J Lindley Stourport School Sports Coordinator 2011

Activity _____Gym – ‘Family of Actions’__

Year Group ____1/2 __

Lesson Lesson Objective/Success Criteria Teaching Activities Equipment 1 To explore ways of balancing on Introduction: discuss theme and core actions for gym different body parts. Mats Warm up: Pupils move in and around the hall in and out of mats and on command to get their body on the shape of a letter drawn on a whiteboard. Pupils to hold letter for 1000,2000,3000 take a picture. Pictures of To balance with extension, tension balances and control. Main activity: Pupils to name what parts of the body they can balance on. Discuss the difference between points and patches. Whiteboard To evaluate their own and others’ performances Ask pupils to try out some balances, holding them for correct time. – pick good examples for all to copy/

 Clear start and finish Pupils to use sheet of balances to help for ideas

 Tension/extension/control Pupils to select their 2 or 3 favourite balances to link together

 2/3 balances with mix of Performing and evaluating: points and patch balances Select a group of pupils to perform and evaluate through Q&A session

2 To perform and name the different Warm up : pupils to move in and around the space and teacher to call out a pupils name who performs Whiteboard rolls a balance from week 1 and all pupils copy and hold balance. Repeat. mats To add 1/2 rolls into their sequence Main Activity: ask pupils to copy teacher/more able pupils who can perform a pencil roll and barrel roll. Pupils to practice. Extend individuals – forward roll and teddy bear roll.  Clear start and finish  Tension/extension/control Ask pupils to select the roll they can perform to a high standard and include it in their sequence from  2 balances week one.  1 roll Pupils in 2’s – one to show the other their sequence and the other to evaluate.

Performing and evaluating: Select pupils to perform and using success criteria, pupils evaluate their work and also name the roll that was performed. 3 To perform their sequence with a Warm up: pupils move in and around the space performing the action rolled on the movement dice Whiteboard clear pathway (skipping, bouncing, hopping, sliding, hands and feet facing up, hands and feet facing down) Mats To link actions together with Main Activity: Pupils recap their sequence from previous weeks Whiteboard J Lindley Stourport School Sports Coordinator 2011

interesting ways of travel Pupils to explore ways to travel across their mat – show good examples and others to copy. Movement  Clear start and finish dice  2 balances Ask pupils to start on their home mat perform their first balance, they then travel to a near mat to perform  1 roll the next balance – interesting pathways.  Interesting ways of travel to link their balances Performing and evaluating: In pairs, 1 pupil follows their partner through the sequence and comments. Swap over 4 To perform sequence incorporating Apparatus: pupils to get out apparatus in the correct way whiteboard apparatus Warm up: Pupils move in and around the space and on command, perform a balance or a roll or a way to Low to explore different jumps and include travelling. apparatus in sequence Main Activity: Pupils to explore the apparatus near them - on/against/over/under/through the apparatus, mats  2 balances  1 jump Can they perform their balance on the apparatus? Can they roll along the apparatus? Can they travel  Interesting ways of travel over/along the apparatus? including a roll  Clear start and finish Pupils to adapt their sequence to incorporate the apparatus  Good use of apparatus Pupils to include a jump into their sequence. Pupils to try out various jumps through exploring and copying others.

Performing and evaluating: Select groups of pupils to perform their sequence. Ask pupils how they incorporated the apparatus into their sequence. 5 To explore the wall bars Warm up: Whiteboard using movement dice, pupils to select the different movements and use the 6 different colours on the To develop sequence using wall bars dice to be the 6 chosen actions. Roll the dice and pupils move in that way. Low and include one action incorporating Main Activity: apparatus wall bars Split the gym into 3/4 zones and pupils in groups to explore the wall bars, and when not exploring the wall bars, practice and refine their sequence. Groups rotate around. Wall bars  2 balances Pupils to adapt their sequence to include one action using the wall bars and to practice.  1 jump mats  Interesting ways of travel Performing and evaluating: including a roll Pupils to find a learning partner and to show them their sequence and ask for feedback. Pupils to name  Clear start and finish the action performed on/against/through the wall bars  One action using wall bars

6 To add another action of their choice Warm up: Whiteboard J Lindley Stourport School Sports Coordinator 2011

into their sequence Pupils to play alphabet game from week 1 but using the apparatus as part of the letter called out. Main Activity: Low To use flip video camera to evaluate Pupils to practice and refine their sequence and to be challenged to add in one other action of their apparatus own sequence choice Performing and evaluating: Wall bars To provide effective feedback on As individuals are practicing and refining, video some and show them their sequence on the screen and performances ask them to comment on their own work. Mats Ensure time during the final lesson of the unit of work to enable pupils to perform in front of others and  Use of key evaluation words for others to evaluate Flip Video when providing feedback and laptop  Use of subject specific key words when providing feedback