Animal Stories in Gymnastics
•Year 1
•Gymnastics
•Place at rolling and jumping stations
Alternative: Crash mats, thin exercise mats
Some upturned for balancing, some flat for travelling
Alternative: Low balance beams, planks on supports
Various heights for jumping challenges
Alternative: Vaulting boxes, sturdy tables
On floor and elevated for travelling through
Alternative: Tyres, rope circles
With planks for inclined travelling
Alternative: A-frame supports, sawhorses
Various heights for balancing challenges
Alternative: Foam blocks, small boxes
Create slopes for rolling practice
Alternative: Ramps, inclined mats
Mark station boundaries and pathways
Alternative: Markers, bean bags
Equipment used in gymnastics like mats, benches, and tables
Moving your body smoothly and carefully
Staying steady and not falling over
Actions joined together in order
Making muscles tight and strong
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Counting seconds for balance holds, counting rotations in rolls, measuring jumping distances
Forces in jumping and landing, friction on different apparatus surfaces, gravity effects during balancing
Understanding apparatus design for specific purposes, stability in construction
Taking turns fairly, helping others, showing resilience when challenges are difficult
Central position allowing visual contact with all five stations, move continuously between stations
Monitor control and balance, check apparatus safety usage, watch for linking of actions
Step in immediately for unsafe apparatus use, support students struggling with skills, manage group dynamics
Always demonstrate on apparatus before students attempt, emphasise safety aspects, show clear starting and ending positions
Large hall minimum 15m x 10m with 2m clearance around all apparatus
Non-slip hall surface checked for wet patches or debris before lesson
Stop signal established - all students freeze immediately, assess situation, provide appropriate first aid, contact office if needed
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