Gymnastics
•Year 5
•8 Lessons
This unit challenges Year 5 students to master sophisticated gymnastic concepts including symmetry, controlled inversions, and synchronized partnership work. The focus shifts from individual skill mastery to collaborative performance quality, building physical competence alongside teamwork and creative expression. Through progressive technical challenges, students develop the strength, body tension, and spatial awareness essential for advanced gymnastics whilst learning to create and critique sequences with partners.
8 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
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How can we use our bodies to create perfectly balanced shapes that are the same or different on both sides?
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Lesson 2
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How can we use momentum and body tension to perform controlled rolls and create flowing sequences with partners?
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Lesson 3
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How can we use momentum and body tension to perform controlled and fluent rolling movements?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can working together in canon and synchronisation transform the impact and quality of our gymnastics sequences?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use strength and body tension to master movements where our feet are higher than our head?
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Lesson 6
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How can we use strength, balance and body tension to achieve controlled inverted positions?
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Lesson 7
Big Question:
How can synchronized partnership work create more powerful and engaging gymnastic performances?
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Lesson 8
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How can we create dynamic partner sequences that showcase gymnastic relationships and apparatus mastery?
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