Building understanding

Movement and balance (Part 1)

Physical development

﻿Hello, my name is Stevie and I'm your teacher. Today, we're going to be doing some movement and balance. Make sure you've got some comfy clothes and a clear space, and then let's go. For this lesson, you will need comfortable clothes, a clear floor space. Let's get ready. Find a quiet, clear space to work away from distractions. Ensure the area is safe and that your child is feeling fit and well to take part in the lesson. Check you all wearing the right clothes for sport and physical activity. Use a familiar reference to prepare the learner that the activity is going to start. This could be a symbol, sound, or song. Press pause while you get things ready. It's time to look, listen, learn. So sitting on the floor, let's do some clapping. One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, one, two, one, two, three. Shall we do that again? One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, one, two, one, two, three. And now to the side, One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, one, two, one, two, three. Other side. One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, one, two, one, two, three. Up this time. One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, one, two, one, two, three. That's the end of the warmup. Pause and have a go yourself. So this time we're going to learn how to do a forward bend, and then we're going to do some moving backwards and forwards on our bottoms. Are you ready? Breathe in, stretch up, and then breathe out, and make the ah sound. Breathe in, stretch. Breathe out. And again, breathe in and say ooh. Nice and slow. And stretch up, fantastic, well done. So let's move back and let's do some shuffling on our bottoms. Keep your hands on your thighs to start off with and just move one leg at a time. And can you feel your legs working underneath your hands? And let's go backwards. Ooh, it feels a bit harder going backwards. And you do it all the way back. Oh, brilliant. Okay, let's to go forwards again, this time using our hands. Start feeling easier when you're using your hands to help you get forwards. Well done. Okay, and let's go back. Oh, that feels more difficult going backwards, doesn't it? Okay, one more time going forwards. Alright, so pause and have a go yourself. Now we're going to link the two movements together. So we've got the moving, the shuffling on our bottoms and the forward bend, so let's start a bit further back. Are you ready, got your arms ready and your legs ready? And shuffle forwards. Ah, very good. And then, I'm going to stop, lift the arms up, stretch, stretch, stretch, and make that ah sound as we breathe out. Stretch up as you breathe in, bring the arms down, and then let's shuffle backwards. We're ready for the forward bend, stretch up, breathe in, let's say ooh. Breathe in and stretch up, hands come down. Ah, let's move forwards, very good. Okay and let's stretch up as you breathe in, say ah. Breathe in, stretch up. And last time, let's take ourselves back. Ready to stretch up breath in, and. Well done, pause, and have a go yourself. So we're going to do some more forward bends, but we're going to add a twist now. So if you can come to me kneeling, if that doesn't feel comfortable, then you can just sit like we were before. So I'm going to go into kneeling, I'm going to lift up, and stretch up high, breathe in, and then breathe out, coming down, and then breathe in, come back up, and then we're going to turn to the side and twist, one hand on your leg, one hand behind you. Breathing in and stretching up, breathing out and coming down to the forward bend, breathing in, stretching up, and then take yourself to the other side, one hand on the knee, one hand behind you. And then stretch up in the middle, and breathe out as you forward bend, breathe in as you come up and then twist to the side. One hand on the knee, one hand behind you, and then come up in the middle of breathing in, breathing out, coming forward, breathing in, and then twist to the side, one hand on the knee, the other hand behind you, and then come back to the middle, and then bring the hands down. Pause and have a go yourself. STEP principal, all of our activities can be adapted using the STEP principle, Space, Task, Equipment, People. For example, balloon with beads in to support visually impaired learners. Bigger, brighter resources, adapt space and activities to suit wheelchair users. For example, all of the movements can be done from sitting. Please ensure the wheelchairs breaks are on. Make it easier. Take breaks to shake the arms and legs before moving on, personalise the warmup movements to best meet the needs of your child. Fewer exercises, shorter duration. Make it harder, look at our masterclass and explore top tips from elite athletes. Encourage slowing down and speeding up the movements. Do more repetitions of the movements. More ideas, ask your parents or carer to help you search for and watch a range of fitness classes. Which one do you like best? Look for opportunities to stretch and move the body in fun and different ways. Well done. Great work today. I really hope to see you next time, have a great day. Bye.

Movement and balance (Part 1)

Movement and balance (Part 1)

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