils may struggle to trust their partner.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: quality pair counter balances require pushing against our partner and holding the balance still with extension. Move: linking high quality counter balances requires moving with fluidity and control.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'counter balance'
a pushing balance where we maintain the desired shape in a stationary position completely still.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may think that a partner balance is a counter balance. Pupils may struggle with counter balance due to unequal weight distribution. Pupils may struggle to trust their partner. Correction: Show the difference between a partner balance and a counter balance. Pupils practice positions individually and work together to adjust the balance equally. Incorporate activities that require working together and communication to build trust.
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