Creative Expression Gymnastics Activities for Year 2

Children explore and create movements inspired by different animals

Students rotate through apparatus zones exploring how body part and shape combinations work on different equipment

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

Students create flowing movement sequences using multiple pieces of apparatus with creative freedom

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

A listening and reaction game where students move according to instructions then quickly find back-to-back partners

Students calm down through breathing and reflect on their learning, consolidating understanding of combinations

Students create strong, characteristic poses representing a specific character or theme using different levels, body shapes, and expression

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

Systematic exploration of different curled body positions and movements

Students create and perform sequences combining curled travelling movements with direction changes and balances.

Exploration activity discovering which gymnastic movements naturally create curved pathways

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

Structured performance sharing where students demonstrate sequences and give positive feedback

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

Progressive sequence combining walking, clapping, and jumping with directional changes in perfect unison

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

Partners work together to create and perform sequences incorporating curled, long, and narrow body shapes with smooth transitions.

Collaborative activity where pairs combine individual sequences to create partner performances

Partners work together to create matching gymnastic shapes and practice holding them with good muscle tension

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.