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Hello, and welcome to the sixth lesson of the key stage one Locomotion unit.

Really excited to be working with you today.

Now, I know you'll be working remotely.

So this lesson's been designed, so you can carry out wherever you are, whether that's in your living room, in your bedroom, or maybe in your garden.

But wherever you are, we hope you have great fun getting involved and completing the activities.

So the lesson today is Can You Link a Set of Balances Together To Create a Short Sequence?

For this lesson, you'll need a safe working space to be able to do all of your balances, and you'll also benefit from having a timer.

But don't worry if you haven't got one accessible, because you'll be able to just count in your head.

Now, the outcome today is I can link a range of balances together with flow to create a short sequence.

Our keywords, we're gonna go through as my turn and then your turn.

The first word is sequence.

My turn, sequence.

Your turn.

Great.

Well done.

Now, a sequence is a set of movements or actions performed in a specific order.

Next word, my turn, flow.

Your turn.

Brilliant.

So flow is moving smoothly from one action or movement to the next.

And the third one, my turn, empathy.

Your turn.

Brilliant.

Empathy is understanding and sharing the feelings of others.

Let's get moving, shall we?

So in our warm-up today, I want you to show what you know about sequencing balances.

Set a timer for 10 seconds, or count to 10 in your head.

You're gonna move in a safe space using different traveling actions, such as jogging, sidestepping, marching, you may do some skipping, whatever movements take your fancy.

After 10 seconds, you're going to freeze in a balance for a five-second count.

You're then going to flow into a second balance for five seconds.

You're gonna repeat this five times, selecting different balances each time, and trying to choose balances that flow from one to the other, and remembering, as you move, to keep changing how you move, doing lots of different traveling actions that could well be good ideas to link your one balance to the next.

Now, what's gonna come up now is a video.

Have a little look, how she does it, and then come back to me, and we'll have a go.

So during the warm-up, can you challenge yourself to flow between your two balances in different ways each time?

Maybe use your linking moves to help you move from one balance to the next.

Can we explore a variety of traveling actions and include lots of high-energy movements?

Really get that pulse going up and make sure we're warming up, our body is ready for the rest of the lesson.

And can you think of how easy or tricky your balances may be for one of your friends?

Imagining others' emotions really shows your empathy.

So maybe one of your friends will find this super easy because they go to a gymnastics club out of school or on their own time.

Or maybe one of your friends may find it super tricky, 'cause they find this sort of thing either not enjoyable or doesn't come easy to them.

Have a little think how others would feel, and then have a go yourself.

So in this lesson today, thinking about linking a set of balances together to create a short sequence, we're gonna start with a balance-builder activity, then we're gonna move forwards into sequence, pause, and perfect.

Let's start with a balance builder.

Lucas and Sofia are thinking back to the last lesson where they started practicing some gymnastic balances.

Maybe you did too.

Lucas said, "I really enjoyed working on different balances last lesson.

This time, we need to think about linking them together, so they flow.

How would you link your balances, Sofia?

" Sofia says, "I think I would use lots of different traveling movements between them, just like I use in the warm-up.

I would choose movements that I could link from one balance to the next.

" Maybe you could use some of the different movements you used in your warm-up to do something similar.

Let's check what we understand.

True or false, when choosing movements between balances to help a sequence flow, it doesn't matter if they don't link?

What do you think?

Really well done if you said false.

Why?

Because linking balances needs control and accuracy.

If the linking movement does not connect, then the routine will lose flow.

The next balance will be harder to do, and the timing can break down.

And sometimes if we get it really wrong, we could tumble and hurt ourselves.

So our linking movements are super important.

Lucas said, "You would need really good control to make sure that your traveling between your balances doesn't make them wobble.

" That's true, Lucas.

Sofia says, "Can you think of some good ideas of movements we could use?

I want to think of lots of different movements, so my sequence flows and looks really interesting.

" Sharing ideas needs respect and empathy, because we don't all think the same way.

Everyone's ideas really matter.

Here are some ideas.

She did some half-turn jumps.

These could be a really good linking move for you to use too.

She practiced some sidesteps.

She did some tiptoe, stretched up high walking, so she could change the levels between her balances, and she did some little bunny hops.

There's a few ideas to get you started.

Let's check our understanding again, shall we?

So what do we show when we are thankful for other people's ideas?

Is it A, empathy, B, sadness, or C, flow?

Really well done if you said empathy.

Empathy is so important, so that we can understand how other people think and feel.

And if we can do that when we are watching other people's ideas, we can really benefit from them.

Let's move into our first big task, shall we?

You wanna choose four different movements, one that's really high, one that's really low, one that's super wide, and one that's really narrow.

You're gonna find ways to link those four balances, so that they flow using simple movements, maybe thinking back to some of the ideas Izzy shared with you, or maybe thinking back to the traveling movements that you used in your warm-up.

You're then gonna explore for a period of time which link is the smoothest, which link looks the most interesting, which link allows you to move between different levels.

So you're gonna choose your different balances, then you're gonna explore with how to make those balances link together in a little sequence.

Try and use a range of different movements, like Sofia was saying earlier, so that your routine looks really interesting.

There's gonna be a little video that comes up.

Have a watch of how she gets on and what she puts together as some more ideas, making sure you use your empathy as you observe.

