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Hi there, I'm Mr. Swaithes, and I'm really looking forward to working with you today.

So we're gonna be looking at some fine and gross motor skill movement.

So stuff that's highly dexterous, working with stuff with fine motor control, but then also gross whole-body movement control skills.

So today's lesson is called "Movement: Can You Perform Fine and Gross Motor Skills?

" And it comes from the remote learning, "Moving with Confidence" unit.

So, for this lesson, you will need a safe, open floor space, a coin, a pen, a plastic drinks bottle, four tea bags and four mugs, and then four socks, ideally all different colors, and a towel.

So by the end of today's lesson, you're gonna be able to move your hands and feet with precision to demonstrate dexterity and perform whole-body movements with agility, balance, coordination, and power.

The keywords we're gonna be looking at today are gross motor skills.

So that's movement using large muscles like running, jumping, or throwing.

Fine motor skills.

So that's movement using small muscles, especially in the hands and the fingers, for precise actions.

And then I'm gonna get you evaluating.

So thinking carefully about how your performance has gone to decide what went well and what could be improved.

Let's get into a warmup, then.

So show what you know about demonstrating fine motor skills.

After jogging on the spot for 20 seconds, perform five repetitions of each of the following.

Pen flips in each hand, a coin toss with each hand, a throw and catch of a balled-up pair of socks.

And I want you to repeat that four times.

Let's watch a quick video so that you can see what you need to do.

Welcome back.

So, have you improved your finger dexterity, ready for developing some fine motor skills, I wonder?

We will continue to warm up the body during the first part of this lesson before performing the gross or full-body movements later.

Are you in a safe and open floor space?

If so, let's get going.

So, fine motor skills.

What are they again?

Well, Aisha says that they're movements that involve small muscles, such as the wrists and fingers, and they enable us to manipulate objects with precision and demonstrate dexterity.

Izzy's saying.

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Well, "dexterity," there's another new word, isn't it?

And that's needed when you are performing tricky tasks with your hands.

So, for example, handwriting, building Lego, making jewelry, and gaming all rely on good dexterity.

Let's do a quick check.

Which of these is an example of fine motor skills?

Is it A, running; B, jumping; C, throwing a javelin; or D, knitting?

That's right.

Knitting is a fine motor skill, isn't it?

'Cause you require that dexterity, that precision of small muscle movements, whereas the others are all gross movements.

So big whole-body movements.

Well, what are the components of fine motor skills then?

Well, they require finger dexterity, wrist articulation, so gentle movements of your wrist, good grip strength to hold onto whatever that implement is that you're perhaps using.

And Sofia says that you need hand-eye coordination, careful timing, sensory feedback from your proprioception, and concentration, and lots of practice time.

I wonder, can you show me how to perform this skill?

So it's a bottle toss, trying to flip that bottle just at the right time so that it can do one full rotation and land standing up.

You're gonna need to rehearse the movement at a reduced pace to start off with, maybe without the bottle to start off with, to get used to that action with your wrist.

And then what about spinning a pen around on your thumb?

I know some people can do this really well, where they get a pen, and they hold it there in their hand, and they can do this strange flick that makes the pen spin, and they can catch it back on your hand.

As you can see, I need more practice time at that one.

Perhaps pause the video now, whilst you have a go at that.

And then we can reflect, can't we, on what is evaluation?

Well, Alex is saying evaluation is thinking carefully about your performance to decide what went well and what could be improved.

I wonder, can you evaluate the performance of your bottle toss, or maybe your pen spin, and challenge yourself to improve your performance?

Or maybe what about those tasks we did in the warmup, he coin toss.

Could you do a good coin toss with your dominant and your non-dominant hand?

Or did it feel really awkward and clumsy with your non-dominant hand?

And, of course, practice makes perfect, doesn't it?

Okay, let's have another quick check.

I wonder, can you hit a target?

Here's an example, then, of placing four cups out on the table in front of you or perhaps on the floor in front of you.

And attempting to throw a teabag into each cup.

Vary the cup placement.

Try with both hands, so your strong and your non-dominant hand.

Can you get in all four teabags in a row like I managed here?

Remember to use a technique similar to throwing a dart.

Start with preparatory swings to get your weight right, increase in the elbow flexion and extension if you are further from your target.

This is a great one.

I could entertain myself for hours throwing into teacups.

Let's move into the main first task of today's lesson, then.

So, how long can you juggle for?

And we're gonna build up to juggling.

So you're gonna use balled-up socks, but working through the following progressions to learn that standard three-ball cascade, as we call it.

So first up, can you master the arc of tossing a ball back and forth from one hand to the other?

Then can you practice that mid-air exchange?

So you start with one ball in each hand, and you throw the first ball up, second ball up, catch, catch.

So it's a throw, throw, catch, catch routine.

Then you're gonna introduce the third ball.

So you hold two balls in your dominant hand, one in your other hand, or balled-up socks.

And you're going to throw the ball in your dominant hand that's nearest your fingertips first.

You throw that one up, then you're gonna throw from the other hand, then you throw from your dominant hand again before you catch that first ball.

So there's always one ball up in the air, one in each hand, as you alternate that throw and catch start.

Perhaps with a focus on just three throws, not worrying about where the balls land.

Then three throws and three catches, and then progress to continuous juggling.

You could spend hours practicing this one.

Let's have a little look at a video to see what it could look like.

Okay, let's reflect on that together then.

So a high-quality movement requires coordination and careful timing.

And Jun says that he focused on throwing the next ball once the previous one got to the peak of its height.

Think about evaluating a performance, which requires consideration of the difficulty and the quality of execution.

Well, Izzy said she managed pretty well considering it was her first attempt at juggling.

And after five minutes of practicing each step, she achieved six throws before dropping a ball.

