Gymnastics 3 - Lesson 3

In the third lesson of Gymnastics 3 for Year 1, the learning objectives are centred around the ability to travel on various pieces of gymnastic apparatus using a different number of points of contact. Throughout this lesson, pupils aim to achieve several success criteria: travelling using 1 to 4 points, moving at varying levels, and combining different travel movements with balances. The key vocabulary for this session includes terms such as 'travelling', 'apparatus', 'safety', 'linking', 'levels', and 'control'. The equipment required for the activities includes benches, mats, tables, and wall bars, if available. The lesson begins with a 10-minute warm-up where pupils are encouraged to travel around the area without touching the apparatus, experimenting with different points and levels of travel, while ensuring they maintain control and stability.

The main part of the lesson, lasting 30 minutes, focuses on safety while using the apparatus and exploring point travels. Pupils are divided into groups and rotate between stations, where they experiment with travelling on the equipment using 2, 3, or 4 points of contact at different levels. They are reminded to maintain straight arms and legs, control, and to be stable on the apparatus. The session progresses to linking travels with balances, where pupils are asked to create small sequences that smoothly transition between different travels and balances. The lesson concludes with a 10-minute cool-down involving pupils assisting with the packing away of equipment and sharing their favourite ways of travelling, reinforcing the safety rules and discussing the different heights at which they can travel.