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Curriculum Objectives Strand Unit: Movement
Develop basic movement actions.
Continue to develop body awareness through variations of direction, pathway, speed and levels.
Show control in take-off and develop the ability to absorb energy to avoid shock when landing.
Link movement skills to produce individual and pair sequences.
Practise rolling activities leading to the forward roll.
Develop good body tension and posture through gymnastic positions and movements.
Strand Unit: Understanding and appreciation of gymnastics
Discuss movement and ask and answer questions about it.
Develop the ability to lift and place apparatus safely.
Develop awareness of others when using apparatus.
Venue Hall.
Equipment Mats, hoops and benches.
Activity cards for Development section at the end of lesson.
Reference Primary School Curriculum (1999) Physical Education, page 30.
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T E ACHI NG POI NT S ORGANI S AT I ON ACT I VI T Y
Warm up and stretching. Visit your warm up bank. Include some strengthening exercises.
1 Travel on feet
Link travelling movements: Run, stop, skip, stop, walk, stop, hop and stop.
Explore direction, pathways, speed and levels.
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Look for free spaces and move
into them. The teacher calls out
the travelling movements. On a
signal, stop. The teacher calls out
different directions, pathways,
speeds and levels.
Free movement around the room.
2 Curling and stretching
Ask the children to:
(a) Run, stop, using the feet as a base, bend the knees and lower the body over the knees.
Now stand up tall and stretch.
(b) Run and stop. Using the seat as a base, pull the knees into the chest then stretch the arms and
legs up and out.
(c) Run and stop. Using the knees as a base, bend the upper body over the knees then stretch the
body and the arms out.
(d) Make sequences curl and stretch.
Run, stop and show a curled shape.
Run, stop, show a stretched shape and run again.
Create your own sequence.
(e) Work with a partner make a sequence of three curled and three stretched shapes with a
partner. The children perform the sequence together or in turn.
The teacher calls out the activities.
When curling, curl up as tightly as
possible. When stretching, stretch
out as far as possible.
Hold the curled/stretched position
for a count of three.
The children work in pairs to create a
sequence.
T E ACHI NG POI NT S ORGANI S AT I ON ACT I VI T Y
(f) Curl up using mats
Lie on your back on the mat. Bend the knees
into the chest tightly, then stretch the body
into a long thin shape (pin) and stretch roll
across the mat.
Lie on the mat. Bend the knees to the chest.
Tuck the head in and tuck roll across the
mat.
(g) The children perform a sequence of movements called by the teacher and develop their own
sequences. The sample sequences give the children a structure to follow when creating their own.
Start these sequences by asking the children to make a star shape and hold for a count of three
and to hold the final position for a count of three.
Guided sequences
Run, jump and show a stretched shape in the air.
Land on the mat and roll in a curled shape. Stand.
Jump into the hoop and show a stretched shape.
Run, jump onto the mat and roll in a stretched way across mat. Stand.
Jump into the hoop and curl up.
Childrens sequences
Create a sequence without any suggestions and demonstrate it.
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Hold the curled position for a count
of three.
Ask the children to show clear
stretched shapes. Land on the balls
of the feet and bend the knees.
Take out the mats and place on the floor
three children to a mat. The children
take turns curling and rolling on the mat.
The star symbol denotes a beanbag at
the starting position.
Place one hoop at the end of each mat.
The children remain at their mats.
Replace all mats and hoops
3 Cool down
Lie on the floor, curl up and stretch out. Stand.
T E ACHI NG POI NT S ORGANI S AT I ON ACT I VI T Y
Task 1
Curl up and travel to the bench.
Slide along the bench (like a caterpillar).
Stand on the bench and jump onto the mat.
Roll in a curled way along the mat.
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Remind the children to hold the
starting and finishing positions.
Remind the children to curl the
body while travelling.
Stand up straight on the bench
before jumping off.
Place a bench and a mat as indicated
below in four different areas of the hall.
Place all activity cards at each area.
The star symbol denotes a beanbag at
the starting position.
Divide the class into four groups. Each
group performs the tasks outlined on the
cards. Groups do not need to rotate.
Task 2
Stretch your body and travel to the bench
Travel along the bench in a stretched way
Stand on the bench and jump onto the mat.
Roll in a stretched way along the mat.
Remind the children to stretch the
body while travelling.
Stand up straight on the bench
before jumping onto the mat.
Show a stretched shape in the air.
Stretch roll across the mat.
D E V E L O P M E N T
Task 3
Create your own sequence:
(a) On your own
(b) With a partner
(c) In fours
ACT I VI T Y CARD
Task 1
Curl up and move to the bench.
Step onto the bench.
Move like a caterpillar along the bench.
Stand up straight on the end of the bench.
Jump onto the mat.
Lie on the mat and curl up.
Roll along the mat.
Walk back to the beanbag.
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ACT I VI T Y CARD
Task 2
Stand in a stretched way and move to the bench.
Move along the bench in a stretched way.
Stand on the end of the bench.
Jump onto the mat.
Lie on the mat.
Stretch out and roll on the mat.
Walk back to the beanbag.
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ACT I VI T Y CARD
Task 3
Create your own sequence: (a) On your own
(b) With a partner
(c) In fours
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