Locomotion: can you move your body with control when you jump?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can move my body with control when I jump.
Key learning points
- Move: jumping and staying within a safe space requires control.
- Think: jumping safely and with control requires concentration.
- Think: knowing how to jump with the correct technique enables success.
- Feel: continuing to jump with the correct technique, even when we get tired, will improve our performance.
- Connect: watching others perform carefully shows empathy.
Keywords
Control - the ability to manage your body movements accurately and safely
Jump - to push off a surface using your legs and move into the air
Space - the area around you that you can move within safely
Common misconception
All kinds of jumps require the same technique.
Jumping for height and distance require different upper body positions and different directions of arm movement.
Equipment
Timer, choice of music with lyrics related to jumping, chalk or soft items to mark start lines and circle outlines, sticky tape/post-its or blutac
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.To run with balance and control, how should our arms and legs move?
Q2.What enables you to focus on technique and run into good space?
Q3.What must we do to help improve our performance even when we start to get tired?
Q4.What do we show when we carefully watch others perform and we consider their feelings?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What helps us stay in our space and land safely when we jump?
Q2.What helps us jump safely and successfully every time?
Q3.What will happen when we keep practising our jumping with good technique, even when we feel tired?
Q4.What are we showing when we carefully watch others perform and we think about how they might be feeling?
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