Gymnastics

National curriculum content

• Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
• Perform dances using a range of movement patterns.

Lesson objectives

1. To perform 9 key shapes
2. To travel using different body parts
3. To travel at different levels at different speeds
4. To create sequences of movements, shapes, balances and rolls
5. To work with others - mirroring and cannoning
6. To perform in front of others

What we want children to know

• How to safely use all apparatus.
• The ‘9 key shapes’ of gymnastics – straight, star, tuck, dish, arch, pike, straddle, front support and back support.
• How to use the shape to perform different actions such as a forward roll.
• How to perform the shapes with control and quality.
• What makes a good shape including technique, control and good body posture.
• Travelling is moving from one point to another.
• Balancing is the action of holding a still position for a set amount of time.
• The following terms: points of balance, body control, stability.
• Balances should be held for 5 seconds.
• A sequence is a series of actions that are linked together.
• A sequence can link different types of actions or a number of the same type of action.

What skills we want children to develop

• Perform a range of actions, agilities and skills with consistency, fluency and clarity of movement.
• Experiment with a wide range of actions, varying and combining spatial patterns, speed, tension, and continuity when working with a partner and in a group.
• Create gymnastic sequences that meet a theme or set of conditions, showing a clear, beginning, middle and end.
• Create, perform, and repeat a combination of actions that include changes of dynamic e.g. changes of level, speed and direction and clarity of shape.
• Develop flexibility, strength, control, technique and balance.
• Find different ways of using a shape, balance or travel and link them to make actions and sequences of movement.

Vocabulary

Gymnastics, key shapes, balances, rolls, jumps, co-ordination, routine, travelling, apparatus, sequence, partners, teamwork

Dodgeball

National curriculum content

• Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination.
• Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.
• Compare their performance with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

Lesson objectives

1. To throw the ball underarm.
2. To use a side shot throw.
3. To move in different ways – at speed.
4. To use body positioning and control to help when catching.
5. To discuss and apply tactics needed in dodgeball games.
6. To participate in dodgeball games.

What we want children to know

• Opportunity to experience the game and explore the skills they will be learning.
• The ability to control, stop and throw the ball.
• Send a ball at different speeds.
• To be able to catch a ball at different heights, as well as at different speeds.
• To be able to send a ball in the correct direction towards and intended target.
•  To understand what it means to dodge a ball and when to dodge a ball.
• To be able to work together and co-operate when playing a game.
• To be able to assess their own performance and identify their strengths and skills.

What skills we want children to develop

• Understand how finding space can help in game situations.
• Use a range of tactics to try and win games.
• Improve consistency when catching a variety of different shots.
• Show control when moving at speed.
• Move the ball in different ways – with increasing control and accuracy – whilst moving.
• Practise and improve the underarm throw and side shot throw.
• Get into good positions to both receive and throw the ball.
• Develop the skills needed for games including ball handling, striking, dodging and catching.

Vocabulary

Speed, bounce, balls, throw, catch, dodge, positioning, underarm throw, side shot, target, strike, roll