Gymnastic Skills

Reception

Travelling in different directions

Travelling on feet in different ways

Travelling on hands and feet

Travelling high/low

Travelling with as much of your body on the floor as possible

Year 1

Hopping, bouncing, skipping, jumping in different directions 1 foot to 2 feet jumping

Thin shapes, star shapes

High and low levels

Different stretched balances showing wide and narrow shapes

Travelling in long and narrow, wide and short shapes

Close to the ground and far away from the ground

Tucked jump

Feet together and apart

Run – jump, roll and stretched balance

Year 2

Travelling close to the ground and far away from the ground

Travelling with different body parts high

Which parts can travel close to the ground?

Turning jumps – quarter, half, three-quarters, full

Rolling on the floor

Different body parts upon which to spin

Turning in the air and on the floor

Twisting – twisting and coming back the same way, twisting and resolving

Sequence

Year 3

Identification of symmetrical and asymmetrical

Balancing and travelling symmetrically and asymmetrically

Legs apart and legs together

Levels of movement – high, medium and low

Moving smoothly from one shape to another

Partner work – perform matching sequences side-by-side

Year 4

With emphasis upon size of body part supporting weight

Balancing the right way up or upside-down

Different body shapes in balances

Join movements together in a sequence

Different body parts taking weight in balance and travel

Limbs together or apart

Moving smoothly from one balance to another

Continuity of movement in a sequence with a partner

Year 5

Exploring different bridge shapes

High and low bridges

Travelling in bridge shapes

Moving smoothly into and out of a bridge shape

Join movements together smoothly into a sequence

Different ways of pulling and pushing to travel along the ground

Using swinging to travel

Gripping to hold a balance and travel

Travelling and balancing

Continuous movement – sequence

Year 6

Partner work – follow my leader

Leading into matching and mirroring

Different modes of travelling and exploring shapes

Close to the floor and far away – levels

Continuity of movement and changes of speed

Sequence in 2’s

Partner work – understanding “synchronisation” and “canon”

Relationship of the body to the floor and apparatus

Different ways of travelling

Different directions

Different parts of the body leading

Pathways and rhythm

Sequence in 2’s