Gymnastics 3 - Unit Overview

The 'Gymnastics 3' unit for Year 4 students, as part of the Striver Lesson Plans, is a comprehensive guide to advancing gymnastic skills. The unit delves into a variety of gymnastic movements, focusing on mirroring actions along different pathways and levels, mastering basic rolls, and linking movements such as jumps, turns, and pivots. It also emphasises the importance of group routines and the incorporation of shapes into these routines. Each lesson within the unit has clear learning objectives and success criteria, ensuring that pupils can follow different pathways, mirror partners using apparatus, perform mirrored rolls, and demonstrate strength in their movements.

Prior learning from earlier gymnastics units is built upon, with the inclusion of mirroring while travelling and balancing, along with different types of rolls and linking movements. Teaching tips provided in the overview suggest practical considerations, such as adjusting timings for lessons shorter than one hour, adapting equipment setups, and adhering to safety rules. The medium-term plan outlines the learning objectives for each lesson, ranging from completing mirroring actions to applying skills of shape in creating small routines. By the end of the unit, pupils are expected to demonstrate all the skills they have learned, showing control, consistency, and the ability to perform in a successful group routine.