That's amazing, Izzy.

I wonder, how did you do compared with Izzy?

And maybe you want to pause the video again now and have another go.

Perhaps timing yourself.

How long could you manage to juggle for?

Okay, let's move into the second part of today's lesson.

So this looks at gross motor skills this time.

Remind yourselves, what is a gross motor skill?

Well, Aisha says it's movements that involve your whole body and use large muscle groups in your arms, your legs, and your core.

So Izzy says, things like throwing, kicking, or jumping with power.

And yeah, also riding a bike or a skateboard requires fine and gross motor skills, doesn't it?

Because you are using your whole body to ride that bike.

But you need that dexterous handlebar control, or on a skateboard, that dexterous movement side to side, front and back, to affect the steering of the skateboard.

So, unpicking coordination.

There are different types of coordination to be aware of.

Hand-eye coordination, so you require that to catch a ball.

Foot-eye coordination, so you need that to kick a ball.

Or to stand on a skateboard, actually, don't you?

Then we've got bilateral coordination.

So that's where you are using your left and right sides of your body together.

High-quality movements require good coordination but also careful timing to execute a task skillfully.

Let's have a little look at an example.

So here I've got those four odd socks laid out on the floor, and I'm practicing some different gross motor skill movements, but landing with precision.

Can you show me a jump and rotate with your feet to land in a different place with accuracy?

So try side by side to front and back, or maybe with an upper body twist.

Remember to bend down, then swing your arms up whilst pushing off explosively through your toes.

This will generate the upward momentum to give you time to change your body position in the air before landing.

Well, Aisha says, how do you know if you're getting any better at things like this?

Well, Lucas says he recorded himself on his phone to evaluate and then refine his performance.

That's a really good idea.

And it feels good when you get better, doesn't it?

So you could work with someone else to create new challenges and collaborate together.

Or you could use your phone to film yourself, review it, refine it, improve it.

I wonder, can you show me these different combinations now?

So, can you spin in the air with accuracy?

Could you do a 90-degree spin, 180-degrees spin?

What about a 360 spin?

Push off the floor at an angle and turn your head to spot your landing point to align your feet with where you are looking.

That takes us nicely into the second task for today's lesson.

And this is all about popping up like a surf pro.

So practicing the skills you might need if you ever got to go and have a go at surfing.

So practice and perfect the following four steps to perfect transition from paddling to catching a wave and standing on your imaginary board.

And we're gonna use a towel as that imaginary board.

So first up, we've got the paddle.

You're gonna lie on your chest on a towel and perform five strong paddle strokes with your arms.

You're then gonna get into the set up position where you arch your back, you place your hands flat on the floor next to your ribs, keep your elbows tucked in like chicken wings, and arch your back into almost that cobra position.

And then the pop is where you explode off the ground, swinging your legs under your body and twisting to land on your dominant foot at the back of the board and your other foot between your hands.

So it's a very quick, explosive movement.

And then the stance, once you're on your feet, you stay in that low crouch position with your feet wide, your knees bent, and your arms out for balance.

Let's have a little look, shall we, at what that could look like?

Got two examples here for you to see.

Well done.

How did you get on there?

So did you have a high-quality movement that required coordination and careful timing?

Sofia says that she needed lots of practice to get her lower body to twist and her feet to land in the right spots on the board simultaneously before pushing up.

You gotta evaluate that performance, and that requires consideration of the difficulty and the quality of the execution.

And Izzy says the pop-up in surfing is one of the hardest skills to master, but she thinks she did pretty well.

How well did you do?

Then we've got you evaluating, refining the skills, haven't we?

To help you feel accomplished, empowered, and more confident in your abilities.

And that takes time, doesn't it?

So Lucas says he enjoyed practicing each of the steps in slow motion before having lots of goes at performing it at pace with a focus on perfect foot placement and balance.

Almost imagine that if you didn't get that perfect foot placement, what would happen if your towel was a surfboard?

Well, you topple over and fall into the wave, wouldn't you?

So you've gotta practice the perfect it on land before you try and take this skill into the water.

From a connection perspective, well, working with others to provide input into how to improve the movement fosters collaboration and creativity.

So Sam says that they got someone to watch them and suggest if it was a real surfboard and a real wave, would they have been able to ride it like a pro, or would they have fallen off?

I wonder, could you get someone to watch you perform and judge whether you would've fallen off or not, if it was a real wave?

Maybe pause the video again now and have another go.

And then just time to cool down then from today's lesson.

So I want you to perform the following sequence of exercises.

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Reach both arms up towards the ceiling, then fold forwards to touch your toes.

Walk out into that press-up position or the front support position.

Then lower your hips to the ground into that cobra position before you walk your hands back up and stand up tall, and repeat.

You could keep repeating that sequence whilst we reflect on this lesson together.

So how coordinated did you feel?

And the different movement challenges.

So, the juggling and the popping up on a surfboard, how well did you do, and how quickly did you pick up any new movements?

And then I want you to make a commitment.

So before you come back for another lesson, could you challenge someone else to a juggling or a pop-up challenge to see who can perform the most skillfully?

Have a go at that then.

Okay, let's summarize today's lesson, then.

So we've looked at high-quality movements and how they require coordination and careful timing.

Been evaluating the performance, and that requires consideration of the difficulty and the quality of execution.

And then when we're evaluating ourselves and refining our skills, it makes us feel good, doesn't it?

And accomplished and empowered the more confident we get in our abilities.

And remember that working with others to provide input into how they could improve their movement will foster collaboration, but also creativity.

Well done in today's lesson.

I've really enjoyed working with you, and I hope you've got the bug to practice a bit more juggling and maybe some surf pop-ups in your own time.

See you again next time.