Progressive Jumping Skills and Creative Movement Combinations
Fundamental Movement Skills
•Year 2
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 2 students' jumping abilities through a carefully sequenced progression from basic spatial awareness to creative movement combinations and competitive application. The emphasis is on building confidence in fundamental jumping techniques whilst fostering creativity through linking movements and applying skills in game contexts. Through playful exploration and structured challenges, students develop both physical competence and the ability to adapt their jumping skills for different purposes.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use different jumping techniques to move safely through our environment whilst avoiding obstacles?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate and apply effective jumping techniques with control and balance
- • To demonstrate spatial awareness when jumping and moving around others
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use jumping skills to succeed in games while staying safe?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate knowledge of how, where and why we jump in games
- • To apply jumping techniques in different game situations
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we combine different types of jumps to create exciting movement patterns?
Key Objectives:
- • To apply knowledge of jumping techniques to create linked jump combinations
- • To demonstrate control and coordination when linking two or more jumps together
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we combine different types of jumps to become more powerful and faster movers?
Key Objectives:
- • To explore and apply jumping combinations using hop-to-jump sequences
- • To understand how jumping techniques can be applied for distance and speed
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we combine different types of jumps to travel further and move more effectively in games?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop students' ability to link different jumping movements together in sequence
- • Improve jumping technique for maximum distance using hop-step-jump combinations
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use our jumping skills to compete fairly and improve together?
Key Objectives:
- • Apply jumping techniques in competitive situations
- • Demonstrate hop, step and jump combinations accurately