Year 7 - Physical education
Different ways to move
Gymnastics: body control and paired sequences
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Unit Summary
This unit will explore core gymnastics skills both individually and in combination. Pupils will develop their stability whilst holding their own body position and when supporting a partner. They will learn how to give appropriate feedback to others on posture and the execution of short sequences.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to move in a variety of ways to incorporate different levels, speeds and balances.
Key Notes
- Move: developing body control, spatial awareness and balance within a class prevents any collisions when moving around.
- Move: engaging the core muscles and fixing the eyes on a spot allows more stability when balancing.
- Think: different levels in a gymnastics routine makes it more dynamic, visually appealing and showcases diverse skills.
- Feel: holding a balance requires focused concentration and muscle tension to maintain stillness.
- Connect: working with others to create a balance sequence needs clear communication to ensure synchronised movements.
Vocabulary To Learn
- locomotion: moving from one place to another using different ways your body can move e.g. running, jumping, skipping, hopping and rolling
- levels: working at different heights from sliding along the floor to crawling and right through to bounding jumps
- balance: maintaining the centre of mass over the base of support to avoid falling over
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils always opt to perform the most simple movements. Pupils may not like performing in front of others.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: developing body control, spatial awareness and balance within a class prevents any collisions when moving around. Move: engaging the core muscles and fixing the eyes on a spot allows more stability when balancing.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'locomotion'
moving from one place to another using different ways your body can move e.g. running, jumping, skipping, hopping and rolling.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils always opt to perform the most simple movements. Pupils may not like performing in front of others. Correction: Give pupils time to develop their movement ideas and be creative. Share creative ideas to improve the quality of movements. Encourage pupils to present in pairs to build up their confidence in performing to one another.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Basic flight using jumps and turns Study Guide
- Building a group routine Study Guide
- Creating sequences with locomotion, rotation and balance Study Guide
- Evaluating and refining sequences Study Guide
- Locomotion and partner work Study Guide
- Performing and supporting the performance of others Study Guide
- Point and patch balances Study Guide
- Reviewing, refining and improving aesthetic performance using feedback Study Guide
- Rotation and control Study Guide
- Using apparatus to aid flight Study Guide
- Vaulting with control and creativity Study Guide
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