KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
Low movements
Gymnastics: individual movements and balances
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Your learning goal
I can move and balance in a variety of low ways.
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Low movements: 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 move and balance in a variety of low ways.
Key learning points
- Move: moving low requires us to move on our tummies, backs, bottoms, and hands and feet silently with control.
- Move: balancing low requires being still, pointing fingers and toes, and staying low in relation to the surface.
- Think: knowing different ways to move and balance in low ways enables us to perform a range of ideas.
- Feel: self-belief enables us to try our ideas for moving and balancing low down.
- Connect: supporting others and sharing ideas shows empathy.
Words to know
- low
- moving close to the ground or surface
- movement
- the process of moving from one place to another
- balance
- maintaining a desired shape in a stationary position
Common mistakes
Pupils jump up with their whole body for bunny jumps. Pupils hold on to each other to support them. Pupils do not hold balances for long enough.
Model correct bunny jumps with hands moving first, then feet moving to hands, and repeat. Provide examples of words and advice pupils can use to support each other. Encourage pupils to hold balances for at least 3 seconds.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When pupils work in pairs, allow some groups of 3, so no one is left out. Allow pupils to work with friends, unless this causes problems. Make a display poster to show the creatures talked about in the lesson.