KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Contact work: supports
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Your learning goal
I can perform actions while supporting others as well as being supported by a partner safely and effectively.
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Contact work: supports: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can perform actions while supporting others as well as being supported by a partner safely and effectively.
Key learning points
- Move: maintaining tension in the body enables the supporting performer to control the action more effectively.
- Think: deciding how far to allow a partner to tilt requires paying close attention to their performance.
- Feel: supporting another person safely requires responsibility.
- Connect: to demonstrate support effectively, the performers need to trust each other and collaborate.
Words to know
- support
- to bear all or part of the weight of another
- connect
- the point of contact
- tilting
- to move into a sloping position
Common mistakes
When being supported by someone you don't have to do anything.
It helps the 'supporter' if the 'supported' person is still, but they need to remain alert and actively hold their body firm, which makes it much easier for the 'supporter' to absorb their weight and return them to an upright position.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Remind the 'supporter' to adopt a wide base and absorb the weight of their partner gradually.