Gymnastics
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to fundamental gymnastics skills through imaginative storytelling and nature themes. By embedding basic body movements, rolling, balancing, and travelling patterns within engaging narratives about woodland animals and giants, students develop physical literacy whilst nurturing their natural creativity and love of movement.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we combine different shapes and ways of travelling to tell a story through movement?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we roll our bodies smoothly like different shapes in nature?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we create interesting pathways to travel along, just like woodland animals finding their way through the forest?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use different parts of our body to create steady balances like statues?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we smoothly connect our balances to create a magical Giant's story?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we create our own movement story using different pathways and balances?
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