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This unit introduces Reception students to the fundamental gymnastics concept of flight through progressive jumping, bouncing and leaping activities. The focus is on developing body awareness, spatial control and creative expression whilst building confidence in airborne movements. Through structured exploration and creative sequence-making, students develop essential coordination skills that form the foundation for all future gymnastics learning.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Jumping in Different Ways
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to jump safely in different directions and create sequences with friends?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop jumping skills in a variety of ways and directions
  • • Learn to land safely with bent knees to cushion impact

Lesson 2

Flight, Bouncing and Jumping
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to jump and move with control like gymnasts?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop jumping technique through take-off and landing
  • • Perform star and pencil jumps with control

Lesson 3

Flight, Bouncing and Jumping with Turns
45 min

Big Question:

How can we jump and turn safely while creating exciting movement sequences?

Key Objectives:

  • • To jump through turns with control and confidence
  • • To jump as part of a sequence combining different movements

Lesson 4

Tuck Jumping and Apparatus Flight
45 min

Big Question:

How can I make my body small and tight whilst jumping through the air?

Key Objectives:

  • • To perform a tuck jump with correct body shape and safe landing
  • • To demonstrate jumping skills on and off apparatus with control

Lesson 5

Flight Patterns and Leaping Sequences
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use different types of jumps and leaps to create exciting movement sequences?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop different types of leaps (cat, scissor, split) with controlled landings
  • • To create sequences combining jumps, leaps and direction changes

Lesson 6

Flight, Bouncing and Jumping - Final Performance
55 min

Big Question:

How can we create a jumping and leaping routine that shows all our flight skills from this unit?

Key Objectives:

  • • Execute a variety of jumps and leaps with increasing control and confidence
  • • Create and perform sequences that include different types of flight movements