Transition between wide, narrow and curled movements
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can transition between wide, narrow and curled movements on a variety of apparatus.
Key learning points
- Move: quality transitions between wide, narrow and curled movements and balances require control.
- Think: showing imagination using a range of apparatus creates successful transitions between movements and balances.
- Connect: sharing the apparatus and giving others time and space to develop their ideas shows empathy.
- Feel: striving to improve skills by practicing several times develops confidence.
Keywords
Quality - the good parts of the performance that suggest the movements and balances are performed correctly
Action - a movement, balance or jump that is practiced in gymnastics
Transition - the movement into and out of one gymnastics skill to another
Common misconception
Transitions mean adding a travelling option as you move from one skill to another. Gymnastics lessons always need lots of apparatus and take too long to set up.
Reinforce the concept of transitions as the smooth transfer of one skill moving straight into another one. Gymnastics lessons can be taught using just mats and benches, that do not take long to set up.
Teacher tip
When talking to pupils, tell them to 'Stand like a gymnast' so they learn to control their bodies. They stand in an upright position, holding their muscles tight, with feet together and arms by their sides. Apparatus does not have to be in zones, it can be set up as free choice for everyone.
Equipment
mats, benches, gymnastic tables, climbing frames/wall bars
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What shapes can we make with our bodies?
Q2.What are wide, narrow and curled actions?
Q3.Why do we move silently in gymnastics?
Q4.What does working safely around each other on the apparatus show?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What do we call gymnastic actions?
Q2.How do we describe the correct skills we perform?
Q3.What is it called when we move smoothly from one skill to another?
Q4.How can we improve our skills and confidence?
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To help you plan your 1 physical education lesson on: Transition between wide, narrow and curled movements, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
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