Large Apparatus

Key Skills

• Safe lifting and transportation of apparatus

• Safe assembly and dismantling of apparatus.

• Use of apparatus to show balances and jumps.

• Understanding of safe landings

• Discipline when using apparatus

• Creating movement sequences on apparatus

• Encouraged to create movement out of comfort zone, climb higher, balance longer etc

• Set challenges

Gymnastics

Key Skills

• Explore ways of travelling across a bench using different levels, body parts and speeds.

• Explore matching and mirroring when performing shapes with a partner

• Develop pupils jumping techniques by learning how to turn in mid-flight.

• Attempt a variety of partner balances exploring counter tension and counter balance techniques.

• Fundamental skills required to perform the forward roll.

• Perform a full routine that involves shapes, travelling, balances, jumping rolling and small apparatus.

Dance

Key Skills

• Learn to be creative when exploring basic movement patterns using travel and floor patterns.

• Develop ways to respond to different stimuli using directions, levels and dynamics. Link movements in small groups.

• Use different stage directions in dances to make them more creative and aethetically pleasing. Develop dance by using different direction at different times.

• Use formation to be more creative and nice to watch. Make formations flow in a smooth and controlled way using unison, canon and different levels.

• Create a clear, middle and an end to their routines by using stillness, different levels, directions and symmetical shapes. Pupils work in groups to communicate ideas.

• Competition week: recap performance skills and use in final dance.

Tennis

Key Skills

• Students take part in exercises to develop their ability to play a forehand.

• The pupils take part in a number of exercises to learn the correct technique to perform the backhand shot.

• Students learn to understand what a Volley shot is and how it could be used in the game of tennis.

• Students learn how to perform an underarm serve and also learn when a serve is used in a game of tennis.

• Students recap on the skills they have learned over the previous four weeks.

• The students use all of the skills they have learnt over the term to compete in competitive games with their peers.