Then have a go yourself and see if you can put your four different balances together.

Good luck.

How did you get on?

Hope you did well.

Let's have a little reflection, shall we?

Did you start to link balances together with flow?

Lucas said he tried to use different ways to link his balances together.

Some helped the balances flow, and others didn't.

That's what exploring is all about, though, isn't it?

Did you show empathy and respect when sharing ideas?

Sofia said she was very thankful for the ideas shared with her, and she had a go at making up her own as well.

That's great, Sofia.

Let's move on to our next sequence, shall we?

So we're gonna carry on looking at linking our balances together to create our short sequence, but we're now moving on to sequence, pause, and perfect.

Lucas and Sofia are thinking about the first task they just did.

Lucas said, "I really had to focus on my control.

As soon as I started to link the balances in my sequence, my best control was needed to stop me from wobbling.

" I'm glad you really tried, Lucas.

And Sofia said, "I was really thankful for the ideas shared with us.

I liked how imaginative they were, and thought it was really brave of them to do this.

" Lucas says, "That shows great empathy, Sofia.

" It really does.

Great job, Sofia.

And well done for recognizing it, Lucas.

Can you show me two balances linked together that flow?

Have a little go.

Well done if you had a go at that one.

What you should have done is shown us balances that link into and out of movements with good control.

So your first balance should have been held for five seconds.

Then you should link smoothly and fluidly into your second balance for five seconds.

Linking movements will make that first balance flow into that second one.

And if you look at the picture in front of you, you can see that she's gone from a shoulder stand, held for five seconds, controlled into a seat balance, held for five seconds.

So well done, what other movements you put together.

Sofia says, "Thanks, Lucas.

" He recognized her empathy, didn't he?

"I'm not sure my movements were as strong as they could be.

Next time, I will really focus to help with my control.

" And Lucas said, "It is so important to focus throughout your sequence to make sure it's the best possible quality.

" So we really must focus to make sure we can hold those balances still and control our movements into and out of our linking moves.

Sofia said, "Yes, I think that is true.

Focus is so important.

I just don't know if I'm very good at this, though.

That is probably why my sequence isn't flowing very well.

" Lucas says, "You just need some self-belief, Sofia.

" I think he's right.

"If you really try hard to make your sequences flow, I know you can improve the quality of your performance.

" Let's go check our understanding again.

What do we show if we try very hard to make our sequences flow?

Is it A, lots of food, is it B, self-belief, or is it C, tired legs?

What do you think?

Well done if you said self-belief.

We must believe in ourselves to ensure that we can take on new challenges and have a go.

And self-belief will really help us control our performance and make sure we look brilliant while we're doing it.

I hope you are believing in yourself today.

Let's move on to our task B, shall we?

So using your ideas from task A, you're gonna add a start and finish balance of your choice.

So remember, in task A, we had our four different shape balances.

We can still use those and add a balance before them and after them.

You're gonna perform your sequence slowly and carefully.

And then after you finish, have a little sit down, pause, and have a think.

Which part flowed best of your routine?

Did you hold each balance for five seconds?

Is there one link or balance maybe that you could improve?

Once you've had a little think, you are gonna perform it again, focusing on that one thing that you want to improve.

Then you're gonna repeat this three times, perform, reflect, decide on something to improve on, and then work on it and improve.

In a minute, a video is gonna come up having a go at this activity.

I've only filmed a couple of rotations for you.

So you'll see her sit and reflect a little bit, and then go again.

What you can really see, I think she's trying to work on, is improving her pointed toes and fingers in her first time round.

And then her second time round, I think she's trying to hold her balances that falls five seconds.

Have a little look and see what she does, and then you have a go, adding those start and finish balances, and really trying to reflect and develop each time.

Good luck.

How did you get on?

I bet you've put together some brilliant little sequences.

Let's reflect a bit on what we've learned so far.

Did you show control and accuracy during your sequence?

Lucas said, by his third time through, he thought his control and accuracy were really good, and his sequences flowed.

I hope your sequence did too.

Did you focus throughout your performance?

Sofia said she focused really hard on her sequence, which helped her show a quality performance.

Great job, Sofia.

Did you show self-belief?

Did you believe in yourself that you could do it?

Lucas said he tried to make his sequences flow, and he pushed himself to use some difficult linking moves, and that showed his self-belief.

Let's cool ourself down, shall we, after those challenging little routines.

Move slowly around your space using traveling actions and linking moves that you used in the lesson.

Can you make your cool-down movements flow?

Can you take some deep breaths as you go to slow yourself down?

Whilst you're moving, think about how imaginative your ideas were today, and if you think you showed self-belief.

What do you think you could do between now and next lesson to practice your balances and sequences further?

It'd be great if you could keep working on these things and keep improving, wouldn't it?

Let's have a summary of what we've done today.

We've linked our balances together with flow, which required our control and accuracy.

We focused throughout the sequence, which has led to a quality performance.

And we've tried really hard to make our sequences flow, which has demonstrated our self-belief.

We've shared our ideas with others, and that has required your respect and your empathy.

You've done a really brilliant job today, guys.

Really well done.

Keep practicing those balances and working on those linking moves, and you'll be a superstar in no time.

Hopefully see you again soon.

Well done.