KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
The difference between wide, narrow and curled
Gymnastics: individual movements and balances
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Your learning goal
I can demonstrate a variety of movements and balances in wide, narrow and curled ways.
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The difference between wide, narrow and curled: 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 demonstrate a variety of movements and balances in wide, narrow and curled ways.
Key learning points
- Move: quality wide, narrow, curled movements and balances require silence, pointed fingers and toes, and still balances.
- Think: knowing the difference between wide, narrow and curled enables us to be creative and try a variety of ideas.
- Connect: being safe and looking after ourselves and others on apparatus enables everyone to engage in their learning.
- Feel: being confident on the apparatus when trying a variety of ideas shows self-belief.
Words to know
- difference
- the condition of being different or not alike
- shape
- the position of the body when performing an action
- variety
- a collection of different movements and balances
Common mistakes
Pupils perform gymnastics in silence to show good behaviour. Pupils don't use the floor as part of the apparatus when practicing skills.
Pupils perform gymnastics in silence to demonstrate good control. Pupils should use the floor and the equipment to practice and perform their skills.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The apparatus list is for guidance only. You can use the equipment you have available. When listening to the teacher, pupils stand straight, 'Stand like a gymnast.' At the end of the lesson, asking pupils to remember or visualise their best bit means they end the lesson feeling successful.