Exploring Movement Pathways with Flow and Control
•Year 2
•Gymnastics
•Distributed around hall at different heights and angles
Alternative: Benches, crash mats, balance beams
Available for students to collect and place
Alternative: Bean bags, spots, hoops
Placed around apparatus for safety
Alternative: Yoga mats, crash mats
The route or direction taken when moving through space
A series of movements performed one after another in order
Smooth, continuous movement from one action to the next
Silent, controlled movement with pointed fingers and toes
A pathway that changes direction sharply, like lightning
A pathway that bends smoothly without sharp corners
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Understanding of pathways as geometric shapes, counting movements in sequences (1, 2, 3), spatial awareness and direction
Forces and movement, balance and gravity, body systems working during exercise, cause and effect in movement
Creating patterns with movement, expressing ideas through physical performance, appreciation of graceful movement
Direction and routes, creating and following maps, pathways through landscapes
Cooperation and teamwork, giving and receiving feedback, perseverance and resilience
Move around apparatus stations to monitor all groups, position centrally during demonstrations
Champion movement qualities, sequence structure, safe apparatus use, quality of peer feedback
Step in if unsafe apparatus use observed, provide support for struggling students, extend learning for advanced students
Exaggerate champion movement qualities for visibility, show clear differences between pathways, model good peer feedback
Large hall minimum 15m x 10m with apparatus stations around perimeter
Non-slip floor surface, dry and clean, free from obstacles
Stop activity immediately, assess injury, provide appropriate first aid, summon additional help if needed
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