Creative Expression Gymnastics Activities for Reception

Children explore and create movements inspired by different animals

Children explore gymnastics apparatus using various travelling skills, moving around, under, over and through different equipment stations

Children create sequences combining asymmetric travel, balance, and spinning movements

Children create and perform their own 3-movement jumping sequences incorporating different types of jumps

Children explore different ways to travel along the floor using various body parts and directions

Students create and practice sequences containing balance, jump, roll and travelling movements using apparatus

Exploration of travelling at different levels using various pathways to develop spatial awareness and movement quality

Storytelling warm-up using Mr Men characters to practice different movement patterns and body positions

Children move to music in different ways and freeze like statues when music stops

Groups perform for each other and give structured positive feedback using simple criteria

Structured dance motif teaching the complete planting seed sequence: walk, kneel, scrape, plant, pat, water. Develops understanding of motif concept and sequential movement memory.

A chasing game where children move in specific weight-bearing positions and show balance when caught

Children create and perform movement sequences combining spinning and balancing on different body patches

Children respond to coloured signals with different movements to develop listening skills and body control

Combining travelling movements with static balances to create simple sequences, focusing on asymmetric balance shapes

Children travel around space mimicking different animal movements to develop fundamental motor skills