Balance & Flow Sequences
•Year 2
•Gymnastics
•Distribute around hall with clear pathways between
Alternative: Tables, chairs, large cushions for support work
Positioned for clear sound throughout space
Alternative: Voice commands, clapping rhythms
For timing apparatus setup challenges
Alternative: Phone timer, wall clock
Mark clear boundaries and pathways
Alternative: Chalk lines, tape marks
Making your body or body parts as long and extended as possible
Making your body into a rounded, tucked shape
Being upside down with feet higher than head
Using apparatus or partner to help maintain balance
Keeping muscles tight to create strong, controlled shapes
Both sides of the body doing the same thing
Different shapes on each side of the body
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Following complex instructions, describing movement qualities, character vocabulary from Toy Story
Symmetry and asymmetry concepts, counting movements in sequences, measuring apparatus setup spaces
Forces and gravity in balance work, muscle groups in stretching and curling, levers in apparatus use
Body shapes creating visual patterns, character interpretation through movement
Move around apparatus stations maintaining overview of all groups
Watch for apparatus safety, quality of movement, and student cooperation
Step in immediately for unsafe apparatus use or unclear technique
Use students to demonstrate good examples alongside teacher modelling
Large hall space minimum 15m x 12m for apparatus work and movement
Clean, dry, non-slip surface checked for hazards before lesson
Stop all activity immediately, assess student, provide appropriate first aid, inform office if serious
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