Exploring Movement Pathways Through Creative Gymnastics
Gymnastics
•Year 1
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 1 students to the concept of pathways through movement, developing their understanding that gymnastics creates visual patterns on the floor and in space. The emphasis is on creative expression and body awareness, where students discover how their movements can create straight, curved, and zigzag patterns. Through progressive skill building, students develop confidence in fundamental gymnastics movements while exploring the artistic dimension of pathway creation.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we create beautiful stepping patterns that show different pathways?
Key Objectives:
- • To step with controlled and elegant movement in different directions
- • To create sequences involving sideways, forwards and backward stepping
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can I create different pathways when I travel close to the ground?
Key Objectives:
- • To push and pull myself along the ground using different body parts
- • To form sequences by travelling in specified pathways
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we move like graceful dancers while creating patterns on the floor?
Key Objectives:
- • To step and turn gracefully using coordinated arm and foot movements
- • To travel at high levels whilst tracing geometric patterns on the floor
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we link different jumping skills to create exciting zig-zag pathways?
Key Objectives:
- • To jump in different pathways with coordination and control
- • To link different travelling actions into sequences
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use curved pathways to make our gymnastics movements more beautiful and interesting?
Key Objectives:
- • Create sequences using curved pathways on floor and apparatus
- • Travel with control using different body parts
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can I use different pathways to create an interesting sequence that flows from beginning to end?
Key Objectives:
- • To use different pathways within a sequence on floor and apparatus
- • To mount and dismount apparatus using different pathways