Study Guides

Unit Summary

This unit will support the development of quality movement by focusing on form, body control and foundational movement skills such as agility, balance and coordination. Pupils will be challenged to accurately replicate an increasingly complex variety of movements with control and fluency.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to move your hands and feet with precision to demonstrate dexterity and perform whole body movements with agility, balance, coordination and power.

Key Notes

• Move: a high quality movement requires coordination and careful timing.
• Think: evaluating a performance requires consideration of the difficulty and quality of execution.
• Feel: evaluating and refining a skill can make you feel accomplished, empowered and more confident in your abilities.
• Connect: working with others to provide input into how to improve movement skills fosters collaboration and creativity.

Vocabulary To Learn

• gross motor skill: movements using large muscles, like running, jumping or throwing
• fine motor skill: movements using small muscles, especially in the hands and fingers for precise actions
• evaluating: thinking carefully about your performance to decide what went well and what could be improved

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Struggling with coordination means you are clumsy, careless or simply not trying.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Movement: can you balance in different ways with an appreciation of the task? Study Guide
• Movement: can you jump in different ways using the appropriate technique? Study Guide
• Movement: can you throw with accuracy whilst on the move? Study Guide