Movement Patterns & Awareness
Gymnastics
•Year 1
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 1 students to fundamental gymnastics movements through creative exploration and body awareness development. The focus is on building confidence in basic locomotion whilst developing essential concepts of muscle tension, shape-making, and sequence building. Through progressive challenges that move from floor work to apparatus, students discover how their bodies can create exciting movement patterns whilst developing crucial safety awareness and control.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we create exciting movement patterns by linking jumps and rolls together?
Key Objectives:
- • To be able to choose and link three 'like actions' to perform in a sequence
- • To use the term 'like actions' correctly when describing movement patterns
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we safely transfer our movement sequences from the floor to apparatus?
Key Objectives:
- • Transfer movement sequences from floor to low apparatus safely
- • Demonstrate safe apparatus handling and setup procedures
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use our muscles like switches to create and change amazing shapes with our bodies?
Key Objectives:
- • Identify and demonstrate five different body shapes using appropriate muscle tension
- • Use controlled muscle tension to hold shapes for three seconds consistently
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to jump higher and land like gymnastics champions?
Key Objectives:
- • To take off and land with control when jumping for height and distance
- • To perform basic jumps showing different shapes in the air
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to move like different animals while keeping our muscles strong and controlled?
Key Objectives:
- • Discover ways of travelling using a variety of body parts to travel with good body tension
- • Link ways of travelling together in simple sequences
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we link our movements together to create a flowing gymnastics sequence, just like linking words to make a sentence?
Key Objectives:
- • Choose three ways of travelling to make a short movement pattern
- • Choose a shape to start and finish a movement sequence