Creative Body Shapes
Gymnastics
•Year 2
•6 Lessons
This unit transforms basic gymnastics skills into imaginative storytelling through body shapes and movement sequences. Students explore how their bodies can become characters and express narratives, using animal themes and forest adventures to make gymnastics engaging and meaningful. The creative context helps young learners understand that gymnastics is not just about physical skills, but about artistic expression and communication through movement.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we create amazing gymnastics sequences that tell a story through our body shapes?
Key Objectives:
- • Combine balance, rolling, travelling, jumping, rocking and spinning actions into a 4-element sequence
- • Perform sequences using recognised start and finish shapes
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use our whole body to create powerful and controlled jumps like the animals in the forest?
Key Objectives:
- • To recognise and demonstrate how to create power in a variety of different jumps
- • To attempt and perform a range of jumping techniques with increasing control
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we connect our gymnastics movements to create smooth, flowing sequences that tell a story?
Key Objectives:
- • Define how gymnastic elements can link smoothly and continuously
- • Explore transitions between different elements
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to create amazing flexible shapes at different levels like the animals in the wild?
Key Objectives:
- • Define flexibility in simple terms and demonstrate it through body shapes
- • Create and perform shapes showing flexibility at low, medium and high levels
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How does speed affect the control and safety of our gymnastic movements?
Key Objectives:
- • Perform various travel movements at different speeds with control
- • Identify suitable speeds for different types of gymnastic movements
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we become excellent judges to help gymnasts perform their very best?
Key Objectives:
- • To understand what judges look for in a gymnastics performance
- • To create and perform a sequence of 4-6 elements for maximum points