KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
High jumping
Gymnastics: individual movements and balances
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Your learning goal
I can perform a range of high jumps with good control.
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High jumping: 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 a range of high jumps with good control.
Key learning points
- Move: high jumping requires swinging our arms and bending our knees to land safely in an upright position with control.
- Move: high gymnastic jumps show clear shapes in the air with pointed fingers and toes.
- Think: imagination enables us to create and try a range of different jumps.
- Feel: self-belief enables us to keep trying, even when it gets difficult.
- Connect: listening to others and sharing ideas shows empathy.
Words to know
- high
- to move while reaching upwards vertically from the ground or surface
- jump
- use your legs to push yourself up off the ground and into the air for a moment
- control
- using body tension to help balance and hold positions carefully
Common mistakes
Pupils jump too high and lose the quality of shapes. Pupils jump too far around in a half-turn jump and lose control of their landing. Pupils round backs on landing, causing hands to touch the floor.
Celebrate clear shapes over jumps that are too high. Spend time teaching what 'half-turn' means, reminding pupils to start facing one direction and end facing the opposite direction. Remind pupils to keep their backs straight so they land upright.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When sharing teaching points, tell pupils to 'Stand like a gymnast' so they learn to control their bodies. Pupils stand still in an upright position, holding their muscles tight, with feet together and arms by their sides. When referring to 'land and stand' expect pupils to hold still for 2 seconds.