Rolling & Synchronized Sequences
•Year 4
•Gymnastics
•Distributed around hall perimeter before lesson
Alternative: Medium playground balls, lightweight medicine balls
Stored safely in designated area, students collect in pairs
Alternative: Crash mats for nervous students, yoga mats for floor work
Placed in corners for assessment activity
Alternative: Coloured hoops, markers, or tape
Keep accessible for timing activities
Alternative: Phone timer, wall clock with second hand
Ensure battery charged and storage space available
Alternative: Phone camera for recording performances
Performing movements at exactly the same time as your partner
Performing the same movement but starting at different times, like an echo
Performing movements as if looking in a mirror, facing each other doing opposite directions
A series of movements performed one after another with smooth transitions
The movement that connects one skill to the next smoothly
Varying the speed, level, and direction of movements to create interest
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Learning and using specific vocabulary, giving and receiving feedback, expressing ideas clearly
Counting movements in sequences, understanding patterns and symmetry, timing and rhythm concepts
Forces and motion in rolling, balance and centre of gravity, muscle coordination and body systems
Creating aesthetic sequences, composition and design principles, performance as artistic expression
Building confidence and self-esteem, working cooperatively with others, developing resilience and determination
Move around hall perimeter to observe all groups, position centrally for demonstrations
Watch for correct rolling technique, partner cooperation, and confident presentation
Step in if rolling technique is unsafe, if students are struggling with concepts, or if apparatus rules are broken
Use confident students to demonstrate concepts, always explain what makes demonstrations successful, film evidence for assessment
Full sports hall with minimum 15m x 20m clear space for 30 students
Clean, dry, non-slip surface free from obstacles and hazards
Stop activity immediately, assess injury, provide appropriate first aid, contact emergency services if required
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