KS1 · Physical education · Year 2
Jump, roll, balance sequences
Gymnastics: linking movements and balances
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Your learning goal
I can create a sequence that flows in the pattern, jump, roll, balance.
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Jump, roll, balance sequences: 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 that flows in the pattern, jump, roll, balance.
Key learning points
- Move: jumping requires bent knees when we take off and land, and swinging our arms up and down again when landing.
- Move: rolling requires us to completely rotate the body and roll over forward, sideways or backwards with good control.
- Think: Imagination enables us to try different ways of linking jumps, rolls and balances with flow.
- Feel: trying out new ideas and encouraging others to perform new moves demonstrates courage.
- Connect: giving thoughtful feedback to help others demonstrates empathy.
Words to know
- rolling
- completing a rotation of the body
- jumping
- using your legs to push yourself up off the ground and into the air for a moment
- sequence
- a combination of 2 or more actions that have been added (linked) together in a particular order.
Common mistakes
Pupils use the top of their heads in a forward roll and forget to make their back curved. Pupils bend their backs too much when landing a jump, causing their hands to touch the floor.
Pupils should tuck their heads in, put their chin on their chests and use the back of their head by keeping their back rounded in a forward roll. Remind pupils to keep their backs straight so they can land upright ('land and stand').
For parents, carers and teachers
- Pupils could use whiteboards or paper to record their sequences. These can then be used as evidence of a PE lesson or referred to in future lessons. Adjust the number of mats you use depending on how many you have, the size of your space and the number of pupils.