KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Create sequences in canon on apparatus with symmetrical balances
Gymnastics: symmetry and asymmetry
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can create a sequence in canon on the apparatus that includes symmetrical balances, incorporating quality actions and fluidity throughout.
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Create sequences in canon on apparatus with symmetrical balances: 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 create a sequence in canon on the apparatus that includes symmetrical balances, incorporating quality actions and fluidity throughout.
Key learning points
- Move: ensuring there are no pauses between the movements and balances requires fluidity and accurate timing throughout.
- Think: resourcefulness enables us to select movements and balances that we can both perform with quality and fluidity.
- Connect: achieving accurate timing in canon involves collaboration and respect as we must communicate throughout.
- Feel: rehearsing sequences and working hard until we are satisfied with the quality requires self-motivation.
Words to know
- canon
- performing the same movement one after the other
- accurate timing
- performing movements and balances at the exact time you planned or expected
- fluidity
- moving from one action to another without stopping
Common mistakes
Pupils choose movements and balances that only one pupil can perform as they are the actions they want to perform.
Support pupils to understand that they need to select movements and balances that both pupils in the pair can perform.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Use ipads etc. to film pupils' sequences so they can self assess as well as peer assess.