Autumn Term
Flight, bouncing, jumping and landing
To learn to run in and out around each other visiting lots of different places in the hall
- To be able to bounce two feet to two feet and one foot to two feet, repeating bouncing patterns
- To jump high up in the air using arms to help. Showing a wide and thin shape in the air
- To sink down into a small curled shape and to explode again into a thin or wide shape
- To bounce high going sideways, forwards and backwards
- To travel between the apparatus in a bouncy way and then jump from a low part of it
- To demonstrate skills to others
Points and patches
- To be able to name and balance on small parts of the body
- To perform movements consistently and fluently and to travel confidently and competently using different parts of their body
- To balance on different combinations of body parts.
- To balance on large body parts and know how to vary the shape of the balance
- To combine large and small body parts to balance on and to join two balances together smoothly
- To link two balances and to adapt floor work onto apparatus safely
Spring Term
Rocking and rolling
The children will be taught:
- The concept of rocking as a movement: thinking about and trying out body parts on which they can rock
- To combine rocking and rolling actions, adapting floor work to the apparatus
- To practise body shapes safely in rocking and rolling actions, incorporating jumps into the movement
- To plan and link a sequence of movements together
- To practise and perform actions smoothly
- To practise smooth transfer of body weight
- To be able to roll on or along apparatus safely
- To spin, rock, turn and roll with control on various parts of the body
Wide, narrow and curled
- To travel, balance and jump confidently showing a variety of body shapes
- To understand and demonstrate contrasts in level and shape
- To travel long and thin into one space and then wide and short into another
- To show different shaped balances and travelling, with the emphasis being close to the ground or far away from it
- To plan a sequence of patterns using 2 or 3 movements which are then remembered, repeated and performed
- To perform a limited range of skills on the floor/apparatus with a partner
- To show sequences with a clear beginning and end
Summer Term
Country dancing
The basic steps for the following country dances will be taught:
- Anything Goes: following instructions on directions, circling left, right, forward and back,
- Beginners Mixers: learning right and left elbow swing, and to promenade.
- Yankee Doodle Mixer: learning to work together in pairs and to sashay in and out
The children will be taught:
To understand how different movements can be linked together smoothly
- To recognise and use changes in level, speed and direction
- To understand and perform movements where different parts of the body lead into the next action
- To link travel and balance into one action
- To join movements smoothly to make a sequence
CPA Summer Picnic, Sunday 13th June
European Week at Crosfields
Crosfields' pupils enjoy learning outdoors