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Lesson 12 of 12
  • Year 3

Sequence completion and performance to peers

I can rehearse and improve a group sequence, responding to peer feedback in preparation for our performance.

Lesson 12 of 12
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  • Year 3

Sequence completion and performance to peers

I can rehearse and improve a group sequence, responding to peer feedback in preparation for our performance.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Move: performing a quality group sequence requires flow, control and extension, using apparatus throughout.
  2. Move: performing a quality group sequence requires balances to be held still, with flow in and out of the balances.
  3. Think: responding to feedback to improve our performance requires decision making to include all of the suggestions.
  4. Connect: listening to feedback to improve our performance requires trust and respect towards those observing.
  5. Feel: listening and responding to feedback demonstrates a commitment to improving our performance.

Keywords

  • Feedback - comments to help know how you're doing or how you can improve.

  • Performance - the execution or display of a series of actions

  • Quality - the good characteristics of the performance that suggest the movements and balances are performed correctly.

Common misconception

Some pupils may think that a performance should be perfect and if any improvements are suggested, they have failed or made a mistake.

Striving to be perfect is different to striving to do our best. It is good to want to perform at a high standard and it feels great when we achieve it, however, if we are seeking perfection, we might forget to celebrate everything we have achieved.


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Try to avoid placing a focus on a faultless performance. Scoring systems at elite levels no longer award 'a perfect 10'. Instead they award scores for difficulty and execution. A difficult skill with lower execution could score the same as a less difficult skill performed without fault.
Teacher tip

Equipment

mats, benches, gymnastic tables, wall bars

Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - physical activity

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Prior knowledge starter quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
When trying your best in gymnastics, what type of performance are you aiming for?

a fast one
a big one
Correct answer: a quality one

Q2.
What can you do if you are told to try to improve something?

ignore it
argue
Correct answer: make changes

Q3.
How can we approach a performance?

don't try
Correct answer: try our best
show off

Q4.
Why do we evaluate our performance?

to relax
to smile
Correct answer: to improve

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
What can you do to improve the timing of your sequence?

nothing will help
Correct answer: practise
shout at others

Q2.
What can you do if you are unsure about how to improve something?

give up
Correct answer: ask for feedback
practise alone

Q3.
What can you do to encourage others in your group?

ignore them
Correct answer: praise them
point out mistakes

Q4.
What might you do after a performance?

Correct answer: celebrate successes
focus on mistakes
ignore any feedback