Movement Foundations
Gymnastics
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to fundamental gymnastics concepts through playful, safe exploration of body movement and control. The emphasis is on building confidence in basic movement patterns whilst developing essential listening skills and spatial awareness. Through progressive challenges involving jumping, balancing, and apparatus work, students develop body awareness and coordination that forms the foundation for all future physical activity.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we move our bodies in different ways whilst staying safe and listening carefully?
Key Objectives:
- • Listen and respond appropriately to movement instructions
- • Move in a variety of ways, changing speed and direction safely
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies like springs to jump safely and powerfully?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop safe take-off and landing positions for jumping on two feet
- • Work cooperatively with a partner to perform synchronised movements
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we balance objects on our bodies while moving safely and with control?
Key Objectives:
- • Balance beanbags on different body parts whilst moving
- • Control balls and beanbags using various body parts
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we move our bodies safely through, under, and around apparatus whilst maintaining balance?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop travelling skills on various body parts using apparatus
- • To move safely over, under, around, through, on and off apparatus
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to send and receive objects whilst working as a team?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop body awareness, moving limbs together and in isolation
- • Show ability to copy and repeat simple movement patterns
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to create letters and shapes whilst balancing on different equipment?
Key Objectives:
- • To discover and perform simple shapes and balances using body positioning
- • To explore balancing in a variety of ways on equipment and floor surfaces