KS1 · Physical education · Year 2
Skipping and jumping in games
Locomotion: running, jumping and dodging
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Your learning goal
I can apply the correct technique for skipping and other jumps when playing in a competitive game.
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Skipping and jumping in games: 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 apply the correct technique for skipping and other jumps when playing in a competitive game.
Key learning points
- Move: effective skipping technique requires a smooth step-hop action on our toes, whilst keeping our head up.
- Move: using the correct technique for a variety of jumps will help us be successful and score points in games.
- Think: concentrating on using the correct technique for skipping and other jumps increases the distance we can travel.
- Feel: striving to improve our technique for skipping and other jumps will lead to success and shows self-belief.
- Connect: collaborating in teams and with the opposition shows that you are playing fairly and can increase success.
Words to know
- skipping
- a combination of a long step and a hop, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
- technique
- the method we use to perform a task
- success
- doing something well or reaching a goal you wanted to achieve
Common mistakes
Some pupils may think that jumping can only be performed in one way for one purpose. For example, a half turn jump is used in gymnastics only.
There are lots of different jumping techniques which can be used in lots of different circumstances. Selecting the most appropriate jumping technique in a game can help you to be successful.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Encouraging pupils to discuss their chosen techniques and to watch others as they perform different jumps will help them to make appropriate decisions about the techniques they use for different purposes.